Is your marriage struggling? In Part 2 of this series Overcoming A Bad Marriage, Dave and Bethlie share biblical steps for overcoming a bad marriage and restoring what God intended for your relationship.

1. 1. Learn to love again
      1. Define it
         1. Love and feelings are not the same thing
         2. Love is about pleasing God
         3. Love is being willing to give another whatever it is that they need because you know it is what God commands you to do.
      2. Biblicize it
         1. Ephesians 5:25 Husbands love your wives as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her
         2. Older women teach the younger women to love their husbands
         3. Love your neighbor
            1. Your spouse is your closest neighbor so you have to love them
         4. Matthew 5:44. Love your enemy
            1. The lowest level of love
   2. Determine to please God
      1. Get very close to Him
         1. James 4:8
         2. The closer you are to God the healthier you will be
         3. The closer you are to God the stronger you will be
      2. Honor God in the decisions you make and your marriage will be amazing
   3. Take steps to love
      1. Learn to give.
         1. John 3:16
         2. Gal 2:20
         3. Proverbs 25:21
      2. Learn to forgive
         1. Forgiveness promises not to use another's wrongdoings against them in the future
         2. Forgiveness promises not to talk to other people about another's wrongdoings
         3. Forgiveness promises not to dwell on the other's wrongdoings
      3. Learn to meet each other's needs

Join Dave and Bethlie as they continue this overcoming series with this first in a two part series about Ovecoming A Bad Marriage.

Part 1

1. What is a bad marriage?
   1. Typically marriages don't start badly
      1. We meet
      2. We talk
      3. We spend time together
      4. We "fall in love"
      5. We propose
      6. We make plans
      7. We get married.
   2. Marriage can become bad
      1. It happens in a process of time
      2. We don't love each other anymore
      3. We aren't compatible
      4. We are miserable
      5. We allow hurt feelings to become BIG problems
      6. We allow little things to become bigger things
2. What do you do about it?
   1. Remember your vows
      1. For better or for worse
      2. A verbal commitment to honor God and His Word
         1. Divorce is only permitted in a few select cases
         2. Divorce is rarely the best option
         3. Divorce opens the door to more divorce
   2. Repent at the thought of ending it

Happy Valentine's week!

Join Dave and Bethlie as they discuss how love overcomes!