Moody Radio

The Christmas season can often be characterized by stress, and stress can lead to harsh words. Romans 14:19 says "Let us make every effort to do what leads to peace".

Understanding the 5 Love Languages has helped many couples restore emotional intimacy in their marriage. It's also important to feel the emotional need of being appreciated. Dr. Gary Chapman's book The 5 Languages of Appreciation can help.

It's important that you help to create a positive emotional climate in the workplace.

What is the emotional climate of your workplace?

If your wife develops an emotional bond with someone in the work place, it will definitely weaken your marital bond. She'll need to reaffirm her commitment to your relationship and set boundaries on how she interacts with others.

What's so bad about arguing? Arguments are always charged with emotion. Arguments can turn spouses into enemies.

"Honor your mother and father" seems to be a command many teens have not discovered. When teens learn and speak their parent's love language, it can change the emotional climate of the family.

How appreciated do you feel at work? Most people feel unappreciated. You can change the emotional climate at work if you learn to speak the unique love languages of your supervisor and coworkers.

When someone has wronged you, the emotion of anger pushes you to fight back. But fighting back will just make matters worse.