The Body - Focus On the Good

Matt Knight
This last Sunday, Pastor Matt finished up the series The Body and he continued his talk about marriage.  At the beginning of his sermon, he emphasized that it is so very important to know the power of the resurrection that lives in us so we can walk that out in our lives.  He goes on to encourage us to use the power source that God has given us to transform our marriages.
I don’t know about you, but when it comes to using the power source that God has given us my marriage isn’t the first thing that pops in my mind.  (Although it is probably the main reason my wife has dealt with me for 22 yrs!). Why is it that when we have marriage woes we turn to others and self help techniques and not the Spirit of God in us? This is why we stress on knowing who we are in Christ and what comes with that knowledge. Why would we choose to rely on any other source for our marriages than the same power that raised Christ from the dead that lives in us! (Rom 8:11)
Pastor Matt challenged us this week to set our minds on and dwell on the positive things about our spouses:  “whatever is TRUE, whatever is HONORABLE, whatever is RIGHT, whatever is PURE, whatever is LOVELY, whatever is of GOOD REPUTE. (Phil 4:8)

Why would we choose to rely on any other source for our marriages than the same power that raised Christ from the dead that lives in us!?

God made us a new creation and it is good. What if we looked at our brothers and sisters in Christ like the good new creation that God has made them to be and not focus on the negatives? What if we started with our spouses?

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