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CloseMarriage Course - September 12, 2012
Day 26 - The Importance of Shared Faith
When we expect our partner to meet all our needs, We inevitably fail each other and get hurt, causing our marriage to spiral downward.
When we look to God to meet our needs for significance, security, and self-esteem, we are better able to give to each other.
Praying Together
• helps us connect with each other in a meaningful way
• ensure prayers are vertical, not horizontal and manipulative
• five to ten minutes a dad is better than one hour every month
• ask each other, What can I pray for you today?"
• accept the same requests day after day
• draw on God's promises from the Bible and start with thankfulness
• don't give up even if you have young children
• the closer each of us is individually in our relationship with God, the closer we are to each other as husband and wife
• if one has upset the other, say sorry before praying
• be deliberate and plan it into your schedule
• if you're not comfortable praying, find other ways to connect and support each other on a daily basis
Question:Ask your husband or wife if there's one thinq they’re concerned about at the moment. Then if you are comfortable prayinq, pray for each other. Otherwise, express your support in some other way.
Question 2:Complete the Worksheet found under "Study Guide"
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Day 6 - Make Time for Each Other - Planning Marriage Time | Marriage Course | August 22, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 7 - Make Marriage Time a Priority and Protect It | Marriage Course | August 23, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 8 - Nurture Each Other | Marriage Course | August 24, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 10 - Effective Communication | Marriage Course | August 26, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 11 - The importance of listening | Marriage Course | August 27, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 12 - Hindrances to Listening - Filters | Marriage Course | August 29, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 13 - Hindrances to Listening - Bad Habits | Marriage Course | August 30, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 14 - Practicing Effective Listening | Marriage Course | August 31, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 15 - Principles for Effective Listening | Marriage Course | September 1, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 16 - An Example of Effective Listening | Marriage Course | September 2, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 17 - Effective Listening Summary | Marriage Course | September 3, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 18 - Conflict Resolution | Marriage Course | September 4, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 19 - Express our Appreciation | Marriage Course | September 5, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 20 - Identify and Accept our Differences Part I | Marriage Course | September 6, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 21 - Identify and Accept our Differences Part II | Marriage Course | September 7, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 22 - Learn to Negotiate - Find the Best Time | Marriage Course | September 8, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 23 - Learn to Negotiate - Identify and Discuss the Issue | Marriage Course | September 9, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 24 - Learn to Negotiate - Final Steps | Marriage Course | September 10, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 25 - Putting Negotiation into Action and Grow Together | Marriage Course | September 11, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 26 - The Importance of Shared Faith | Marriage Course | September 12, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 27 - The Power of Forgiveness | Marriage Course | September 13, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 28 - Understanding Anger | Marriage Course | September 14, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 29 - Handling Anger | Marriage Course | September 15, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 30 - The Healing Process | Marriage Course | September 16, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 31 - The Healing Process - Identify The Hurt | Marriage Course | September 17, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 32 - The Healing Process - Say Sorry | Marriage Course | September 18, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 33 - The Healing Process - Forgive | Marriage Course | September 19, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
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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?