What Is Love From God’s Perspective?

What is love from your own perspective?

Would You Like To Speak To Someone? Click Here!

Please contact us if you have questions or if you need some encouragement.

Have you ever asked yourself, “What is love?” When you take a moment to think about what is love? And what types of love are there? Am I in love? Questions like these have been pondered for centuries. Love is not just a feeling; it’s an action, a commitment to another person without expecting anything in return. Love means I am for you ~ not against you!

There Are Different Types Of Love: Romantic, Familial, Friendly, And Self-love! God Created Us To Love And Be Loved, But Sometimes, Love Fails Because Of Our Sinful Nature. People Become Selfish, Want More Than Others Can Offer, Or Are Unwilling To Acknowledge Their Mistakes And Make Things Right. But Don’t Forget That We Often Must Sometimes Put Others’ Needs Ahead Of Our Own Needs = Love!

The Greek language has words for four types: eros, storge, phileo, and agape. Each type requires different actions and behaviors but requires putting the other person first. Love may fail at times, but we must continue to strive towards loving one another as friends do at all times and even during tough times as brothers do for each other in adversity – this will bring harmony into our lives! ~ Bill Greguska

Matthew 22:37-39 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

What Is Love And What You Need To Do?

Ten Ways To Discover Encouragement For Yourself:

Encouragement for Relationships
Encouragement to End an Addiction
Encouragement for Your Faith
Encouragement from Many Topics
Encouragement to Pray Daily
Encouragement from our Ideas List
Encouragement via Chatting
Encouragement from our Sitemap
Encouragement from a Free Bible
Encouragement from My Book

Find out what God’s Word says about your situation and what to do about it ~ Click here.

What Is Love?

What Does Love Look Like?

There is no one way to show love. Some things that you can do to show love to the people you care about include:

Be willing to apologize when you make mistakes.
Be willing to be vulnerable.
Be willing to forgive.
Let them know that you honestly care.
Listen to what they have to say before commenting.
Make your love for them unconditional.
Prioritize spending time with the other person.
Reciprocate loving gestures and acts of kindness.
Recognize and acknowledge the good qualities others have.
Share somewhat vulnerable things about yourself.
Show affection with words and deeds.

How Love Affects Your Health?

Loving relationships have been linked to:

Better health habits in general.
Increased longevity of life.
Less depression.
Lower risk of diabetes.
Lower risk of heart disease.
Lower stress levels.

~ Peg G

Eight Different Types Of Love!

1. Family Love Or Storgy

This refers to the type we share with our family – parents, grandparents, siblings, cousins, etc.

2. Marital Love Or Eros

This is the romantic love we feel with a partner we wish to marry or have already married.

3. Love By The Principle – Agape

This love is not based on emotions but on principles. It is referred to as the love for people we do not like, the love for the unlovable.

4. Brotherly Love – Phileo/Philia

As the name suggests, Brotherly love is love for our close ones, which we hold as dear as family. These people, however, are not our family by blood.

5. Obsessive Love – Mania

Obsessive love, also known as Mania, is an obsession with one person or a particular way of loving them. Such love hinders your growth and can interfere with your personal and professional life.

Also, Try The Do You Have An Obsessive Love Disorder Quiz

6. Enduring Love – Pragma

Enduring love is the deep, true love that people in long, meaningful relationships experience.

7. Playful Love – Ludus

Playful love, also called young love, is what you feel when you think the whole world has conspired for the two of you to be together. However, this love has an expiry date and might die down with time.

8. Self Love – Philautia

This type of love has been talked about recently, especially recently. It talks about appreciation and care for yourself before you set out to give it to someone else.

From: Marriage.com

How Is It Love Supposed To Function?

Specific Relationship Resource Links:

Accountability Partner	Love Or Lust
Better Marriage	Love Your Enemies
Building Healthy Relationships	Keep Your Marriage Vows
Communication	Marriage Tips
Dating	Peer Pressure
Dating Advice	Personal Inventory
Divorce	Prevent Divorce
Falling In Love	Relationship With Jesus
Friends Can Help	Relationships
Good Friendships	Romantic Relationships
Get To Know Others	Sex
Healing From Divorce	Sex Is Not A Sport
Healthy Friendships	Sex Outside Marriage
How To Be Kind?	Talk With Someone How
How To Forgive?	Understand Others
Improve Your Marriage	Wisdom In Relationships
Love

What Does Love Mean To You?

Here Are Some Helpful Links:

Does the Bible say a lot about love?
Is tough love mentioned in the Bible?
Love your neighbor as you love yourself. How can I do this?
To “Love Jesus,” What does that mean?
What does it mean that God is love?

Use The Love Language To Help You Grow Closer To Others!

How Do I Know Love Is Real?

Some Specific Scriptures To Encourage You:

What does love mean to you? NeedEncouragement.com

The word love is used in many different ways!

John 15:13 ESV

Greater love has no one than this that someone lay down his life for his friends.

Romans 5:8 ESV

But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

John 14:15 ESV

“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

John 3:16 ESV

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

John 13:35 ESV

By this, all people will know that you are my disciples if you have love for one another.”

What Agape Love?

Find Hope And Encouragement From Our Links!

If you just started believing in God, we have a page specifically for you.
If you are dealing with anger, stress, or depression, we have information to help you.
We have phone helplines, website links, and YouTube videos.
Learn more about us, our goals, and our purpose.
If you have a drug/alcohol problem or want to get right with God, you are at the right place!
If you need to talk to someone right away, you can call 800-633-3446 or click here.
Finally, if you have any questions or want to get on our email list, just let us know.