Marriage Course - August 30, 2012

Day 13 - Hindrances to Listening - Bad Habits

1. Reassuring
2. Giving advice
3. Intellectualizing
4. Going off on a tangent
5. Interrupting

• these habits can prevent the speaker from saying what they're feeling and they may eventually shut down
• we need to listen first, before coming in with our contribution

Question:Take a few moments to identify your particular bad habit and then discuss this with your husband or wife.

From Series: "Marriage"

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  • take responsibility
  • resist the urge to make excuses or to blame your partner
  • confess to God and receive forgiveness
  • enables us to see the effect of our actions
  • opens the way for reconciliation and healing

Do you find it easy, or hard to apologize?  Why?