Spiritually Unequal Marriage

If you want to change your marriage, you must move from apathy to commitment. Begin by practicing thankfulness. Make a list of your blessings. Specifically thank God for your spouse and the specific things you appreciate about him or her. Thanksgiving breaks down entitlement attitudes that breed discontentment. Self-talk such as I deserve a better…

This next post may hurt a bit. Some people never grow up. And, by-the-way, that IS NOT A GOOD THING! If you are married to an immature person, it can be utterly wearisome. No matter what you do, you cannot make someone grow up but you certainly don’t need to enable them in their irresponsibility.…

After twenty years of marriage, George and Cyndi (fictitious names), are living in the same house, sharing the same table but feel alone and stuck in a marriage desperate for affection. George has turned to pornography and Cyndi to food. Their desperate hunger has forced them to grab at anything that will feed their need…

It’s time to take your pulse. All of God’s children are born with personality, traits, and abilities which are unique. However, attitudes and perceptions are what we develop in our childhood. Attitudes and perceptions we can change as an adult. Think about your family of origin and your family of today. Was your family: Supportive…

In some of my research materials, Christian Counselors indicate people do not know how to love one another. We will learn about this in future posts. But today we need to learn about ourselves. To learn how to love another person, specifically our spouse, first we must learn who we are. My life forever changed…

So how do we arrive in marriage feeling alone? We hear others tell us how their spouse is their best friend. Hearing this statement rips our heart out of our chest. We can’t begin to imagine a kind relationship with our spouse let alone a deep friendship. How did we end up in this crazy…