The Five Love Languages is part of the American vocabulary. For the book’s author, Gary Chapman, it’s something that he’s thankful for while knowing God is the creator of the project. He seems okay knowing that he’s been called by God to be His servant, which may explain why he comes across as a man of humility with a down-to-earth demeanor. In an interview with ChristianHeadlines, Chapman explains where the book and the concept for The Five Love Languages came from.

Chapman can still recall after fifty years as an associate pastor at Calvary Baptist Church when he realized that every couple that he counseled had one of five felt needs that would lead to the origins of The Five Love Languages. Chapman also makes it clear that everyone needs to know their love language, whether they’re a Christ Follower or not.

He said, “It has to be a God thing. You know, I think The Five Love Languages addresses what Christians and non-Christians both agree on, that one of our deepest emotional needs as humans is the need to feel loved by the significant people in our lives. Yeah. I think it touches people of all backgrounds.” Chapman is also aware that with the influence of the book – which he describes as one of the most accessible books out of the fifty that he has written – there are critics, and he’s okay with that.

Chapman said, “Listen, you’re going to have critics for the same reason that every couple will have conflicts. We’re human, and humans have different thoughts, different perspectives, different emotions.” For Chapman, whose love language is words of affirmation, he’s okay with knowing that God has affirmed The Five Love Languages along with millions of people who have kept the book on the New York Times best sellers list for decades.