Making the Most of Your Marriage; a 7-Day Healing Journeyਨਮੂਨਾ

Topic: Manage your misunderstandings wisely

James 1:19-20 “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.”

Every couple has misunderstandings sometimes, but only poorly managed misunderstandings degenerate into conflict. Misunderstandings are normal, but conflicts are not. They are a result of mismanaged differences, and these conflicts can cease in your home this moment if you choose to embrace wisdom.

Misunderstandings are not a sign of failure, but an invitation to you both to become students of each other. Well-managed misunderstandings bear within them the seed of deeper understanding, if you both can see the circumstances surrounding your misunderstandings as teachable moments, you will come out stronger and more intimate.

The moment your misunderstandings begin to degenerate into conflict, it means you both are no longer approaching misunderstandings with wisdom and commitment to understanding.

To maintain peace in your marriage, you need to be lifelong students of each other, consistently seeing misunderstandings as an invitation to grow and not a personal attack on you. Not as interruptions to your love story, but an invitation to deepen it.

Don't allow distractions to take center stage during moments of misunderstanding; this will communicate dishonor to both your spouse and the sanctity of your union. Consistent dishonor will then breed discontent, resentment, and the eventual breakdown of meaningful communication.

Prayer: Lord, teach us to honor each other even when we have misunderstandings. Help us to stay present, to speak with grace, and to protect the sacredness of our union. Let our disagreements become doorways to deeper understanding, not destruction, in Jesus’ name. Amen.