http://www.5lovelanguages.com/2009/06/whats-in-it-for-me/ Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:00:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://www.5lovelanguages.com/2009/06/whats-in-it-for-me/#comment-126 Anonymous Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:17:33 +0000 http://mtownimport.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/whats-in-it-for-me#comment-126 What timing, my S.O continues to ask me my idea of an ideal relationship and tonight I told him to be love unconditionally and what what written in this article is what I desire. Thanks for wording it so well. What timing, my S.O continues to ask me my idea of an ideal relationship and tonight I told him to be love unconditionally and what what written in this article is what I desire. Thanks for wording it so well.

]]> http://www.5lovelanguages.com/2009/06/whats-in-it-for-me/#comment-125 Laurene Wells Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:35:24 +0000 http://mtownimport.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/whats-in-it-for-me#comment-125 Thank you for this reminder. I know this in my head, but I had forgotten this in my heart. I need to focus on this more intentionally. I think a lot of times we look to marriage help books with the expectation that "If I just follow this recipe, when I'm done I will have a perfect marriage" like we are baking a cake or something. Love is not really like that. We can't put time limits on it. And dependencies. Christ loved us, with absolutely no guarantee from us that we would love him back. He just loved us because he loves us. As you have said here, God wants this same commitment from us to our spouse. To love them even if they never return the same love to us. To love them simply because we love them - because God loves them. Not as a deposit with an estimated ROI that expects a set percentage of profit or else a retraction of investment will be exacted. Just unconditional love, with no strings attached.I know this. But I forget sometimes. I keep looking on the ROI and forget that Christ already gave me more than I deserve. It's my job to give that back to my husband.Thank you.God bless you,-Laurene Thank you for this reminder. I know this in my head, but I had forgotten this in my heart. I need to focus on this more intentionally. I think a lot of times we look to marriage help books with the expectation that "If I just follow this recipe, when I'm done I will have a perfect marriage" like we are baking a cake or something. Love is not really like that. We can't put time limits on it. And dependencies. Christ loved us, with absolutely no guarantee from us that we would love him back. He just loved us because he loves us. As you have said here, God wants this same commitment from us to our spouse. To love them even if they never return the same love to us. To love them simply because we love them – because God loves them. Not as a deposit with an estimated ROI that expects a set percentage of profit or else a retraction of investment will be exacted. Just unconditional love, with no strings attached.I know this. But I forget sometimes. I keep looking on the ROI and forget that Christ already gave me more than I deserve. It's my job to give that back to my husband.Thank you.God bless you,-Laurene

]]> http://www.5lovelanguages.com/2009/06/whats-in-it-for-me/#comment-124 Jena Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:30:03 +0000 http://mtownimport.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/whats-in-it-for-me#comment-124 Wow! What a great suggestion on how to improve our marriages. I feel that I have a great marriage, but who says it can't get better? I will make it my goal this week to strive to be a better wife and love my husband unconditionally. Wow! What a great suggestion on how to improve our marriages. I feel that I have a great marriage, but who says it can't get better? I will make it my goal this week to strive to be a better wife and love my husband unconditionally.

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