Choose Life
On a FamilyLife Blended podcast author John Trent shared the Hebrew word for "life" carries the idea of movement. Moving toward the other person gives them and your relationship life. The Hebrew word for death means "to depart, step away." When we emotionally move away from someone we bring a little death to the relationship. It's easy to move toward someone emotionally when you feel connected, but doing so when you feel hurt is tough. Don't add death to the equation. Instead, choose life.
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On a FamilyLife Blended podcast author John Trent shared the Hebrew word for "life" carries the idea of movement. Moving toward the other person gives them and your relationship life. The Hebrew word for death means "to depart, step away." When we emotionally move away from someone we bring a little death to the relationship. It's easy to move toward someone emotionally when you feel connected, but doing so when you feel hurt is tough. Don't add death to the equation. Instead, choose life.
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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 of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
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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 of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
Relationship choices can be life or death.
