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  1. A tired couple sits with heads bowed beneath a rock overhang, beside a map, compass and packs, as dawn breaks over a wet mountain pass.

    Faith · Marriage

    You Can Pray for Your Marriage and Still Need New Skills

    Prayer is not a substitute for wisdom, repentance or learning how to handle difficult relationship problems. Sometimes the answer you are asking God for includes something you need to learn.

    Henk Kruger · 9 minute read ·

    Read article You Can Pray for Your Marriage and Still Need New Skills
  2. A woman pauses beside a rain-streaked window, eyes closed and one hand resting on a chair, while her husband sits several steps behind in the dim room.

    Faith · Conflict · Marriage

    Self-Control Is Spiritual – But It Still Has to Be Practised

    You can sincerely want to respond differently and still find yourself losing control when the same old trigger gets touched. Self-control is part of the fruit of the Spirit, but that does not mean it appears in difficult conversations without being exercised, strengthened and practised.

    Henk Kruger · 9 minute read ·

    Read article Self-Control Is Spiritual – But It Still Has to Be Practised
  3. On a wet coastal path, a man turns back towards his wife, who stands several metres behind; a break in the clouds lights the path ahead.

    Marriage · Conflict

    When Only One Person Wants to Save the Marriage

    What do you do when you are still willing to fight for the marriage, but your spouse seems to have stopped trying? You cannot control whether they change, but that does not mean you are powerless. Sometimes the first shift in a marriage begins when one person stops waiting for the other to move first.

    Henk Kruger · 9 minute read ·

    Read article When Only One Person Wants to Save the Marriage

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