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Conversation #555 What is Your Love Language?

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ME: I just re-read a book by Gary Chapman “The Five Love Languages.”

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GOD: How’d you like it?

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ME: Well I was wondering, what is your favorite love language?

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GOD: What’s does that mean?

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ME: Um, you know, the five love languages:

  1. Words of Affirmation
  2. Quality Time
  3. Receiving Gifts
  4. Acts of Service and
  5. Physical Touch—which is your favorite?

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GOD: Tell me more.

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ME: Okay, first, Words of Affirmation.

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GOD: You mean like praise or saying positive things to me?

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ME: Yes.

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GOD: I like words of affirmation.

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ME: Is it your favorite?

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GOD: What’s second?

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ME: Quality Time as in giving you my full and undivided attention.

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GOD: I’d enjoy quality time.

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ME: Is this your favorite?

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GOD: What’s third?

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ME: Receiving Gifts such as me giving you something and you not having to give something back.

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GOD: Interesting. What’s fourth?

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ME: Acts of Service.

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GOD: For instance?

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ME: Doing something for you by doing something for others.

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GOD: I like acts of service.

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ME: Yeah but is it your favorite?

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GOD: What’s left?

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ME: Fifth is Physical Touch.

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GOD: You mean like tickling?

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ME: I suppose that, but I was thinking of other things too.

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GOD: I hold your hand all the time.

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ME: So, is physical touch your favorite?

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GOD: I like the love language Jesus said you should practice: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and, Love your neighbor as yourself.” *

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(* Luke 10:27 in your Bible)

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Getting Unstuck: 7 Action Steps for Choosing Freedom

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1) Ya gotta wanna change.

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2) Ya gotta accept personal responsibility.

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3) Ya gotta refuse temptation’s attraction.

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4) Ya gotta continually cooperate with God.

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5) Ya gotta rejoice in the smallest positive result.

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6) Ya gotta realize that temptation is persistent.

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7) Ya gotta keep repeating steps one through seven to remain unstuck.

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These seven steps are a way to defeat what’s hurting you. These seven steps are a way to choose freedom and stay unstuck.

If you’re serious about changing something serious is about to happen to get you unstuck.

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Keep in mind: Every time temptation comes it is an opportunity to draw closer to God.

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Getting Unstuck: Seventh Action Step for Choosing Freedom

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Step 7: Ya gotta keep repeating steps one through seven to stay unstuck.

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You’ve arrived at a special place; at this place you’re cautiously optimistic.

You’re optimistic because you’re seeing results, yet you’re wondering if these results will last.

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Your connection with God has improved. Certainly, you recognize you have a ways to go, but it’s okay having something to work on. You should always feel this way.

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Why?

Because it isn’t in your best interest to never feel self-satisfied. I believe Jesus told us the secret to living at our finest when he said to his disciples, “I have food that you know not of.” (John 4:32)

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Jesus had no intention of keeping this a secret from them or us.

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When the Holy Spirit arrived at Pentecost and empowered those in the upper room (Acts 2) they began to comprehend what Jesus had said and meant. Spiritual food is available when we’re weak and relying solely on God.

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Remain childlike. Become like a fuzzy yellow chick that naturally doesn’t stray too far from mother hen because it may get snatched.

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In Step 7 you’ll find that free-will choices and your love for God are the means for success, ultimate fulfillment, and independence from temptation’s deception. In Step 7 you will daily practice and repeat all seven steps.

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In Step 7 three things are happening at the same time:

  • You’re exercising your free will choices.
  • You’re willingly cooperating with God for your own well-being. And
  • You’re experiencing deliverance from what used to be your deceiving and debilitating compulsive habit.

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Is there a better place to be than this? No there isn’t. But at times temptation will tell you, “Yes there is.” Or, “Remember when…” Or ask sarcastically, “Have you had enough of this Jesus stuff?”

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As in the Garden of Eden you’re offered a choice.

  • Decide to choose life.
  • Decide to live free.
  • Decide to keep the relationship with God fresh.
  • Decide to reject religion for a relationship.

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Christ Jesus is the one who delivers fresh surprises for you as your allegiance and alliance develop a growing root system.

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To be continued

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