I shared with the Church how my wife and I do not fight anymore.  We do have some moments of “intense fellowship”.  The best part of this is making up.

So, why do we fight one another?  I know, “He leaves the top off the toothpaste tube.”  “She leaves her dirty laundry all over the house.”  The reasons are nearly endless.  The problem is when these issues go without being dealt with they become larger and still larger.  This happens because they pick up baggage along the way.  Today she fails to do the dishes.  Then tomorrow you add to that, that she went to bed too early.  Now things are mounting up (not as eagles either).

Over time if this goes on it will become a mountain that even Sir Edmund Hillary could breach.  The root cause of all this goes back to unmet expectations.  Here is the thing.  If husbands and wives do not communicate what their individual expectations are then the other mate cannot begin to meet them even if they are reachable.

This is why godly communication should be paramount in the lives of husband and wives.  If we do not communicate these problems will continue to grow.  Once we learn to communicate then we need to learn how to sit down like adults and work through our problems.

Maybe; just maybe, we need to learn communication and conflict resolution at the same time.  I don’t know about you; but, I think I might be on to something here.  Here is the thing.  God’s Word gives us the answers for both of these issues; but, it is up to you and I do dig the answers out.  Ah!  Now, we have hit pay dirt.  Look at Matthew 18:15, “Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.”  Here is a good place to start.  Never broadcast it to masses to make yourself look like the wounded warrior.

So, how are you doing?