![]() When harsh words, opinions, and judgments are carelessly, and often angrily thrown about, they cause devastation to our relationships. Do you remember the old movies where explosives were placed and then long wires are run to a big black box? Then, to detonate the explosion, some person would pull up a long “T” handle from the black box and then push it back down…and kaboom! That handle is the plunger! In marriage, when we are not wise to keep watch over ourselves, in our attitudes, actions, and in our communication with our spouses, we set off explosions, so to speak, in our marriages. If you haven’t made these mistakes, they’ll serve as obstacles to steer clear from, and if you’ve already made some (or all) of the mistakes, I hope you’ll be encouraged to learn from your mistakes, and make changes, in order to keep your marriage from sinking. I want to pass them along to you with some thoughts on how to avoid making them. Hawkins speaks about these most critical mistakes couples make. David Hawkins, a noted relationship expert and author about his book, 9 Critical Mistakes Most Couples Make. ![]() Too often, some common mistakes are made and then repeated over and over and over until one or both spouses feel that they don’t have any hope of rescuing their marriage. Many marriages today suffer shipwreck simply because not enough effort is put into staying on course or making course corrections along the way. For the record, I believe we have a great marriage and I’m so thankful for it! But what I’m saying is that our marriage, like many, takes ongoing work to keep it in good order. I’ve often claimed that Cathy and I have a “high maintenance” marriage. ![]() Every marriage goes through problems and challenges. ![]() There are no perfect marriages and certainly no perfect spouses. ![]()
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