Do you feel like your spouse really listens and understands what you’re trying to say? Do you feel like if they would listen to you that you would finally see progress in your relationship? Let me turn it around: how are you at listening? How would your relationship change if you really listened? That’s what we’re going to be looking at on this episode of Married By Design
We have been looking at ways to resolve conflict. We have been studying God’s method of resolving issues in the marriage relationship so that you can begin to make progress in your relationship with your spouse. In order to really resolve the conflict and not see it again, there needs to be clear and significant communication between the two of you. With real healthy communication, you can proactively deal with issues that will prevent you from ever having to deal with these things in the future. Wouldn’t it be great to have a relationship with your spouse that is conflict free and rarely infused with frustration or miscommunication? That’s what we’re starting to look at again today in this episode. And we’re going to start by looking at how to listen effectively.
So here’s your mission this week should you choose to accept it. Set aside some time to listen to your spouse. Maybe set a timer for 30 minutes and only listen. Repeat back to them what they said to see if you’ve actually heard them. And thank them and spend the next few days thinking about what they said. If both of you practice this, I think you will be able to make real progress on resolving issues in your relationship!
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