A Love Language Minute

Stress and Anxiety can often be the source of problems with intimacy in a marriage.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's culture tries to influence our our teens in so many arenas. But remember, you as their parent will still have the greatest influence on them.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The only way to keep a clear conscience in your marriage is to confess your failings to each other.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The culture that our teens grow up in today is vastly different than the culture we grew up in. Loving your teens effectively will help them resist the negative influences of our culture.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do the principles of the Five Love Languages apply to older people? Absolutely.  If older couples have learned to speak their spouse's love language, their relationship will be strong and vibrant.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What can you do when you speak your spouse's love language but you don't feel loved in return? If you make simple requests to your spouse, you'll be teaching them your love language.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parents risk building an adversarial relationship with their teen if they don't allow them to express themselves.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's difficult to have quality time with your spouse while serving in the military. Speaking the language of quality time while apart is best expressed in a handwritten letter. Physically writing to your spouse is much better than simply e-mailing them.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is often a great divide between teens and parents. Don't let your differences keep you from loving your teen.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How can you get your husband to talk more? Some people are listeners while others are talkers. If you want to get your husband to respond verbally, ask them specific questions.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You want to help your wife with chores around the house, but your best efforts are never good enough. You're more likely to receive positive feedback if you ask her to describe exactly how she wants the chore to be done.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When your teens grow up and leave the home, they'll remember what you modeled long after they have forgotten your words.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Military couples struggle with many things such as being deployed with little warning. They also have to reconnect upon their spouse's return. Dr. Gary Chapman's book The Five Love Languages - Military edition can prove to be tremendously helpful.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Must you forgive over and over again when someone continues to hurt you? Jesus clearly taught that you must forgive them if they truly repent.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do you deal with your disrespectful husband? One approach is to argue and fight over it. The other is the Biblical way - to love the unlovable.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A wife may be able to say 'I've forgiven him, but I'm deeply pained when I remember what he did"? Encourage her to read Hebrew 10:17 and see how God chooses to respond when we confess and repent.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Military spouse's struggle with worry when their spouse is being deployed. How can they find peace? The answer is in the Biblical concept of praying for everything and thus not worrying.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why is it so hard for us to forgive? Because we're made in God's image and have a deep concern for justice. How do we experience God's forgiveness? By confessing our sin. So when others sin against us, we too can forgive they way God forgives us.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How can a military couple love each other while deployed? Learn each other's love language and be creative in how you express your love to them while they're deployed.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When preparing for deployment, the couple must acknowledge that there will certainly be challenges and that they need to find new ways to relate to each other. Be sure you know your spouse's love language and speak it often with them.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How can you help military families in your church? Start a small group that serves as a place for military couples to talk. Include former military members who can empathize and share how they've learned to cope.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are two responses to sin: we can confess our wrongdoing and seek forgiveness, or we can continue in our sin. For those who continue to sin, God will bring discipline the the Christian who continues to sin.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are many military couples, and the challenges they face are immense. If you know of a couple in the military, make it point to invest in their live and encourage them.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Failing to live up to the Biblical ideal of a spouse isn't unusual. This doesn't mean your marriage is destined to fail; but is does require confession, repentance and forgiveness.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do you speak your spouse's love language when they're deployed? All of the 5 love languages can be spoken, even at a distance. Thankfully, Dr. Gary Chapman wrote a book called, The Five Love Languages - Military Edition. You'll find a wealth of suggestions inside.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What can we teach our children about how to choose a good spouse? Take the time to read Dr. Gary Chapman's book, Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married, and then share with your children what you've learned.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the barriers to good communication is uncontrolled anger. Lashing out at your spouse amounts to declaring war. The good news is we can control our anger instead of being controlled by anger.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Married to a spouse in the military presents many challenges. It's essential that they discover what makes their spouse feel loved.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you ever wonder what we did before computers and cell phones? We interacted with each other - playing, talking to each other, eating meals together and talking about what was going on in our lives.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're new to the 5 Love Languages. What's your next step in learning them and applying them? First of all, discover your own, then discover your spouses love language. You can do that by reading Dr. Gary Chapman's book, The Five Love Languages.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There will always be challenges for those who are in an interracial marriage. Actually, it's a cultural difference, not an interracial difference. Get to know their culture and learn to accept the differences.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Each of the Five Love Languages flows from God's love for us. God speaks all five love languages - including yours - so you can know how much He loves you!Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the military, much of the life of the person in the military is controlled by the military. They're usually those who are goal oriented and disciplined. But what if the spouse is more laid back? That couple is going to feel the normal frustration of those two personalities.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why is sexual intimacy so elusive? It's most likely because we have separated it from intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual intimacy.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How can you know if you're ready to remarry after a divorce? Jumping immediately into another relationship is not recommended. Realize that remarriage is complicated, especially when there's children involved.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some couples struggle with an impasse in their preferred worship styles. There are many ways to find an agreeable compromise such as alternating between different services.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For many Christian wives, they want to have a deeper level of intimacy with their husbands. Building spiritual intimacy involves sharing spiritual times together - church worship, devotional time and prayer.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you're ever going to be truly intimate with your spouse, you must chose to reveal to them something of what is going on inside of you.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Social intimacy has to do with spending time together with your spouse. When you do things together, it enhances your sense of intimacy.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is the definition of an ideal marriage? An ideal marriage is one in which a couple is committed to encouraging their spouse to be all that God created them to be.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How can we develop good communication skills in our marriage? It might be reading a book by Dr. Gary Chapman called, Now You're Speaking My Language. Read the book together with your spouse and talk about how it applies to your relationship.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does emotional intimacy mean? It's the sharing of emotions in an accepting atmosphere.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Often times, we find ourselves wanting to change our spouse. Maybe changing our spouse starts with changing ourselves.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Intimacy isn't just about sex. It's also emotional and relational. Without emotional closeness, sex may be meaningless. Intimacy occurs when couples share their lives deeply with one another.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's crushing for parents to hear that their child is gay. Men and Women are made for each other - it is God's design. Anything other than that is outside that design. Make sure your child knows that you love them no matter what.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/lovelanguageminuteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.