tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727707849242997136.post6241340414560512595..comments2023-10-19T09:08:06.343-07:00Comments on WORDS IN HIGH DEF: Not in Kansas Any More: Marriage RealityDiane Markinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13090334941523457539noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727707849242997136.post-85727711251819371162008-04-01T07:43:00.000-07:002008-04-01T07:43:00.000-07:00APPARENTLY THE TECHNICAL PROBLEM OF PEOPLE NOT BEI...APPARENTLY THE TECHNICAL PROBLEM OF PEOPLE NOT BEING ABLE TO POST COMMENTS PERSISTS. I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON GETTING IT RESOLVED. I HAVE REALLY ENJOYED THE EMAILS SENT TO ME ON THIS TOPIC. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.<BR/>DIANEDiane Markinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090334941523457539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727707849242997136.post-74058376290499641492008-03-30T09:42:00.000-07:002008-03-30T09:42:00.000-07:00throughout marriage people change. that's just re...throughout marriage people change. that's just reallity. <BR/>1 corinthians 7:28 tells us that if we get married we WILL have problems. not "maybe", or "might"; we WILL. there is always going to be a challenge in working through change, challenge and attack. i think the bigger challenge is a challenge we present to ourselves. <BR/><BR/>we must not over think marriage. healthy relationships (no matter what context) start with our personal relationship with god. once we've established a healthy lifestyle rooted in god's love for us, jesus' work on the cross, and the ongoing leadership of the holy spirit in our lives we can move forward in pursuit of a spouse. <BR/><BR/>the challenge here is to find someone who is rooted in the same fundamental truths that we are. we need to use the discernment we have in the holy spirit to see through the "oz" lens the enemy has put over our eyes. once we have a firm, sound, genuine belief that the person we love derives strength from the same perfect, loving scource that we do we marry them.<BR/><BR/>our faith must not be in ourselves, our spouse, or our marriage. our faith must be in god, and god alone. marriages are doomed the minuute that "fixing a problem" or saving a spouses feelings becomes something we give more focus to than glorifying god. for if we seek only to glorify the father we will, as a by product be the best spouse we can be.--jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138307912520742547noreply@blogger.com