“A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” – Proverbs 15:1
You’re boiling mad at him. You feel a furnace in your chest ready to detonate with anger, and deep down inside, you can’t wait to go smooooooth off on him. Yes, you know the “Christian thing to do”, but you allow your emotions to erode your better judgement. ...As your conscious embraces the justification for your wrath…as you zone in on your prey, prepared to do some tongue-taming…you pierce your fork right through his unwelcomed offense, and discharge your venom…
Starting in this new year, 2016, we sisters are going to do our part in communicating with our husband the way God instructs us to in Proverbs 15:1. Declare today:
I’m going to put my emotions and feelings in the backseat and regain control of how I respond to my husband.
I’m going to grant the same amount of grace to my husband as I would want granted to me when I make mistakes.
I’m going to learn how to express my desires and concerns calmly and respectfully towards him.
When I’m wrong, I’m going to humble myself and apologize to my husband. Even when I’m not wrong, I’m going to run towards reconciliation, even if that means I have to apologize first.
When I look at him, I’m going to remember the love that I had for him in my youth and pour out that same love out on him today.
Dear God, I’m asking that you will elevate me above my emotions, above my feelings, above my past hurts, above my fears and worries, above my self-righteous thinking and place me beside my husband as his helpmate, his encourager, his confidant, his soft place to land. Amen.
God never intended for marriage to be full of discord and unhappiness. You have to believe in it and work at developing a harmonious and enjoyable life with your spouse. It does not mean that you will always agree on everything. That comes with any relationship where there are two individuals. But God gives us the wisdom to choose how we’re going to handle difficult situations. Today, I encourage you to sit down with your husband and agree to address issues respectfully with one another going forward.
Put it Into Action:
1. Try our “Out of Love” communication starter, http://tinyurl.com/
2. Choose. Your. Attitude. You do have a choice! Believe the best in your spouse.
3. Don’t take everything so seriously. Learn to let some things go.
4. Seek wise counseling together. It’s nothing to be ashamed of.
So, the next time you're engaged in a disagreement with your husband, choose to approach it differently, respectfully. You may be surprised to see how he responds to it...
You’re boiling mad at him. You feel a furnace in your chest ready to detonate with anger, and deep down inside, you can’t wait to go smooooooth off on him. Yes, you know the “Christian thing to do”, but you allow your emotions to erode your better judgement. ...As your conscious embraces the justification for your wrath…as you zone in on your prey, prepared to do some tongue-taming…you pierce your fork right through his unwelcomed offense, and discharge your venom…
Starting in this new year, 2016, we sisters are going to do our part in communicating with our husband the way God instructs us to in Proverbs 15:1. Declare today:
I’m going to put my emotions and feelings in the backseat and regain control of how I respond to my husband.
I’m going to grant the same amount of grace to my husband as I would want granted to me when I make mistakes.
I’m going to learn how to express my desires and concerns calmly and respectfully towards him.
When I’m wrong, I’m going to humble myself and apologize to my husband. Even when I’m not wrong, I’m going to run towards reconciliation, even if that means I have to apologize first.
When I look at him, I’m going to remember the love that I had for him in my youth and pour out that same love out on him today.
Dear God, I’m asking that you will elevate me above my emotions, above my feelings, above my past hurts, above my fears and worries, above my self-righteous thinking and place me beside my husband as his helpmate, his encourager, his confidant, his soft place to land. Amen.
God never intended for marriage to be full of discord and unhappiness. You have to believe in it and work at developing a harmonious and enjoyable life with your spouse. It does not mean that you will always agree on everything. That comes with any relationship where there are two individuals. But God gives us the wisdom to choose how we’re going to handle difficult situations. Today, I encourage you to sit down with your husband and agree to address issues respectfully with one another going forward.
Put it Into Action:
1. Try our “Out of Love” communication starter, http://tinyurl.com/
2. Choose. Your. Attitude. You do have a choice! Believe the best in your spouse.
3. Don’t take everything so seriously. Learn to let some things go.
4. Seek wise counseling together. It’s nothing to be ashamed of.
So, the next time you're engaged in a disagreement with your husband, choose to approach it differently, respectfully. You may be surprised to see how he responds to it...
“Communication is key, but how you communicate will motivate him to stay or flee.” – CC
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What Am I Saying “I Do” to? M.A.R.R.I.A.G.E. Series
A = Address Issues Respectfully#CCsPieces
#DivorceisNOTanoption
#BlackMarriageMatters
#KeepFightingForLove
{PLEASE SHARE!}
Website: www.ccspieces.blogspot.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
Instagram: http://instagram.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/
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