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From the desk of Pastor Russell Cobb
FIRST AID FOR RELATIONSHIPS
Learn To Bend And Not Break

Life's storms are capable of generating powerful winds.  Business layoffs, family illnesses or injuries, financial crises, time pressures, break-down in relationships, problems at work, misunderstandings at home – all these and some windstorms far more devastating, threaten to snap a marriage in two and bring it crashing to the ground if a couple is unable to endure the gusts.

If your marriage is to survive, you must possess strength.  Flexibility is an important component of this quality; however, the ability to bend under pressure does not come from abandoning principles and convictions.  Rather, it comes from trusting God and submitting to His will for your lives.  And true strength is found, not by drawing from some inner personal reserve nor by leaning too heavily on each other, but by sinking roots deeper into your trust in the promises of God, and together relying on Him to come through for you.  A marriage thus secured will never be broken apart or uprooted.

Sometimes strength involves a willingness to adapt to change.  It means letting go of circumstances you are trying to control and leaving the outcome to God.  When the storm finally clears, the landscape around you may be drastically altered, but your marriage remains intact, standing firm, and continues to thrive in its new environment.

Are there places you need to bend in your marriage?
Posted on : 04 MAR 2010
         
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