WAYS OF STRENGTHENING COMMUNICATION
- Eat together
- Make time for each other
- Walking together
- Plan couple activities
- Outings
- Movies
- Retreats, vacation, church activities
- Act of service
- Use appropriate physical affection, hugging, sitting close can communicate love
- Use affectionate names or pet names
- Write notes and messages
- Give thoughtful gift
- Appreciate your spouse publicly and privately
- Sexual intimacy in marriage
- It is not abominable talking about your sex life.
- Frequency of sex
- Style
- Emotional needs
- Concern and comfort
- Speak life into your marriage
- Learn to pray and learn together
THINGS TO AVOID IN MARITAL COMMUNICATION
- Avoid shouting, name calling, threatening divorce during misunderstanding, comparism
- Silence treatment as punishment
- Sarcasim
Golden rule of marital communication
- Speak that way to your spouse
- Listen that way to your spouse
COMMUNICATION WITH GOD AND SPOUSE
- Couples should develop personal prayers to God
- Pray together where possible
- Worship and read scripture
HEART TO HEART CONVERSATIONS YOU SHOULD ADOPT
How often do we eat together ?
How often do you say I love you?
How often do you say thank you?
How often do you discuss your future?
How often do you discuss your finances ?
How many times do you discuss intimacy?
How often do we apologize?
How often do we forgive ?
- YOUR SPOUSE IS NOT YOUR OPPONENT
COMMUNICATION AND FORGIVENESS
Forgiveness is essential to restoring communication
Communication is the bridge of two hearts.
Two hearts connects when communication becomes a bridge instead of a barrier.
When ego, pride, unforgiveness, bitterness, strife stands in the gap of two hearts, it creates a barrier yet when ego, pride, unforgiveness, strife is been killed just as Christ(husband) died for the church(wife) communication becomes a bridge that connects two hearts joyfully.
MAY YOU RECEIVE THE GRACE, DIVINE ENABLEMENT AND WISDOM TO COMMUNICATE RIGHTFULLY
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR PART 4
LESSONS FROM HHC MARRIAGE SCHOOL
BY HHC MARRIAGE COUNSELLORS
HOLY HILL CHAPEL AG, GHANA
