| Is your marriage in deep trouble and you're looking for | | | | So If You Can't Go to Your Friends and Family About |
| Christian marriage advice that you can actually count | | | | Christian Marriage Advice, Who Can You Go To? |
| on to work? | | | | 1) Speak Directly to Him... Well it should make complete |
| Well you're certainly not alone. There are many | | | | sense to you that you should go to the main source, |
| Christians in the same boat. They don't want to go | | | | and that's God. How do you do this? The Bible of |
| against the Word of the Bible and divorce, yet they're | | | | course. The Bible is a tremendous guide for you, and |
| unhappy and don't have the slightest idea what to do. | | | | there are probably more lessons than you can imagine |
| Advice for a Christian marriage isn't something to be | | | | there. |
| taken lightly. The truth is that if you're a devout | | | | In fact it's when we need certain answers the most |
| Christian your marriage is a substantial principal of your | | | | that they jump out at us. |
| marriage and your spiritual life. It's a huge foundational | | | | 2) Within Yourself... One of the greatest things that you |
| element as to who you are, and probably that's more | | | | can do for your marriage is to dig deep and figure out |
| so for you than most other people. | | | | what it is that YOU can start doing today that would |
| Where You Shouldn't Get Christian Marriage Advice... | | | | change your marriage. Your marriage changing |
| I will be talking about where to get marriage advice for | | | | depends on 2 things. You changing what you can |
| Christian couples soon, but first I wanted to talk about | | | | change (your 50%) and your spouse changing what |
| where you shouldn't get it from, because so many of | | | | they can change (obviously their 50%). |
| us go to the wrong people for this. | | | | Now the only part of that which you can change is |
| 1) Don't go to your friends.... Now this may go a little | | | | your part. You'll never change your spouse so quit |
| against what your church teaches you about | | | | trying. But you can start changing the way you look at |
| fellowship, and I understand that. But the truth is that | | | | your marriage, the way you remember you and your |
| friends are just the worst people to ask about | | | | spouses history, the way you react to all your spouses |
| marriage advice. They'll almost always give you terrible | | | | annoyances, etc. |
| advice. | | | | You need to start figuring these things out and it's |
| 2) Your family is no better... I understand that you may | | | | going take some thinking. It's also going to take |
| be very close to your family and you may trust them | | | | something else crucial... |
| a ton. But they're not good at all about giving you | | | | 3) Help from Someone Who Truly Knows What |
| marriage advice whether you're Christian or not. The | | | | They're Talking About... What I mean by help is not just |
| reason is that they will give you the most biased tilted | | | | advice. Yes, I know you're looking specifically for |
| marriage advice there is. | | | | Christian marriage advice, but what you also need is |
| The worst part (or maybe the best part I suppose) is | | | | strategies and ideas from someone who's been in |
| that they do it because they love you and care for | | | | your position and come out the other side with a |
| you. But that's why it means that they're so darned | | | | stronger version of their marriage...or someone who's |
| biased. They'll give you advice that they think you want | | | | seen and studied real marriage that work and don't |
| to hear instead of what you need to hear. | | | | work. |