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#60: That Which Hurts, Instructs
He who heeds the Word wisely will find good. (Proverbs 16:20)It has been said that there are three rings in marriage: the engagement ring, the wedding ring, and the suffering. Many of us become disillusioned when we encounter the difficulties and problems inherent in married life. When we hurt, many of us tend to believe…
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#59: Diet Coke Wars
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. (Philippians 2:3-4) Many of our fights are over trivial selfishness for e.g. over cool drinks, what to order at a restaurant, how to…
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#58: What To Say When We Don’t Want To Talk About It
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. (Proverbs 25:11 ESV)Let’s face it. Sometimes we’re just grumpy. Things didn’t go well with our boss or our kids. We had to fight traffic on the highway or in the car parking not finding a place to park. A coworker said…
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#57: Introverts And Extroverts Unite
But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as He wanted them to be. (1 Corinthians 12:18) For years I thought extroverts liked people and introverts didn’t. But this explanation never sat well with me. I knew I was an introvert, but I also knew I enjoyed…
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#56: Receive Grace, Then Share It
From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another. (John 1:16) Grace can’t be earned or deserved. It can’t be demanded or claimed as a right. It is a gift, freely given by a Giver who has an endless supply. Gratitude is one telltale sign of a recipient of grace,…
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#55: Honoring Your Spouse’s Strengths
Let marriage be held in honor. (Hebrews 13:4)Over the years we need to learn to appreciate our spouse’s character qualities – those strengths within them that bless us and others. For e.g. their supportiveness and loyalty to us, their convicting diligence about getting their tasks completed, their discernment and insight, truthfulness and hospitality. Those are…
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#54: Patient Endurance of Another’s Humanness
Walk… with all lowliness and gentleness, with long-suffering bearing with one another in love. (Ephesians 4:2) Tolerance relates to putting up with another person’s obvious humanness and bearing with his or her imperfections. To express tolerance demands setting aside a self-centered focus and adopting instead a God-centered perspective. God sees each of us very different,…
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#53: Intimacy Is To Know Me
O Lord… you know me. (Psalm 139:1) The Psalmist in this passage is expressing the sheer wonder that God knows him and still loves him. He marvels at how intricately God knows and understands his heart, mind, thoughts, and actions. Ephesians tells us that we are God’s workmanship, or handiwork, and that He has studied…
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#52: Honored By The Gift Of God’s Son
You were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold… but with the precious blood of Christ. (1 Peter 1:18-19) The power of words is one of those mysteries only heaven will reveal. Our words have the power to bless and to curse. Only humans, created in His image, have been entrusted with such…
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#51: Protection From Drifting Apart
Guard through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you. (2 Timothy 1:14)Couples sometimes drift apart after several years of marriage. We like to suggest a few ways couples can preserve the gift of love God has given them. First, we encourage couples to verbalize – to let…
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