May 11 2014 Building Confidence In Your Marriage

Building Confidence In Your Marriage 

Ephesians 1:19-20 – And His incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of His mighty strength which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead.

Stress Points of Every Relationship:

• Unexpected differences.
• Unmet needs.
• Unforgiven mistakes.

Three Areas We Need Strength In

1. Strength to fathom our mates differences.

1 Corinthians 2:11 – No one can really know what anyone else is really thinking, or what He’s really like except that person himself.

1 Peter 3:7 – Husbands, you should try to understand the wife you live with.

Proverbs 24:3 – Homes are built on the foundation of wisdom and understanding.

James 1:5 – If you lack wisdom, you should ask God who gives to all generously.

2. Strength to fulfill our mates needs.

1 Corinthians 7:3 – The man should fulfill his duty and the woman should fulfill her duty as a wife and each should satisfy each other’s needs.

Philippians 2:4 – Look out for each other’s interest, not just your own.

Philippians 2:13 – God, who is at work within you, will give you the will and the power to achieve His purpose.

3. Strength to forgive our mates mistakes.

Proverbs 21:19 – It’s better to dwell in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging woman.

Ephesians 4:31 – Let there be no more bitter resentment or anger, no more shouting or slander and let there be no bad feelings of any kind among you.