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- Learn how you can give and receive God’s love through the five love languages: words of affirmation, quality time, gifts, acts of service, and physical touch.
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We’ll define five from God’s Book that are similar to those in Chapman’s book. God’s love languages include, but are not limited to, acts of service (His works), words of affirmation (His Word), gift giving (His grace), touch (His “hugs”), and quality time (His presence).
- Acts of service. Jesus Demonstrated love through many acts of service: healing, washing feet, and feeding people. (1) He put aside His desire for relaxation, rest, and calm to meet the needs of others.
- Quality Time. As with any relationship, quality time requires us to be alone with God. It requires our undivided attention. The more time we spend with God, the more we begin to observe how He speaks to us in our love languages.
- Gifts. All we have to do is look around to see the many gifts that God has given us to enjoy. Creation with its wonder and amazement is a gigantic gift, too big to wrap but always open for our discovery.
- Physical touch. When Jesus walked this earth, He never shied away from touching people. He held children, comforted the broken, and healed lepers. The primary way that he physically touches us today is through other believers.
- Words of affirmation: Words of affirmation are verbal expressions of appreciation, love, recognition, and respect given to another person. They are positive words, compliments, and praise that can fill someone with joy when hearing them.
- Quality time: For people whose love language is quality time, they truly value spending time with their loved ones without distractions and having their undivided attention with no cell phones, tablets, or other devices.
- Acts of service: People with this love language will feel loved and cared for if their partner goes out of their way to take care of a task or obligation to ease their responsibilities.
- Gifts: People whose love language is gifts means they feel loved and adored when they receive a tangible item from a loved one. This does not mean that the gift must be extravagant and expensive and it does not mean you have to give them a gift every day.
- Words of Affirmation - Using words to affirm someone. This one is simple: praise and thanksgiving. Pray it, speak it out, tell others around you about the goodness and wonder of your Father in Heaven.
- Quality Time – Giving of your undivided attention. The good, old- fashioned quiet time. The moments we spend with God, one-on-one. They are vital to our everyday, but also bless the Lord's heart by our spending quality time with him and giving him our undivided attention.
- Receiving Gifts – Giving and receiving of gifts. This one is varied. We can give God the gift of our sacrifice when we fast, the gift of our finance when we tithe, or the gift of our thoughts when we dote upon Him.
- Acts of Service – Showing love through actions, rather than words. I take this one as simply being the hands and feet of Jesus. By loving His children, we love Him (Matthew 25 verses 35-40).
- Words of Affirmation. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. Sticks and stones break bones…and words really do hurt.
- Quality Time. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Time is one of the most precious gifts you can give because it is non-renewable.
- Receiving Gifts. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
- Acts of Service. Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
These love languages not only improve our relationships with others but also echo the timeless wisdom of the Bible, showing God's endless love for us. By learning how each love language reflects God’s love, we can grow in our faith and make our connections with others even stronger.
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May 2, 2019 · The official website for the 5 love languages defines words of affirmation as simple declarations of love, telling someone why you love them, and words of support for them. And how exactly do we speak with God?
