MAKING MY MARRIAGE MATTER

MAKING MY MARRIAGE MATTER

MAKING THE FAMILY MATTER – Part 4

I CAN MAKE MY MARRIAGE MATTER…

1. …by being .

Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as a family, be tenderhearted, be courteous… -1 Peter 3:8 (NKJV)

2. …by Keeping .

I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people. -Psalm 116:14 (NIV)

What kind of commitments do I need to keep?

● To God

● To My Relationships

● To Love

● To Perseverance

3. …by Learning to .

I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want…I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength. -Philippians 4:11-12, 13 (NIV)

4. …by .

And further, you will submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. You wives will submit to your husbands as you do to the Lord. For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of his body, the church; he gave his life to be her Savior. As the church submits to Christ, so you wives must submit to your husbands in everything. And you husbands must love your wives with the same love Christ showed the church. He gave up his life for her… -Ephesians 5:21-25 (NLT)

5. …by Becoming .

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily hinders our progress. And let us run with endurance the race that God has set before us. -Hebrews 12:1 (NLT)

What are Weights & Sins that Hinder:

●Unhealthy Habits

●Unhealed Hurts

●Unresolved Conflicts

●Unconfessed Sin

●Unexposed Experiences

●Unrevealed Feelings

●Unrealized Potential

We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from start to finish… -Hebrews 12:2 (NLT)

Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down. And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God for his own sins! But he was wounded and crushed for our sins. He was beaten that we might have peace. He was whipped, and we were healed! -Isaiah 53:4-5 (NLT)