Marriage and Families Discipleship Class Week 2

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I hope you felt week 2 was beneficial and strengthening to you and your family!

Here is the outline of what we covered:

Session 2:

4 types of communication in marriage

  1. Informal Conversations
  2. Administrative meetings
  3. Challenges
  4. Life-giving conversations

Engage in all communication with GRACE

Video: You can watch it on RightNow Media – if you don’t have an account, then email me and I’ll help you set it up or go to our website homepage and click on the RightNow Media box.

7 types of Negativity that make things worse: from The Kindness Challenge by Shaunti Feldhahn

    1. “This Will Be Hard”
    2. “Exasperation, Irritation, and Pointing Out Mistakes”
    3. Sarcasm
    4. Grumble, Grumble
    5. “You Hurt Me, I Hurt You”
    6. Suspicion
    7. Catastrophizing

How to resolve problems biblically:

  • Define the problem and stick to the issue. Clearly define the issue and stay on topic during the discussion. Conflict deteriorates when the issue that started the conflict gets lost in angry words, past issues, or hurts tossed into the mix.
  • Pursue purity of heart. “Take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye” (Matt. 7:5 NASB). Before approaching others regarding their faults and shortcomings, prayerfully face up to your own. Confess any way you might have contributed to the problem.
  • Plan a time for the discussion. Plan a time to meet with the other person when you are both rested and likely to respond in love to the other person’s concerns. When you are tired, stressed, and distracted with other responsibilities, things rarely will go well.
  • Affirm the Relationship. Affirm the relationship before clearly defining the problem. For example, “Our relationship is important to me. But when you don’t return my calls, I feel rejected and unimportant.” Avoid blaming the other person and saying,

 

Financial discussion 

Give out budget worksheets – homework – each person fill out what they think it is, then come together and compare and fill out final copy

I love you all and hope you have an amazing week!

PWG

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