Emotions: Love

All emotions are a

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from God!
God has created mankind with the ability to

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so that our lives may be blessed.
In regard to our emotions, we must

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two extremes: 1. ignoring our emotions entirely, or 2. allowing our emotions to control us.
We all have the capability of making our emotions everything, which leads us to

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, or making our emotions nothing, which leads to

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.
The

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approach is to take our emotions seriously, while refusing to let them direct our lives.
If we study the Bible, we will find that love is

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an emotion and an act of the will.
We must recognize that emotions are an essential part of love, but they are NOT the

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or determining factor of love.
True love is not a feeling by which we are overwhelmed; rather, love is a thoughtful

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and

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.
Eros love is considered to be a fleshly attraction, or as the world would say a

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emotion.
Storge love is a natural, family affection which is a kind of emotional love that comes from

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.
Phileo love is commonly known as

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.
Agape love is a sacrificial,

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love without boundaries.
AGAPE love is not just a feeling, but a commitment to SACRIFICIAL

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!
Love is giving to someone what they need most, when they deserve it least, at great personal cost to

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.
Agape love is an

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, not a feeling, but a choosing to act in the best interest of others, regardless how we might feel about it.
If we

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AGAPE LOVE from the other types of love, we’ll discover that alone, they’re too unstable to sustain meaningful, productive relationships, but when AGAPE prevails, the others will also thrive.
Simply put, love is - first and foremost - a commitment to

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lovingly, especially when our feelings have grown cold or have been buried under pain.