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The Blessing, Giving the Gift of Unconditional Love and Acceptance

By: John Trent Ph.D., Dr. Gary Smalley

Thomas Nelson / 2004 / Paperback

4.5 out of 5 stars (32 Reviews)

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Many of us spend a lifetime striving for the approval of our parents. Your parent's approval affects how you view yourself and you ability to pass that approval on to your children, friends, and spouse. In The Blessing, John Trent and Gary Smalley present a life-changing gift the Bible calls "the blessing." Five elements of the blessing are meaningful touch, spoken messages, attaching high value, picturing a special future, and an active commitment. Using the principles offerd here provides hope and healing for men and women who may have missed their parents' blessing.

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Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 320
Vendor: Thomas Nelson
Publication Date: 2004
Dimensions: 8.5 X 5.50 (inches)

ISBN: 0785260846
ISBN-13: 9780785260844
UPC: 020049055618
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Explains how the biblical gift of "the blessing" is the key to one's self-worth and emotional well-being.

Every human needs the gift of "the blessing"-the unconditional love and approval that comes from a healthy relationship with one's parents. In this update to the best-selling classic The Blessing, coauthors John Trent and Gary Smalley offer a fresh perspective on this life-changing gift with solid, practical advice on how to be a blessing as well as how to insure that your parents, spouse, and children all feel the security of family approval.

The Blessing powerfully communicates biblical truths on how to instill self-worth and emotional well-being into others based on these five essential elements:

Meaningful touch
A spoken message
Attaching high value
Picturing a special future
An active commitment

No matter the age, the approval of our parents affects how we view ourselves and how we relate to others. So what if we've missed it? The final chapters explain what happens to children who do and how they can learn to live apart from the blessing.

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32 Many of us spend a lifetime striving for the approval of our parents. Your parent's approval affects how you view yourself and you ability to pass that approval on to your children, friends, and spouse. In <i>The Blessing</i>, John Trent and Gary Smalley present a life-changing gift the Bible calls "the blessing." Five elements of the blessing are meaningful touch, spoken messages, attaching high value, picturing a special future, and an active commitment. Using the principles offerd here provides hope and healing for men and women who may have missed their parents' blessing.

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This review is fromThe Blessing: Giving the Gift of Unconditional Love and Acceptance.

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5 out of 5

Witten with pure love and talent!

Date:March 9, 2012

Archie Isib

Location:Ph

Age:18-24

Gender:male

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4 out of 5

Written with pure love and talent!

John Trent and Gary Smalley is one of he country's best-known authors. I think this book is very good for people who haven't been living like christians and who don't necessarily want a lot of biblical quotes and chrisitian teachings, it also convinced me to start going to church and other things. This book is a must for anyone serious about making the commitment to either get married, or to strengthen their marriage.

The books mentioned previously are good, but if you come out of this with a clear definition of Honor and Genuine Love. you will really come out a better and it will be worth the the wait! This book did give some very useful insights as to how to work on yourself and improve yourself. The Blessing offers simple steps that God can use to restore hope and make a positive difference in all aspect of relationship. I would really going to buy several copies for some of my dearest friends.

The authors concept is the centerpiece of his best-selling work. While his list of felt needs may not apply precisely to every man and woman, he does present a very accurate picture for most men and women in our society today. I think every one need to learn to accept and learn the type of true love that we have to give, rather than for us to learn to love them in the way they understand. In this book, John Trent is teamed up with best-selling author Gary Smalley, who has written some very successful books on relationships.

This book, as well as others in the "The Blessing" have enjoyed such wild success is a testimony to their effectiveness.Keep this book on your shelf or bedside table as a quick and useful resource for the relationship challenges in daily life. It is a great book and I would highly recommend it to anyone in a committed relationship, whether it is in turmoil or not because it teaches a lot of principles that would be. Great book love it!!!!!

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This review is fromThe Blessing: Giving the Gift of Unconditional Love and Acceptance.

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3 out of 5

an insightful parenting book

Date:February 12, 2012

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I read through the book easily, it's full of true stories excerpts from chapter to chapter. I understand the importance of the blessing for children and it's a must have for Christian parents :)

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This review is fromThe Blessing: Giving the Gift of Unconditional Love and Acceptance.

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4 out of 5

Great information on a forgotten concept!

Date:January 14, 2012

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I appreciated this book because it was a subject that, although well Ã¢ÂÂknownÃ¢ÂÂ to me due to reading the Bible, was not fully understood in its depth and necessity. I enjoyed how they laid out the needed elements and in a sense walked you through the concept and process of blessing your children. It helped me be more intentional in how I speak and love on my children and how I would like to bless them in the years to come. I also found the last portion about not being raised with a blessing very interesting and helpful in understanding where others might be coming from and things inside myself that I possibly hadnÃ¢ÂÂt linked to this need. It is a valuable tool. Thank you to BookSneeze for the complimentary book and opportunity to read this!

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This review is fromThe Blessing: Giving the Gift of Unconditional Love and Acceptance.

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4 out of 5

Date:October 28, 2011

Chris

As a parent to three young children, I am always interested in learning and equipping myself to be a better, more Godly father. To that end, I was excited when I had the opportunity to read The Blessing. I had heard a lot about it and a couple of months ago, my pastor even referenced it during one of his sermons.

The Blessing, by John Trent and Gary Smalley, addresses the need and desire that every child has for unconditional love and approval Ã¢ÂÂ Ã¢ÂÂthe blessing Ã¢ÂÂ and provides parents with practical advice on how to make this an integral part of every interaction within a family context. The book even starts out by addressing the scenario where perhaps the parent missed out on, and never fully experienced Ã¢ÂÂthe blessingÃ¢ÂÂ during their formative years and how that might impact their ability to pass it on to their children now that they are a parent.

The book is broken down into the following parts:

1. Why Is The Blessing So Important?
2. Understanding The Blessing
3. When The Blessing DoesnÃ¢ÂÂt Happen
4. Living The Blessing Challenge

While there are plenty of sound advice and solid nuggets within itÃ¢ÂÂs pages, I find that with every parenting book I read they all seem to come down to common (Biblical) sense. For me, itÃ¢ÂÂs not a matter of continuing to consume information. ItÃ¢ÂÂs about putting that information to good use and putting it into practice. In other words, I donÃ¢ÂÂt need more information, I just need to put what I do know into practice.

That being said, The Blessing is a good book with good intentions. Even more so the content of the book, I appreciate the fact that the authors call the reader to put their money where their mouth is and participate in The Blessing Challenge. If you are interested in being equipped and encouraged to build strong relational ties with your children and have that be part of your testimony as a radical, sold-out follower of Jesus Christ, then you might enjoy reading The Blessing.