Marriage Course - September 4, 2012

Day 18 - Conflict Resolution

Why is some conflict inevitable in every marriage?
• we are different-different backgrounds, priorities, desires, personalities, opinions
• no good trying to force our partner to do things our way
• must see ourselves as being on the same side (3-legged race)
• we are naturally self-centered
• need to ask ourselves, "Are there ways I need to change for the sake of our partnership?"

Question:Does the inevitability of conflict in marriage surprise you? Why? How does it challenge or affirm your approach to conflict?

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  • make your husband or wife feel like the most important person in the world to you
  • focus on what you like and admire about your partner
  • express gratitude for what your partner does
  • show appreciation for who your partner is
  • make it a daily discipline

Write down six things you appreciate about your husband or wife.  (Be specific: it may be thanking them for what they do, or it may be expressing your appreciation for who they are-try to make it a mixture looking particularly for things you may have come to take for granted)

When you have both finished, show each other what you have put.

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