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Trying
to figure out someone's "love language" can be very difficult. If you don't already
know this, you better pay attention. People feel loved based on different criteria.
Some people respond more to words, some to touch, some to actions, some to gifts.
Most of us are some combination of a couple of these, but if you feel loved when
you are told while your spouse or friend feels loved when given a gift, you can
have some problems in your relationship.
The goal is to express love the way the recipient feels loved. If you
express love the way that causes YOU to respond, you may be totally missing
it with someone else.
Paul gave some guidelines for the church at Ephesus so that they would
express love in the Church Body. Some of them are: Deal with your anger (v.
26), don't steal from each other (v. 28), use uplifting words (v. 29), get
rid of bad attitudes (v. 31), and treat each other with compassion (v. 32).
Apparently just because we have accepted Christ into our lives, we don't
necessarily change into perfect people! You have to take part in the work of
showing Christ's love to other believers! What better time to start than
this Valentine's week?
All Scripture references are from the New American Standard Version unless otherwise noted.
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~ Love
in Action 
