Quotes from Gary Chapman

Our words should always reflect the love we feel for others. — Jenni Davenport —

Sadly, some parents display a love that is conditional; it depends on something other than their children just being. Conditional love is based on performance and is often associated with training techniques that offer gifts, rewards, and privileges to children who behave or perform in desired ways.

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. —Psalm 107:1

Why do we live but to serve, give, share, love, and comfort others? — Clay Taylor

Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. COLOSSIANS 3:23

God's love working through you can bring change in a soul.

foolishly disregard His Word. — Wayne A. Pearson —

we can encourage others with our words. — Jeanette Gardner Littleton —

I liked the metaphor the first time I heard it: Inside every child is an 'emotional tank' waiting to be filled with love. When a child really feels loved, he will develop normally, but when the love tank is empty, the child will misbehave. Much of the misbehavior of children is motivated by the cravings of an empty 'love tank'.

But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit. —Jude 1:20

If someone says, "I love God," but hates a Christian brother or sister, that person is a liar. —1 John 4:20

I never felt loved by my parents. I first got involved in drinking because I wanted my friends to like me." In saying this, she wasn't trying to lay blame on her parents as much as she was trying to understand herself.

Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall. —Psalm 55:22

In the biblical account of the Garden of Eden, God gave Adam and Eve only one negative; all other guidance was positive.

Acting kindly means dying to our selfish desires so that the needs of others might be met. Self-denial goes against everything the evening news suggests about human nature. But when we live out God's kindness in ordinary ways, even moments of despair can become opportunities for hope. P

No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us. —1 John 4:12

Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time. EPHESIANS 5:15-16 (ESV) I

It wasn't that her parents didn't love her but that she did not feel loved. Most parents love their children and also want their children to feel loved, but few know how to adequately convey that feeling. It is only as they learn how to love unconditionally that they will let their children know how much they are truly loved.

He watches, and waits, and steps in when He needs to. Because we're precious to Him.

Many parents do not realize that a child can fall behind emotionally. And it is certainly possible for a child to fall behind to such an extent that he can never catch up. What a tragedy! A child's emotional maturation affects everything else—his self-esteem, emotional security, ability to cope with stress and change, ability to socialize, and the ability to learn.

The innocent love of a child reflects God's unconditional love for us. — Betty J. Dalrymple —

And you saw how the Lord your God cared for you all along the way as you traveled through the wilderness, just as a father cares for his child. —Deuteronomy 1:31

As sinners, we must be willing to associate with other sinners before we can show God's love to them. — Jessica Talbot

God's forgiveness toward us serves as a model of how we are to forgive others. The Scriptures say that we are to forgive each other, "just as God through Christ has forgiven you" (Ephesians 4:32). In this divine model, there are two essential elements—confession and repentance on the part of the sinner and forgiveness on the part of the one sinned against. In the Scriptures, these two are never separated.