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#1. In recent years, many research studies have come to the same conclusion: Babies who are held, caressed, and kissed develop a healthier emotional life than those who are left for long periods of time without physical contact.

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

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#3. The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father. - Proverbs 29:3

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#4. But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you ... . Do to others as you would have them do to you. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.

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#5. Nothing can separate us from Him - high or low! - Kristianne Ovenshine -

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#6. The heartfelt counsel of a friend is sweet as perfume and incense. - Proverbs 27:9

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#7. God gave us all gifts to serve, love, and give. What ones do you have? - Clay Taylor -

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#8. For God has not given us a spirit of fear. - 2 Timothy 1:7

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#9. Real love" - "This kind of love is emotional in nature but not obsessional. It is a love that unites reason and emotion. It involves an act of the will and requires discipline, and it recognizes the need for personal growth.

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#10. Even the smallest actions of a friend can make a big difference. - Zeta Davidson -

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#11. All of us blossom when we feel loved and wither when we do not feel loved.

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#12. Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we ask you to pray for us. Pray that the Lord's message will spread rapidly and be honored wherever it goes. - 2 Thessalonians 3:1

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#13. God is the ultimate good Father. - Jeanette Gardner Littleton -

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#14. You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind." And, "Love your neighbor as yourself." - Luke 10:27

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#15. The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right; his ears are open to their cries for help. - Psalm 34:15

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#16. When we love the Lord and seek Him in the stillness of our hearts, He hears us and answers. - Susan E. Ramsden

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#17. We have a priceless inheritance - an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. - 1 Peter 1:4

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#18. Empathetic listening is an awesome medication for the hurting heart.

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#19. Never underestimate the value of the ministry you have in the place where God has called you - even if it's "only" among your family and friends. - Jenni Davenport -

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#20. See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! - 1 John 3:1

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#21. God calls us into personal relationships with Him. We share Him best when we personally relate to others. - Katherine Mitchell -

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#22. Friends and flowers are two of God's most extravagant blessings. Nurture both. - Mimi Greenwood Knight -

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#23. Love is always freely given. Love cannot be demanded. We can request things of each other, but we must never demand anything. Requests give direction to love, but demands stop the flow of love.

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#24. Many couples have never learned the tremendous power of verbally affirming each other.

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#25. The ones we love often don't need our judgment - they need our prayers. - Dianne Fraser -

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#26. Mark Twain once said, I can live for two months on a good compliment.

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

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#28. Valentine's Day is a day to be expressive and grateful to the one you love. - James Stuart Bell -

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#29. The best thing we can do with the failures of the past is to let them be history.

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#30. There is only one reward for sharing love, money, and help with others: God's pleasure. - Mark Littleton

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#31. If God doesn't discipline you as he does all of his children, it means that you are illegitimate and are not really his children at all. - Hebrews 12:8

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#32. An ancient sage once said, A soft answer turns away anger.

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#33. We love each other because he loved us first. - 1 John 4:19

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#34. And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith? - Luke 12:28

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#35. Nothing works well if a child's love needs are not met. Only the child who feels genuinely loved and cared for can do her best. You may truly love your child, but unless she feels it - unless you speak the love language that communicates to her your love - she will not feel loved. Filling the

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#36. The one thing I ask of the Lord - the thing I seek most - is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord's perfections. - Psalm 27:4

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#37. Your emotional love language and the language of your spouse may be as different as Chinese from English.

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#38. Are you Jesus in the flesh, a shining light to others? - Georgeanne Falstrom

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#39. We can request love, but we cannot demand love.

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#40. It's too easy to complain. A heart of love finds the good, and, if necessary, helps change the bad things. - Zach Davidson -

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#41. Love is the fundamental building block of all human relationships. It will greatly impact our values and morals. Love is the important ingredient in one's search for meaning.

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#42. 18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting for those who belong to the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.

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#43. We are most blessed when we serve Jesus where we are. - Pat Harris, as told to Kitty Chappell

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#44. Sometimes the best use of resources is a gift or event that says, "I care." - Jeanette Gardner Littleton

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#45. Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! Tie them around your neck as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart. - Proverbs 3:3

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#46. Sometimes when we mine a person's life, we find a heart of gold beyond the crusty exterior. - Janet Graham -

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#47. Good comes to those who lend money generously and conduct their business fairly. - Psalm 112:5

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#48. Can't you see that [God's] kindness is intended to turn you from your sin? - Romans 2:4

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#49. A relationship calls for sympathetic listening with a view to understanding the other person's thoughts, feelings, and desires.

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#50. Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory. - Romans 15:7

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#51. True Christianity does more than feel empathy for those in need. True Christianity meets that need. - James Stuart Bell -

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#52. Treat them like native-born Israelites, and love them as you love yourself. Remember that you were once foreigners living in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God. - Leviticus 19:34

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#53. You can simply remember that behavioral expressions of love can be divided into physical touch, quality time, gifts, acts of service, and words of affirmation.

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#54. Love has to be more than something we feel. It has to be something we do. We have to demonstrate it concretely in our marriage, our family, among our friends and acquaintances, and, yes, even among our enemies.

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#55. Remember, emotions themselves are neither good nor bad. They are simply our psychological responses to the events of life.

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#56. Sex is the joining of two bodies; love is the joining of two souls.

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#57. Who needs to hear today that they are not invisible or unimportant to God? - Mary Kay Moody -

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#58. God's love compels us beyond bitter heartaches that we might show genuine compassion. - Kathleen Kohler -

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#59. Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment.

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#60. A true friend not only hears and understands, but shows love in concrete ways. - Linda Jett

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#61. Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone. - Romans 12:18

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#62. He dreams of buying a new car, but she flatly says, "We can't afford it.

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#63. Lack of courage often hinders us from accomplishing the positive things that we would like to do.

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#64. God knows how often I pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs in prayer to God.

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#65. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many. - Matthew 20:28

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#66. I don't know how it works, but God, in His love, is able to take our messes and make them clean.

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#67. God has made everything beautiful for its own time. - Ecclesiastes 3:11

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#68. In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has" (Proverbs 21:20, NIV).

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#69. Inside every child is an 'emotional tank' waiting to be filled with love.

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#70. Verbal compliments, or words of appreciation, are powerful communicators of love.

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#71. It is the mistaken idea that if I reward mediocrity, I will curtail the person's aspirations to be better. That is a commonly held myth that keeps some parents from verbally affirming children. Of course, it's untrue.

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#72. When we invite Him into our lives. - Mark Littleton -

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#73. Can emotional love be reborn? You bet! The key is to learn the primary love language of your spouse and choose to speak it.

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#74. Often little blessings bring big benefits. - Caitlin M. Vukorpa

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#75. Sam sniffed the sea air. He had years of experience dealing with prickly personalities. I'll get them on board and get it done!

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#76. God's love enables us to minister to others beyond what we feel capable of doing. - Kathleen Kohler -

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#77. We must first learn what is important to our spouse.

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#78. Recent research has indicated that the average individual listens for only seventeen seconds before interrupting and interjecting his own ideas.

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#79. We cannot erase the past, but we can accept it as history.

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#80. (Quality time means giving a child undivided attention. For a small child, it means sitting on the floor ... )You must get down on the child's level if you eventually want to lead them to the adult world.

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#81. Love makes requests, not demands.

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#82. The best way to predict future is to create it. Abraham Lincoln

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#83. If you have two shirts, give one to the poor. If you have food, share it with those who are hungry. - Luke 3:11

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#84. There's no one better to hold on to than God. He'll love you through everything. - Sam Donato -

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#85. I may not feel significant until someone expresses love to me.

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#86. Here is hope. That's the marvelous thing about being human. We can change our future. We need not be enslaved by the experiences of the past. We can learn to love even when we have not received love.

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#87. A gift is something you can hold in your hand and say, "Look, he was thinking of me," or, "She remembered me." You must be thinking of someone to give him a gift. The gift itself is a symbol of that thought. It doesn't matter whether it costs money.

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#88. God's love makes our witness effective. - Sherry Poff

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#89. Inside every child is an 'emotional rani's 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

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#90. I have been doing marriage counseling for about 15 years and I realized that what makes one person feel loved, doesn't make another person feel loved.

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#91. We are trained to analyze problems and create solutions. We forget that marriage is a relationship, not a project to be completed or a problem to solve.

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#92. In the context of marriage, if we do not feel loved, our differences are magnified. We come to view each other as a threat to our happiness. We fight for self-worth and significance, and marriage becomes a battlefield rather than a haven.

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#93. I've seen too many people give up on love too fast. Walking away from relationships doesn't provide the hoped-for relief, bring solutions, or simplify life. Rather, it piles on more problems through the lingering resentment and finger-pointing.

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#94. When people respond too quickly, they often respond to the wrong issue. Listening helps us focus on the heart of the conflict. When we listen, understand, and respect each other's ideas, we can then find a solution in which both of us are winners.

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#95. Anyone who claims to know all the answers doesn't really know very much. - 1 Corinthians 8:2

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#96. Love doesn't erase the past, but it makes the future different.

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#97. I entrust my spirit into your hand. - Psalm 31:5

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#98. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. - Romans 5:8

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#99. A central aspect to quality time is togetherness. I do not mean proximity ... Togetherness has to do with focused attention.

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#100. He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close to his heart. He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young. - Isaiah 40:11

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