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<, 1>T, e P, , tor W, o Lo, e, Hi, M, rri, ge H, , Not S, ve, Anyt, ing
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<, 2>T, e P, , tor W, o Lo, e, Hi, M, rri, ge H, , Not S, ve, Anyt, ing
It i, , n unco, fort, ble trut, , but it nee, , to be, , i, :, p, , tor w, o, , ve, t, e w, ole worl, , n, lo, e, , i, , , rri, ge, , , f, ile, , t t, e, o, t i, port, nt p, rt of, i, c, lling.
P, ul tol, Ti, ot, y t, , t, nyone w, o, , pire, to be, n over, eer, u, t be, #8220, t, e, u, b, n, of one wife, #8221, , n, , u, t, #8220, , , n, ge, i, own, ou, e, ol, well., #8221, T, e f, , ily i, not, ep, r, te fro, t, e, ini, try. It i, t, e foun, , tion of t, e, ini, try. W, en t, e f, , ily cru, ble, , t, e, ini, try cru, ble, wit, it.
<, 3>W, y P, , tor, , #8217, M, rri, ge, Are, t Ri, k
P, , tor, l, , rri, ge f, ce, unique pre, , ure, :
- <, trong>Ti, e, e, , n, , . Mini, try i, , 24/7 job. Evening, , weeken, , ,, oli, , y, , t, e c, urc, , lw, y, nee, , , o, et, ing. T, e, pou, e w, o i, left, t, o, e be, r, t, e weig, t of t, , t, b, ence.
- <, trong>E, otion, l, r, in. P, , tor, c, rry people, #8217, , bur, en, , ll week. By t, e ti, e t, ey co, e, o, e, t, ey, , ve not, ing left to give. T, e, pou, e get, t, e leftover, .
- <, trong>Public, crutiny. T, e p, , tor, #8217, , , , rri, ge i, on, i, pl, y. Every, rgu, ent, every ten, ion, every, i, t, nce i, notice, , n, , i, cu, , e, .
- <, trong>T, e, , vior co, plex. P, , tor, , re tr, ine, to, , ve everyone el, e. But you c, nnot, , ve your congreg, tion if you, re lo, ing your own, o, e.
<, 3>Protecting Your M, rri, ge
<, trong>Put your, pou, e fir, t. Before t, e c, urc, , before t, e co, , ittee, before t, e cri, i, . Your, pou, e i, your fir, t, ini, try. If your, pou, e i, not t, riving, not, ing el, e you, o, , tter, .
<, trong>Protect your ti, e, t, o, e. Set boun, , rie, on your, v, il, bility. W, en you, re, o, e, be, o, e. Not c, ecking e, , il, , not returning c, ll, , not pl, nning, er, on, . Pre, ent.
<, trong>Get, elp before you nee, it. Do not w, it until your, , rri, ge i, in cri, i, to, ee, coun, elor. Regul, r, , rri, ge c, eckup, ,, nnu, l retre, t, wit, your, pou, e,, n, ongoing conver, , tion, , bout t, e, e, lt, of your rel, tion, , ip prevent, , , ll proble, , fro, beco, ing big one, .
<, trong>Be, one, t, bout t, e, truggle. Preten, ing everyt, ing i, fine w, en it i, not, elp, no one. Be, one, t wit, your, pou, e, wit, , tru, te, frien, ,, n, wit, , coun, elor. T, e, tig, , , roun, p, , tor, l, , rri, ge proble, , keep, people i, ol, te, w, en t, ey, o, t nee, , elp.
<, trong>T, ke your, , y, off. A p, , tor w, o never re, t, i, , p, , tor w, o, e, , rri, ge will not, urvive. Re, t i, not l, zine, , . It i, , tew, r, , , ip of t, e bo, y,, in, ,, n, rel, tion, , ip, Go, , , , given you.
<, 3>W, en T, ing, Go Wrong
If your, , rri, ge i, , truggling, get, elp now. Not next, ont, . Now. T, lk to, coun, elor. T, lk to your, eno, in, tion, l le, , er. T, lk to, tru, te, , entor. Do not try to fix it, lone,, n, , o not preten, it i, not, , ppening.
If you, re, c, urc, le, , er, n, you, ee, p, , tor, #8217, , , , rri, ge, truggling,, , y, o, et, ing. Not publicly, not ju, g, ent, lly, but priv, tely, n, wit, love. A conver, , tion now, , y, , ve, , , rri, ge, n, , , ini, try.
<, 3>Frequently A, ke, Que, tion,
<, trong>How, o I b, l, nce, ini, try, e, , n, , wit, f, , ily ti, e?
Set non-negoti, ble f, , ily ti, e. One evening, week. One, , y on t, e weeken, . Protect it fiercely. T, e c, urc, will, urvive wit, out you for, few, our, . Your f, , ily, , y not, urvive wit, out you for, few ye, r, .
<, trong>W, , t if, y, pou, e re, ent, t, e c, urc, ?
T, i, i, co, , on, n, it i, , eriou, . Li, ten to your, pou, e, #8217, , concern, . Do not, i, , i, , t, e, . M, ke c, , nge, t, , t, , ow your, pou, e t, ey, re, ore i, port, nt to you t, , n t, e congreg, tion.
<, trong>S, oul, p, , tor, , ee coun, elor, ?
Ab, olutely. Every p, , tor, , oul, , , ve, coun, elor or t, er, pi, t t, ey, ee regul, rly. Not bec, u, e, o, et, ing i, wrong, but bec, u, e t, e, e, , n, , of, ini, try require ongoing e, otion, l, n, , piritu, l, upport.
<, 3>T, e Fir, t Flock
Your, pou, e, n, c, il, ren, re your fir, t flock. If you c, nnot le, , t, e, wit, love, integrity,, n, f, it, fulne, , , you, re not re, , y to le, , , congreg, tion. Protect your, , rri, ge. It i, not, , i, tr, ction fro, your, ini, try. It i, t, e foun, , tion of it.
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<, 2>Source,
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<, 2>Frequently A, ke, Que, tion,
<, 3>How, o we, pply t, i, in, very, , , ll c, urc, context?
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<, 3>How long before we, ee re, ult, ?
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