Homework Assignment 7
Now that you understand the five kinds of love and the important contribution each makes to a healthy marriage relationship, take some time to discuss them with your spouse to see how each can be enhanced in your marriage.
Exercise: Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 two times to gain a better understanding of agape in action. Then read it a third time and visualize the life of Christ as you substitute the name of Jesus for love. Finally, read the passage a fourth time while substituting your own name, and use this as a diagnostic tool to surface areas of deficiency in your own love for your husband or wife. Acknowledge these areas to the Lord and ask Him to transform the quality of your love.
Now that you understand the five kinds of love and the important contribution each makes to a healthy marriage relationship, take some time to discuss them with your spouse to see how each can be enhanced in your marriage.
Exercise: Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 two times to gain a better understanding of agape in action. Then read it a third time and visualize the life of Christ as you substitute the name of Jesus for love. Finally, read the passage a fourth time while substituting your own name, and use this as a diagnostic tool to surface areas of deficiency in your own love for your husband or wife. Acknowledge these areas to the Lord and ask Him to transform the quality of your love.
