The Love & Respect Experience: A Husband-Friendly Devotional that Wives Truly Love by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs is a christian devotional book for married couples. The book comprises of 52 short devotions that aim to help husbands and wives grow in their marriage. The inspiration behind the book is this verse:
“However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.” (Ephesians 5:33)
The premise is that husbands need their wives to show them respect, as much as wives need their husband to show them love. This book teaches couples how to move on from the Crazy Cycle {without love, she reacts without respect; without respect, he reacts without love} and lean towards the Energizing Cycle {his love motivates her respect; her respect motivates his love}. The ultimate goal however, is to reach the Rewarded Cycle {he loves regardless of her respect; she respects regardless of his love}.
My husband who doesn’t particularly like reading, was actually interested in reading this book with me. Each devotion starts with a verse, explains a unique aspect of the love and respect concept, highlights one major insight from the chapter, guides the reader in a prayer and finishes off with an action item.
Each chapter also has a set of discussion questions to help the reader personalize what he/she just read. The devotions are light, which is why they cannot replace your daily Bible study.
This book is a good read if you’re genuinely interested in improving your marriage. However, if you’ve perused other Love & Respect resources, this book may seem a bit redundant. If you’re curious to know how the biblical concept of love and respect can improve your marriage, I’d recommend you pick up a copy. And maybe… just maybe, your husband might be interested in reading it along with you :)!
Disclosure: I received a free Kindle version of this book from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are entirely my own.