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Marriage: Duel or Duet
James 1:19
Dr. David Davis
James 1:19, James 3:5-8
One verse will change your marriage from a duel to a duet out of God's Word.
Is it common to debate with your mate?
Every marriage experiences a time of disagreement. You would think that some couples were married by the Secretary of War instead of the Justice of the Peace.
How do you handle confrontation?
James 1:119 actually translated this way.
1. Tune In - "Be swift to hear..."
2. Tone Down - "Be slow to speak..."
3. Sweeten Up - "Be slow to wrath."
I. TUNE IN
Proverbs 18:13
Good communication in marriage begins with listening. That also applies to other areas of your life in dealing with relationships.
I remember someone said, "I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realized what you heard is not what I meant."
Learn to love your mate with your ears and with your eyes because there's verbal communication and there's visual communication.
One man said, "My wife goes around the house all day long just talking to herself."
His friend said, "Does she know she's doing it?"
The man said, "No -- she thinks I'm listening to her."
II. TONE DOWN
James 3:5-8
If you look at these verses -- they describe the kind of tongues we have.
v. 7 - Torch Tongue
v. 8 - Tiger Tongue
v. 9 - Tetanus Tongue
Mr. Torch Tongue -- "You can burn down your marriage with your tongue."
We used to say - "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me."
That's absolutely absurd! Words do hurt!
There is a conversation that once was heard in a verbal exchange between Lady Astor and Winston Churchill.
Lady Astor said to Churchill -- "If I were your wife -- I'd put arsenic in your tea."
Churchill said, "I can assure you that if you were my wife, I'd gladly drink it."
On another occasion - Churchill was drunk and Lady Astor said, "Churchill -- you are drunk!"
Churchill said - "That's true! And you are ugly ...
James 1:19
Dr. David Davis
James 1:19, James 3:5-8
One verse will change your marriage from a duel to a duet out of God's Word.
Is it common to debate with your mate?
Every marriage experiences a time of disagreement. You would think that some couples were married by the Secretary of War instead of the Justice of the Peace.
How do you handle confrontation?
James 1:119 actually translated this way.
1. Tune In - "Be swift to hear..."
2. Tone Down - "Be slow to speak..."
3. Sweeten Up - "Be slow to wrath."
I. TUNE IN
Proverbs 18:13
Good communication in marriage begins with listening. That also applies to other areas of your life in dealing with relationships.
I remember someone said, "I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realized what you heard is not what I meant."
Learn to love your mate with your ears and with your eyes because there's verbal communication and there's visual communication.
One man said, "My wife goes around the house all day long just talking to herself."
His friend said, "Does she know she's doing it?"
The man said, "No -- she thinks I'm listening to her."
II. TONE DOWN
James 3:5-8
If you look at these verses -- they describe the kind of tongues we have.
v. 7 - Torch Tongue
v. 8 - Tiger Tongue
v. 9 - Tetanus Tongue
Mr. Torch Tongue -- "You can burn down your marriage with your tongue."
We used to say - "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me."
That's absolutely absurd! Words do hurt!
There is a conversation that once was heard in a verbal exchange between Lady Astor and Winston Churchill.
Lady Astor said to Churchill -- "If I were your wife -- I'd put arsenic in your tea."
Churchill said, "I can assure you that if you were my wife, I'd gladly drink it."
On another occasion - Churchill was drunk and Lady Astor said, "Churchill -- you are drunk!"
Churchill said - "That's true! And you are ugly ...
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