A Christian Look At Marriage: It's Not The Marriage You Think

  The holiday season is perhaps the most stressful season on couples through out the year. The pressure of family gatherings and dealing with family personalities is tough for many couples. So how do you stay connected with your most intimate partner and help protect each other? In reality, most couples don't' know how to do this very well, especially when their stress meter is off the charts. People tend to seek professional help when they are hurting the most. This is one of the reasons my and other counseling practices are very busy during and after the holidays. Those couples who have a faith in a higher power tend to have just as many stressors as those who don't. As humans we are all equally subjected to physical ailments such as cancer, diabetes, and the like. Our friends and loved ones will leave us one day since we have a limited life span. How do some people cope with these normal stressors better than others? It may have something to do with believing in a higher power or something greater than ones self. For a Christian look at marriage, It means believing in a God who loved us so much he came to earth as a baby. Jesus' whole mission in life was to be God incarnate who came to us, to let us know he get's us. God loved each and every human so much he gave the ultimate sacrifice, His Son, as a means of redemption for the entire human race. God is on our side rooting for us. read more...