Giving Quotes by Gary Chapman

9 Giving quotes by Gary Chapman

Gary Chapman offers eight short observations on giving, each a succinct note that captures his relational perspective on generosity.

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Requests give direction to love, but demands stop the flow of love.

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Nobody has the power to make you miserable . . . unless you choose to give them that power. Choose to enjoy…

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The in-love experience does not focus on our own growth or on the growth and development of the other person. Rather, it…

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Typically, we get annoyed when our spouses complain. We get defensive. But, really, when your spouse complains, he or she is giving…

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Togetherness has to do with focused attention. It is giving someone your undivided attention. As humans, we have a fundamental desire to…

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If I walk in the house, and I greet my wife, and I give her a hug, kiss her on the cheek,…

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Encouragement requires empathy and seeing the world from your spouse's perspective. We must first learn what is important to our spouse. Only…

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The decision to get married will impact one's life more deeply than almost any decision in life. Yet people continue to rush…

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Respect begins with this attitude: "I acknowledge that you are a creature of extreme worth. God has endowed you with certain abilities…

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Something in our nature cries out to be loved by another. Isolation is devastating to the human psyche. That is why solitary confinement is…

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Most of us have more potential than we will ever develop. What holds us back is often a lack of courage.

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On the other hand, if I walk in the house, I don't even bother to find her, I just walk in the den and…

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“I look for three things in hiring people. The first is personal integrity, the second is intelligence, and the third is a high energy…

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Love is always freely given. Love cannot be demanded. We can request things of each other, but we must never demand anything. Requests give…

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“Psychologist William James said that possibly the deepest human need is the need to feel appreciated.”

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I think that in today's world, by nature, we are all self-centered. And that often leads to selfishness.

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Sometimes when the spouse is really the culprit, it is hard to admit what you consider your little failures, but if you are going…

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“There is a third truth, which only the mature lover will be able to hear. My spouse’s criticisms about my behavior provide me with…

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The getting out part [of advise] may well be true. Because if you have tried the tender love thing... typically the abuser is not…

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I wrote this book [ Desperate Marriages] because of my own marriage. My wife and I struggled greatly in the early years of marriage.…

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As a senior in high school, I had a strong sense that God wanted me in some kind of ministry.

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We all desperately need love. If a spouse in a difficult marriage will learn the love language of that spouse, and they will, with…

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“If acts of service do not come naturally for you, it is still a love language worth acquiring. It is a way of expressing…

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