Communication in Marriage

Communication is a matter of the heart

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.

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Words Matter

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Learn to temper your initial reaction

Proverbs 14:29

Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

Proverbs 15:28

The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

Esther 2:1

[When] the anger of King Ahasuerus had abated, he remembered Vashti and what had been decreed against her.

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Be careful to curb the ladder effect

Proverbs 15:1

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

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The burden of responsibly lies upon you

In the incarnation

God condescended to help us understand His heart (and better understand us!).

A New Beginning