How to Act Right When Your Spouse Acts Wrong

by VERNICK, LESLIE

• ISBN13: 9781578563975
• ISBN10: 1578563976
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-10-16
• Publisher: WaterBrook Press

Summary

Experience the Blessings of an Imperfect Marriage. We allat one time or anotherhave the opportunity to act right when our spouse acts wrong. There are no perfect marriages or perfect spouses. We know that having a good marriage requires effort and hard work. Yet we often don't know how to continue to love when we are angry, hurt, scared, or just plain irritated. Nor are we sure what that kind of love is supposed to look like. Should we be patient? Forgive and forget? Do something else entirely? Acting right when your spouse acts wrong will not necessarily guarantee a more satisfying marital relationship, nor will it automatically make your spouse change his or her waysalthough both could occur. It will, however, help you see how God is stretching you in the midst of your marital difficulties, teach you to respond wisely when wronged, and lead you into a deeper relationship with Christ as you yield your will to his plan for your life and learn to be more like him. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author Biography

<b>Leslie Vernick</b>, ACSW, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker who has her own private counseling practice and more that twenty years of experience counseling Christians from a biblical worldview. She received her master’s degree from the University of Illinois and is an adjunct professor at Philadelphia Biblical University. She is a popular speaker for women’s groups, couple’s retreats, and professional seminars, and is the author of <i>The TRUTH Principle: A Life-Changing Model for Growth and Spiritual Renewal.</i> She and her husband, Howard, live in Orefield, Pennsylvania, and are the parents of two grown children.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Words of Thanks	xiii
Introduction	1	(6)
Why Bother to Act Right?	7	(26)
What Do My Spouse's Wrongs Reveal in Me?	33	(24)
Stop Reacting, Start Responding	57	(16)
Guard Your Heart	73	(14)
Center Yourself in God	87	(18)
Recognize Your Power to Choose	105	(18)
Choose to Grow	123	(18)
Choose to Love	141	(18)
Gifts of Love	159	(24)
The Blessings of Acting Right	183	(16)
Notes and Acknowledgments	199