Igniting the Flame of One Relationship Conference

Listening To Your Spouse

Listening is important role in relationships from initial attraction to long-term commitment. In new relationships, listening can be an effective tool not just for attracting the other person but also for overcoming any awkwardness or embarrassment that arises during dating and the process of getting to know one another. In longer-term relationships, listening can keep things exciting, fresh, and vibrant. It can also help you overcome conflicts, disagreements, and the tiny aggravations than can build up over time and wreck even the strongest of relationships is not listening, so take time out and do not over talk but listen.

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Think Positive in Marriage

 

 

A. Think Positive

 

        When positive attitudes are maintained in marriages

We continue to believe in God and our ability to serve Him. 

We do what God wants us to do.

 We encourage those around us, and overcome those who would discourage us.

We ultimately reach the goals that God has placed before us. Spiritual growth in your marriage, like any other successful venture, requires a positive attitude!With it,God will help us reach our goals for spiritual growth. Without it, we fall short of becoming what God would have us to be. 

 Therefore let's consider a few thoughts about...maintaining a positive attitude in marriage. Choose to be positive. We can control out attitude, our moods and our thinking.

You can choose to rejoice when times are hard. James 1:2

 

B. BLOCK OUT NEGATIVITY...

 By avoiding negative self-talk,. Such as "I can't do it...", Such as "It's too hard..."

 By constantly reminding yourself of such things as: You can do what God wants you to do (i.e., grow) - Ph 4:13; 2:12-13

The more effort you make, the more results you will see - Gal 6:7-9; 1 Ti 4:15

Your labor will not be in vain - 1 Co 15:58

By avoiding negative people. Choose your friends carefully -  1 Co 15:33

Stay away from "toxic" people (whose negativity poisons other people's attitudes) Killers of Dreams

 By surrounding yourself with positive people, People who will encourage you to do what is right - Heb 10:24

 People who refresh your spirit, not discourage it - 1 Co 16:17-18; Phe 4-7

 People like Barnabas, "Son of Encouragement" - 

-- With the right  positive attitude, self-talk and the right companionships, you can avoid becoming hardened by the sin of negativity - Heb 3:13

C. LIVE IN THE PRESENT, WITH A VISION TO THE FUTURE...

1. Live in the present, not the past

a. If anyone could have bemoaned his sinful past, it was Paul- 1 Ti 1:12-15

b. Yet he chose not to dwell on past mistakes (or even past

successes), but to press on in the future - Ph 3:12-14

2. Live in the present, with a vision to the future

a. This is what Paul did, reaching forward to the prize of the

upward call of God in Christ Jesus - Ph 3:12-14

b. It was the future glory that enabled him to endure the

present trial - 2 Co 4:17-18

 This mature attitude ( Ph 3:15) is what helped Paul to maintain a positive attitude even in the most difficult of times -  2 Ti 4:18

Outpouring Of The Spirit

 

 

Paul had a Holy Ghost Moment on the road to Damascus. Cornelius had a Holy Ghost experience  in a vision. Cornelius Sent, Peter went, Paul  prayed, Ananias obeyed.

It is our sincere desire and prayer to God to see marriages, family, our world, continent, country, region, state, metro, county, community, city, neighborhood, streets, neighbors, and  home, to have an outpouring of the Holy Ghost.

We know from experience that nothing is so real as an experience that causes one to know Jesus through an experience that confirms and puts an exclamation point to those things you intellectually understand and connect with in your heart.

If it is a dream, vision or some other thing that causes you to know God is working, reaching helping, touching, providing for "YOU", it is you!

We believe prophetically; we are properly positioned to see an unprecedented outpouring of the Spirit of God especially on marriages.

Our prayer is that we are positioning  ourselves personally in such away; that God would not only step into our own life in a greater way, but that he be the catalyst for these events that are going  to happen in the lives of others.

To be salt and light; to be a flaming witness.

As is our promise from Jesus, "Ye shall receive power to be my witnesses after that the Holy Ghost has come upon you."

We see Jesus himself, he understood that being baptized by John was a necessary thing. We see that Jesus as man needed to be baptized and when what was needed was done, there was a visible, spiritual and unforgettable manifestation of the Spirit of God upon him.

We see this same pattern repeated in scripture; that if we will simply line up our lives to those things it teaches us, it puts us in a position to not only see it and hear it for ourselves, but others standing by will be effected and find confirmation in their own life that God has  purposed for them.

In Acts 2, the promise came because people obeyed the directions of Jesus and positioned themselves at the right place, doing the right thing and when the right time came, WOW.

"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14

Let us position ourselves for a Holy Ghost Moment. It could be that when we get where we need to be, doing what we need to do, God will show up in such an incredible way that others will be drawn by the anointing of the Holy Ghost.

Marital Coaches,

Pastors Jerome & Ivy Moore

 

 

HOW ABOUT YOU?

GOT FAITH/HOPE/LOVE

HOW ABOUT YOU?

The best things in life are free, are they not? The air we breathe is not sold by the cubic foot. The water that flows crystal clear from the mountain stream is free for the taking. Love is free, faith is free, hope is free. 

 

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