4 Core Convictions You Need To Believe
by Chuck and Michael Misja
Beginning to practice the "Thriving Despite" model requires a shift in thinking. The key to thriving despite a difficult marriage is developing wisdom.
Wisdom doesn't require that we master a set of technical skills but rather that we enter a path guided by exercising core convictions. We will share four core convictions with you.
#1
Marriage means partnering with God. Holding a belief that God is in it.
He loves you and your spouse and is molding and shaping you. When we stand before a holy God and commit our lives to another, we become involved in a threesome. God is intensely involved in our marriage, whether it's an easy or trying one. From the backyard to the bedroom, God is there. His heart desires good things for us. Yet we must understand that marriage is one of the prime ways he will shape our character. If you will commune with God, he will show you your passions and your selfishness as they are played out with your spouse. You'll be challenged to love and grieve with an energy and wisdom that can be drawn only from his resources. He will not abandon you in your marital struggles. You are not journeying alone. Your pain is not without purpose. Thriving will not be possible unless God is working through you.
Content taken from Thriving Despite a Difficult Marriage by Michael and Chuck Misja, published by NavPress.
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Selfless Love Comes From Outside Ourselves
by Dr. Gary Chapman
 This egocentric bondage of self-centeredness runs deep in the human soul and is not easily healed.
After three decades of working closely with people in my counseling office, I have concluded that those who are most successful at making love a way of life are those who recognize their need for outside help.
Each of us, if we were being honest and self-aware, would have to admit, "I cannot truly become a lover in my own power."
Self-effort alone cannot break the chains of our egoism.
Tomorrow, I will share my story of how God turned my own marriage around and set me on a course of love.
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