Eight Ways of Loving God: As Revealed by God

by Jeanette Flood

Overview

There is growing awareness that different people have different "love languages". What about God? Does He have a love language?

Jeanette Flood answers this question by looking at the life and teachings of Jesus. With a conversational style and a dose of good humor, she describes eight love languages with fresh spiritual analogies and lessons from her own life.

This work reveals that being a Christian means being in a relationship of love with Love Himself. Drawing on Scripture, Church teachings, and insights of the saints, it inspires readers to follow Saint Paul's advice to the Ephesians to "learn what is pleasing to the Lord" (Eph 5:10).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781621640455
Publisher:	Ignatius Press
Publication date:	05/17/2019
Pages:	375
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Jeanette Flood is a freelance writer, speaker, and spiritual director who enjoys sharing what the Lord has taught her in life and from the hundreds of books on the faith read over 27 years working in Catholic publishing. She and her husband have six children ranging in age from 6 to 25.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations 9

Preface 11

Part 1 "Love the Lord Your God"

1 Why Should I Love God? 15

Section I Loving God Means Trusting Him

2 Hurdles to Trust 31

3 Scaling Trust Mountains 43

4 Soaring Trust 55

5 How Do We Grow in Trust? 63

Section II Loving God Means Spending Time with Him

6 God's #1 Love Language: Prayer 71

7 Meditation: The Divine Mind-Meld 81

8 Mass: Hitting the Jackpot 92

9 Face Time with God 109

Section III Loving God Means Obeying Him

10 The Odious O-Word 119

11 Obedience in Practice 136

Section IV Loving God Means Apologizing for Turning Away from Him

12 Admitting We Were Wrong 147

13 The Hard Part 162

14 The Payoff 176

Part 2 "Love One Another as I Have Loved You"

Section V Loving God Means Picking Up Your Cross

15 Love Entails Sacrifice 185

16 Modern Mortification 199

Section VI Loving God Means Loving Those He Loves

17 The Challenge of Loving Others 211

18 Love Begins in the Mind 220

19 Love Bridles the Tongue 230

20 Love in Deed 243

Part 3 "Be Perfect as Your Heavenly Father Is Perfect"

Section VII Loving God Means Following Him

21 Following Jesus 259

22 Where You Look and How You Look 268

23 Following Him at Work 279

24 Hang Out with the Pros 288

25 Living in Jesus 296

Section VIII Loving God Means Eagerly Awaiting Him

26 Determining Our Destination 307

27 The Only Thing We Can Bring with Us: Other People 330

Conclusion 349

Prayer of Love 353

Acknowledgments 355

Recommended Works 357

Sources for Quotations in Text Boxes 363

General Index 365

Scripture Index 381