Marriage Course - September 16, 2012

Day 30 - The Healing Process

Marriage

What happens if hurt and anger are buried?

Physical symptoms
• disturbed sleep
• appetite affected
• medical conditions, e.g.; ulcers, high blood
• pressure, pain

Behavioral symptoms
• inability to relax
• low sexual desire
• quick temper / intolerance
• escape through drugs, alcohol, pornography, etc.
• escape into work, children, religious activities, etc.

Emotional symptoms
• loss of positive emotions, e.g.; romance, love, joy
• low self-esteem / depression
• shut down
• fear of confrontation

Question:How many of these are part of your life today? How, if at all, are they connected with unresolved anger?

From Series: "Marriage"

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  • Forgiveness IS essential and one of the greatest forces for healing In a marriage
  • Degrees of difficulty in forgiving
    • Jesus on the cross of those who crucified him
    • Small Issues, e.g. husband or wife forqeting to do something or making you late
    • Big issues, e.g. unfaithfulness
  • Forgiveness, is first and foremost, a choice, not a feeling
  • Question is not, “Do we feel like forgiving?

Question IS, “Will we forgive? Will we let go of our self-pity / demand for justice / desire to retaliate?”

What does forgiveness mean to you?  Have you been forgiven, or had to forgive someone recently?  Do you find it easy, or hard to forgive?