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"Here’s the reality: You ARE seen, you are NOT invisible."

A thought by Gary Chapman from his book,  Seen. Known. Loved.  (p. 21). Moody Publishers. Kindle Edition.  (Click on the book title to go to Amazon to buy the book.) That's good news! Gary says, " God wants you to know that He sees you at your best and your worst and He chooses to love you regardless. So often, feeling loved is about being seen. For words of affirmation people, we try desperately to make ourselves seen so that we can get the reward of being told we are seen and liked. We dread feeling invisible and work hard to receive the words of affirmation that help us feel confident that we are seen and loved. This is what is so incredible, for better and worse, about social media. We can make ourselves seen in a way that was never possible before. We make ourselves seen . . . by posting pictures of our lives, snapshots that tell the world we are here. However, have you ever posted something only to have almost nobody 'like' your post? What’s even worse, perhaps,

"Some people really, really need to hear the actual words."

  A thought by Gary Chapman from his book, Seen. Known. Loved.  (p. 18). Moody Publishers. Kindle Edition.  (Click on the book title to go to Amazon to buy the book.) That is so true! Gary says, " For people whose primary love language is words of affirmation, unsolicited compliments or expressions of encouragement mean everything! Hearing the actual words 'I love you' makes their day. Hearing the reasons behind that love sends our spirits skyward." He goes on, "The problem: Words of affirmation are powerful, but for many of us, we just can’t get enough. Comments and likes in our social media feeds make us crave for more and more words of affirmation. The more we get, the more we want. Reagan, for example, is a words of affirmation woman. By her early thirties, Reagan had become a stay-at-home mother of two beautiful children. While she was living a life of love with her family, she began to compare herself to her peers. She often wondered if she was a good mom,