FamilyLife Blended® Minute
Four Levels of Love
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So what's your level of love?
Show Notes
About the Guest
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French abbot Bernard of Clairvaux said there are four levels of love. First, the lowest level is to love myself solely. (That's not love. That's being self-absorbed.) Second, to love you for my sake. (That's using people.) Third, to love you for your sake. (That's more like it. Selflessness.) But the highest level of love, he said, is to love myself for your sake. Didn't Jesus say to love your neighbor as yourself? Knowing you're valuable so you can give yourself away sounds like Jesus to me.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series
So what’s your level of love?
