Different by Design
Mark Baker
1 Peter 3:7, Genesis 1:27
In the marriage relationship, knowing and understanding that we are different can mean the difference between a successful loving marriage or a complete disaster. Our ability to communicate is greatly hinged on knowing how the other hears. We cannot be effective communicators if what we are saying or what we are trying to say is perceived differently by our spouse. The problem being, we are many times saying things that make perfect sense to us, but not necessarily to our spouse. We might think we are making a successful point while to our spouse we are not making a point at all, or even worse what we're saying coming across as something totally different and we don't even realize it. I don't know about you, but in our early days of marriage this happened to us a lot. I didn't know or understand how different we really were. Have you ever said something that was taken the wrong way or misunderstood? I think we all have been there.
God made us totally different and what's more, He did it on purpose. He took man and removed part of him to create woman and then told us to become one. Who says God doesn't have a sense of humor?
Marriage can be Heaven on Earth, or hell itself. Nobody ever starts out with a preconceived idea that the person they are marrying is going to create a living hell for them, but so many times that is exactly what happens. This wasn't Gods intention from the beginning, yet it is many times the case. If that is the case for you, if you are in a marriage relationship that is floundering, please realize that there is hope. Communication is a learned skill set. Nobody starts out with all the answers, they have to be learned. In my opinion that is something that takes a lifetime. I believe we never stop learning. We are all in process so we should show grace to one another as this is Gods desire. He shows us grace and we should show one another grace. You may have the attitude th ...
Mark Baker
1 Peter 3:7, Genesis 1:27
In the marriage relationship, knowing and understanding that we are different can mean the difference between a successful loving marriage or a complete disaster. Our ability to communicate is greatly hinged on knowing how the other hears. We cannot be effective communicators if what we are saying or what we are trying to say is perceived differently by our spouse. The problem being, we are many times saying things that make perfect sense to us, but not necessarily to our spouse. We might think we are making a successful point while to our spouse we are not making a point at all, or even worse what we're saying coming across as something totally different and we don't even realize it. I don't know about you, but in our early days of marriage this happened to us a lot. I didn't know or understand how different we really were. Have you ever said something that was taken the wrong way or misunderstood? I think we all have been there.
God made us totally different and what's more, He did it on purpose. He took man and removed part of him to create woman and then told us to become one. Who says God doesn't have a sense of humor?
Marriage can be Heaven on Earth, or hell itself. Nobody ever starts out with a preconceived idea that the person they are marrying is going to create a living hell for them, but so many times that is exactly what happens. This wasn't Gods intention from the beginning, yet it is many times the case. If that is the case for you, if you are in a marriage relationship that is floundering, please realize that there is hope. Communication is a learned skill set. Nobody starts out with all the answers, they have to be learned. In my opinion that is something that takes a lifetime. I believe we never stop learning. We are all in process so we should show grace to one another as this is Gods desire. He shows us grace and we should show one another grace. You may have the attitude th ...
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