Team Marriage: Communication, Conflict Resolution, and Unity

And so here's the enemy on one side saying, hey. Don't let her talk to you like that. That that that was very dishonoring. And then you got the holy spirit on the inside of you who's saying, hey. Wait just a moment. She hasn't had the best day, and maybe she shouldn't have said it that way. But what she really needs right now is a soft answer. Come on. Come on. And a little love and a little encouragement in the moment. [01:11:04] (27 seconds)  #RespondWithGrace

I sin by letting anger control me. Anger is a god given emotion. It is what causes you to respond to an injustice, but there's a right way and a wrong way to respond to that injustice. And so he says, don't let anger control you. Don't let the sun go down while you're still angry. Watch this. For anger gives a foothold to the devil. Everybody say anger gives a foothold to the devil. [01:12:44] (25 seconds)  #DontLetAngerWin

You know, you might think I'm, you know, I'm just kind of a, you know, made over. Like, you you would take an antique and it's in bad shape and kinda sand it down, fix it all up, make it look good again, and and that's what you are. You know, that's what God has done for you in Christ. That's not what God has done for you in Christ. What God has done for you in Christ has literally made you a new creation. You are a new person in Christ Jesus. Amen? [00:38:27] (35 seconds)  #NewCreationInChrist

I will promise you this. I don't care what you give or how much you give, how sacrificial it is, you absolutely cannot out give God. How many know whatever you do, God is gonna do even more? He's gonna do what his word says, which is get back to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over. Shall men give unto your bosom? Shall men heap into your lap? Amen? [00:51:09] (28 seconds)  #YouCantOutgiveGod

So here's the thing about offenses. Offenses always do this. They bring us to the crossroads where we have to choose whether we're gonna continue to carry the offense in which is what so many do or we're gonna confront it. And when we choose, when we wisely choose to confront it, how many know we're choosing to resolve the issue? Amen? [01:07:24] (24 seconds)  #ChooseToConfront

If you've if you've been born again, if you've received Jesus, you may be going through literal hell right now. But thank God you've been made right with God through the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, and you have access to the father. You can go to him with what you're going through hell in and know that he's gonna hear and answer your prayer. He's gonna move on your behalf, and he's gonna bring you out on the other side because how many know he's already done that in so many other areas? [00:39:50] (31 seconds)  #YouHaveAccessToGod

So healthy marriages aren't built by avoiding conflict. They're built by learning how to resolve it god's way, and that's the third way that couples deal with conflict. Healthy marriages resolve the conflict. That should always be the objective in our marriages. Let's resolve the conflict that we have between the two of us right now. [01:07:01] (23 seconds)  #ResolveConflictTogether

And that's the whole thing. It's the principle of sowing and reaping. So it says, well, the Bible says give expecting nothing in return. It does. Absolutely. Give to someone expecting nothing in return from them, But you still should expect that God's gonna bless whatever it is that you've given, and he's gonna multiply it back to you so that you can keep on giving, so that you're blessed, and so that you can be a blessing. Amen? [00:52:06] (27 seconds)  #SowAndReapBlessings