The people around us at the conference last weekend thought I was a bit odd that I not only carried the book around that we got for the conference, but I also carried a notebook for my own personal notes. Well, I filled up a lot of pages. Some of it with scripture that was quoted, some of it with pages I wanted to reflect back on, and some with quotes that were said from the speaker. We had three speakers last weekend, and I just kinda mushed everything "important" all together. Instead of keeping track of who said what, I just wrote down quotes:
Never think with your feelings or emotions. Make decisions based on truth, facts, logic, and common sense.
Wear the coats of faith and grace in the colder seasons of marriage.
Satan can steal your joy when you're too busy.
Things only seem "bad" when we expect them to be something that they're not.
Anger can sabotage communication.
Hold hands with your spouse when things seem to get difficult or frustrating.
In hard times, the answer is not giving up. It's not giving in. It's giving all.
Marriage is God's design to make us holy, not to make us happy.
Oneness grows as we receive our spouse as a gift from God.
He has gaps. I have gaps. But together, we fill those gaps.
Adam and Eve didn't even know each other! But they both knew God, Who had brought them together.
Receiving your spouse is not based on his/her performance.
Growing toward oneness makes it possible for a man and woman AS A COUPLE to become more than they ever could have been apart.
Rejecting your spouse is like saying "I don't like God's gift to me."
Sitting in church does not make you a Christian any more than sitting in a garage would make you a car.
Fruit trees don't grunt and groan to produce fruit, and neither should Christians!
If YOU win every argument, then your spouse feels like a loser... and you're allowing him/her to feel that way so that you have the peace of your victory!
Forgiveness is not forgetting, it's choosing not to recall it later.
We minimize conflict when we choose to bless one another in marriage.
Blessing others follows the example of Jesus.
Gratitude is the seed of contentment.
Being a submissive wife means that you give up your desire to control and you cooperate with your husband as he seeks to lead your marriage and family.
When your heart is ripped out, God is enough.
Cherish the moments.
The only thing certain in life is GOD.
It's not that I have to love him, it's that I get to. It's an honor.
Bitterness is an emotional and spiritual cancer.
Husband, Wife, and God, when woven together like a braid, create beauty.
It's time that you choose to begin to think, live, and respond differently.
Thanks for posting these Sarah! It sounds like it was a sweet conference! I'm so glad that you and Jeff renewed your vows. That is so romantic. I copied and pasted these in a Word document so I can look at them later, they were very good.
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