Review: Lazy Love: Recognizing and Reversing the 4 Threats to any Successful Relationship – Keion Henderson

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Humans are meant to love and be loved, but so often we fall short at loving well. We take others for granted. We make assumptions. We forget to show our affection. We grow lazy.

We so often fail in our relationships with our families, our partners, our friends, and fellow humans because we are lazy in our love for one another, says Keion Henderson, pastor of the mega-church Lighthouse Church in Houston. Lazy love prevents us from experiencing the deep, soulful fulfillment we long to know. It keeps us from being known and enjoyed by those around us. And it stops us from stepping out to give who we are without expecting anything in return.

In his new book Lazy Love, Henderson unpacks the four kinds of love mentioned in the Bible—eros, or attraction; phileo, or friendship; storge, or familial; and agape, or spiritual love—and shows readers how each shapes our relationships and our lives. He also encourages readers to uncover the unhealthy practices that often lead to damaged or broken relationships and helps reader break free of the patterns that keep us from loving well.

The good news is that each of us can learn to love better and to improve our relationships—with our partners, our children, our friends, our co-workers, and our neighbors. Lazy Love will help readers become better at loving others in all areas of their lives.

Lazy Love by Keion Henderson, pastor of Lighthouse Church in Houston, explores why we often struggle with loving others well. He points out that we tend to take people for granted, make assumptions, and forget to show our love, which he calls “lazy love.”

Henderson explains the four kinds of love mentioned in the Bible: eros (romantic love), phileo (friendship love), storge (family love), and agape (spiritual love). He shows how each type of love affects our relationships and our lives. He also talks about the bad habits that can damage our relationships and gives advice on how to break free from these patterns.

Lazy Love is not just about pointing out our flaws but also about offering hope and solutions. Henderson provides practical tips to help readers improve their relationships with partners, children, friends, coworkers, and neighbors. He believes that by putting in effort, we can learn to love better and find the deep, fulfilling connections we all desire.

This book is essential for anyone seeking to strengthen their capacity to love and be loved. Henderson’s clear and compassionate guidance helps readers move beyond lazy love toward a more deliberate and meaningful way of relating to others.

This book is one of my favorite reads of 2024.

Reviewed by: Orsayor

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