Working Through Your Differences
Keys to Building Your RelationshipBuilding your marriage relationship doesn’t just happen because you live with your spouse. A successful marriage requires hard work throughout your entire relationship. The hard work is necessary from both partners. Learning the keys to building your relationship will be a critical step to strengthening your marriage. Answer all the questions below.1. List in order of severity the greatest weaknesses in your marriage. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. To determine your personal faults regarding the weaknesses in your marriage answer these questions.Read through the verses that follow each of the questions listed below. To enable you to better identify your problem areas rate yourself by marking to the side, O = Often, S = Sometimes, R = Rarely. Do you verbally declare your love and commitment to your spouse (Heb. 13:5)?Do you ever threaten divorce when you are in the midst of a conflict (Is. 54:10)?Do you pray with your mate for God’s power to resolve your differences (James 5:16)?Do you seek God for understanding in His Word to help you live closer to Christ (John 15:1-5)?Do you give preference to and put your spouse before your own desires (1 Cor. 13:5; Rom. 12:10)?Do you generally consider yourself a giving person who serves others first (Gal. 5:13)?Do you verbally respond to your spouse with respect when there is a disagreement (1 Sam. 25:32-35)?Do you honor and keep your spouse as the priority before your parents (Gen. 2:24)?Do you verbalize regularly your romantic desire for your spouse (Song of Solomon 1:15-16)? Do you practically demonstrate your love by your service to them (1 John 3:18)?Do you physically demonstrate your romantic desire for your spouse (holding, kissing) (Song of S. 3:4)?Do you express your love, affection, and desire for your spouse sexually (1 Cor. 7:3-5)?Do you discipline yourself to make changes when your spouse declares something you are doing is offensive to him or her (1 Tim. 4:7)?3. From the principles found in the Scriptures above, what alternative behaviors could you implement to enable you to build your marriage relationship?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. Compare your worksheet with your spouse. Take the ideas listed in # 3 and apply them to the issues you have listed in # 1. Pray together and ask God to help you put these behaviors into daily practice.For more information concerning the ministry of Pastor Steve Carr please contact: scarrck@ or or P.O. Box 463 Arroyo Grande, CA 93421Revised 7/2015 ................
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