Marriage 911: We Can't Talk

Many of us feel like our marriages are on the brink of falling apart, but we don’t know what to do. In this message series, we’re going to talk about some of the biggest issues we face in marriage and the answers God wants to give us for those challenges.Marriage 911: “We can’t talk”#1. What is wrong with us? obstacles to communication in marriage…-men & women are differentGenesis 1: 27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.-we don’t know what to doJudges 21: 25 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.-busyness-spiritual warfare Ephesians 6: 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.-selfJames 4: 1 Do you know where your fights and arguments come from? They come from the selfish desires that war within you. (NCV) #2. Will we ever be able to talk?improving communication with your spouse…-being dead to selfColossians 3: 3Romans 6: 11 ...consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.-separating desires from goals give your desires to God work on your goals-the importance of listeningJames 1: 19 ...be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry (NLT)-making it easier to talk agree on some parameters don’t talk around others watch what you sayEphesians 4: 29 Let no unwholesome/corrupt/foul word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification (building up others) according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.Psalm 19: 14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. ask good questions-have a broad base of supportGenesis 2: 24Proverbs 11: 14