Various Love Motivations
February 13, 2020That's one blended family challenge discussed by Dr. Gary Chapman and me in our book Building Love Together in Blended Families. Don't get me wrong, sometimes everyone in a stepfamily is equally motivated toward loving like family, but not always. Parents are generally very motivated, but kids vary. If you're a highly motivated person you can draw inspiration from God-who loves everyone despite many being distracted or unmotivated to love him. There are no guarantees. Just keep loving.
That's one blended family challenge discussed by Dr. Gary Chapman and me in our book Building Love Together in Blended Families. Don't get me wrong, sometimes everyone in a stepfamily is equally motivated toward loving like family, but not always. Parents are generally very motivated, but kids vary. If you're a highly motivated person you can draw inspiration from God-who loves everyone despite many being distracted or unmotivated to love him. There are no guarantees. Just keep loving.
FamilyLife Blended® Minute
In this 60 second short feature, Ron Deal delivers a daily word of encouragement for those in stepfamilies and those who know them—which is a whole lot of us today. A relevant, real-world outlook with a biblical perspective.
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Ron Deal is President of Smart Stepfamilies™ and Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®. He is a family ministry consultant and conducts marriage and family seminars around the country; he specializes in marriage education and stepfamily enrichment. He is one of the most widely read authors on stepfamily living in the country. Ron is author of the bestselling book The Smart Stepfamily (and DVD series), The Smart Stepda...more
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