Love, Honor & Forgive: A Guide for Married Couples

by Farrel, Bill

• ISBN13: 9780830822270
• ISBN10: 0830822275
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: Intervarsity Pr

Summary

How can youstayin love with your spouse?Practice forgiveness.It's that simple. But it's also really difficult. Saying "I'm sorry" andmeaningit may be one of the biggest challenges you've ever faced. But your marriage may depend on it.Bill and Pam Farrel write from many years of experience as counselors to engaged and married couples. Over and over again, they've seen that healthy and happy couples have learned the power of forgiveness. They've been able to understand and accept God's dramatic sacrifice of forgiveness in Jesus' death on the cross. And they've been able to offer that same kind of forgiveness to each other.InLove, Honor & Forgivethe Farrels speak honestly about forgiveness in marriage, offering plenty of stories for thought and suggestions for action. You'll discoverwhat forgiveness is and isn'thow to find motivation to forgive when you're hurt or angryconversational techniques to help you ask for forgivenesstips for keeping the "little things" from turning into big onessteps to rebuilding trust with your spousehow to restore passion in your relationship after it's been damaged or brokenthe heavy toll bitterness takes--on you and your marriagehow to forgive even when your spouse doesn't want forgivenessThe Farrels offer honest, practical and motivating counsel to help you restore or grow the love in your marriage. Asking and offering forgiveness is at the center. Itispossible. And here's how.

Table of Contents

What Is There to Forgive?

Why Should I Forgive?

Getting Forgiveness in Focus

Bitterness

Choosing to Forgive

Will You Forgive Me?

Reconciling Our Differences

Rebuilding Trust

Restoring Passion

I'm the Only One Who Wants to Work on the Relationship

Keeping the Slate Clean

The Power of Forgiveness

Notes

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