It's interesting what treasures there are in the scriptures. Let's flip it. If you continue to praise and collaborate with each other over minor issues, you're trying to build one another. The success or otherwise of any relationship is determined by how both parties choose to handle situations that arise in the course of the relationship. A negative and destructive mindset will eventually destroy the home, while a positive and progressive mindset will help promote the good which will ultimately lead to a blissful home. How have you decided that your home will be? Don't let the little issues destroy a beautiful dream. Talk it over lovingly. Do not light a torch to weaknesses and errors, you have yours too. Be filled with grace, give grace. Forgive quickly and easily. Keep no record of wrong, that our Father in heaven might forgive you too. Live at peace with your spouse and in-laws. Enjoy the rewards of a healthy and truly bonded union. And the God of grace will keep ...
Hello married people. Long post alert but please try to read it through. I stumbled into a playful conversation with a couple in church on Sunday who said they were considering leaving a Christian couples group due to our perceived 'vulgarity' especially in the area of sex and bedroom references. 😳😅 Of course, while I could tell they meant it playfully, I couldn't shake the feeling that many who silently observe in the group carry the same impression and would probably whisper in private conversations that "are you sure these people are born again?" To be honest, I personally cringed at times we have had to make some of these references but we have increasingly found that it is absolutely necessary, especially when we consider the pressing condition of many married relationships. In 75%+ Christian marriages we have had to counsel and in reports reaching us from other counsellors in our church and many more from outside we have discovered that there is an epidem...