How to Make My Marriage Better | Herbert Cooper - Audio

HOW TO MAKE MY MARRIAGE BETTER

Proverbs 14:1 The WISE woman builds her house, but with her own hands the FOOLISH one TEARS HERS DOWN (NIV)

Proverbs 24:3–4 By WISDOM a house is built, and through understanding it is established; 4 through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures (NIV)

James 3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from WISDOM (NIV)

1. GROWING MARRIAGES CHOOSE HUMILITY OVER PRIDE

2. GROWING MARRIAGES REJECT ENVY AND SELFISHNESS

James 3:14–15 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic (NIV)

2A. BITTER ENVY TURNS PARTNERS INTO COMPETITORS

2B. BITTER ENVY KILLS CELEBRATION

2C. BITTER ENVY PRODUCES EMOTIONAL DISTANCE

2D. SELFISH AMBITION WILL ALSO RUIN A MARRIAGE

2E. SELFISH AMBITION REPLACES SERVANTHOOD WITH SELF-CENTEREDNESS

2F. SELFISH AMBITION MAKES ONE SPOUSE’S NEEDS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE OTHER SPOUSE’S

2G. SELFISH AMBITION CAN CREATE RESENTMENT

2H. SELFISH AMBITION CREATES CONTROL AND MANIPULATION

2I. SELFISH AMBITION PUSHES GOD OUT OF THE CENTER

3. BITTER ENVY AND SELFISH AMBITION PRODUCE DISORDER AND EVIL

James 3:16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice (NIV)

3A. CONSTANT ARGUING

3B. CONSTANT EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY

3C. COMMUNICATION IS CONDESCENDING

3D. THERE’S DIVISION

3E. IT LEADS TO EVERY EVIL PRACTICE

4. GROWING A BETTER MARRIAGE REQUIRES APPLYING GODLY WISDOM

James 3:17 But the wisdom from above is FIRST pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere (ESV)

4A. PURE

Psalm 51:10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me (NIV)

4B. PEACEABLE

4C. GENTLE

Proverbs 15:1 A GENTLE answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger (NIV)

4D. OPEN TO REASON

4E. FULL OF MERCY

4F. FULL OF GOOD FRUITS

4G. IMPARTIAL

4H. SINCERE