Do You Give Good Love?

How many times how you heard, or even told someone “I love you?”, but deep down you really didn't mean it? The word “love” is so often misused, abused, and used as a meaningless manipulative cliche to accomplish many things; the good, the bad, the ugly, and the indifferent. It is used to satisfy the selfish person who is without meaning toward self-gratification, and the selfless person with worth and meaning from the heart in many ways.

Good healthy true LOVE lies within the heart of every person God has created. It is essential to man’s existence and relationship with God, others, and personal-self, because love is a self-sacrifice, no matter who you are or what you may think about God. Human love whether Godward or manward, or even self-ward the source of true love comes from God. Why? … because God is Love, its who He is, its His character, and this is one of His attributes that He gave to mankind upon creating man in His own image, God has given every human being the emotional ability to love.

Good Love is the more excellent way… giving unselfishly: for God so LOVED the world that He GAVE His Only Begotten Son that whosoever (that’s you and me) believes in Jesus Christ should not perish but have everlasting (eternal) life.

Do You Give Good Love?
Agape
This is an unconditional love that sees beyond the outer surface and accepts the recipient for whom he/she is, regardless of their flaws, shortcomings or faults. It’s the type of love that everyone strives to have for their fellow human beings. Although you may not like someone, you decide to love them just as a human being. This kind of love is all about sacrifice as well as giving and expecting nothing in return. The translation of the word agape is love in the verb – form: it is the love demonstrated by your behavior towards another person. It is a committed and chosen love.

Phileo
The phileo love refers to an affectionate, warm and tender platonic love. It makes you desire friendship with someone. It’s the kind of love which livens up the Agape love. Although you may have an agape love for your enemies, you may not have a phileo love for the same people. The translation of the word phileo is love in the noun – form: it is how you feel about someone. It is a committed and chosen love.

Storge
It is a kind of family and friendship love. This is the love that parents naturally feel for their children; the love that member of the family have for each other; or the love that friends feel for each other. In some cases, this friendship love may turn into a romantic relationship, and the couple in such a relationship becomes best friends. Storge love is unconditional, accepts flaws or faults and ultimately drives you to forgive. It’s committed, sacrificial and makes you feel secure, comfortable and safe.

Eros
Eros is a passionate and intense love that arouses romantic feelings; it is the kind that often triggers “high” feelings in a new relationship and makes you say, “I love him/her”. It is simply an emotional and s*xual love. Although this romantic love is important in the beginning of a new relationship, it may not last unless it moves a notch higher because it focuses more on self instead of the other person. If the person “in love” does not feel good about their relationship anymore, they will stop loving their partner. Different types of love is from typesoflove.org

Do You Give Good Love? Good Love is unconditional, it looks beyond faults and sees the need to love. When I meet your needs to receive good love, I meet my own needs to give good love.

Do You Give Good Love?