FINAL Flashcards
To ensure a successful home, a husband and wife must ______ and _______ the concept of _______ in Gods order for the home.
Understand
Practice
Submission
Who did the concept of marriage begin with?
God
What are the Godly qualities that form the basis for a successful marriage covenant?
The love of God
Faithfulness to each other
Forgiveness
Selflessness
Is being a peacemaker a Biblical attitude that helps overcome marital irritations?
Yes
Is yielding the option if leading in order to follow for the sake of order and/or unity a definition of submission?
Yes
The marriage contract is an establishment of a _______ between _______.
Covenant
Two people
Is leadership defined as both:
The ability to motivate others to follow you to an understood objective
The ability to recognize and develop the potential of others?
Yes
When is a wife motivated to submit to the leadership of her husband?
Sacrificial love
Is communication defined as the act or instance of transmitting a verbal or written message?
Yes
What is the steering mechanism of communication?
Character
Hat are the keys to harmonious communication? (Q)
Quality an quantity of communication
All good communication must begin with
Communication with God
Love without ________ is worthless
Communication
The best way to find out if a message has been received is to have the receiver ________ it.
Repeat
In perfect communication, the ______ must ________ exactly what was ________.
Hearer
Understand
Said
What occurs when the hearer misunderstands what was said?
Distortion
3 ways to communicate
Word
Gesture
Spirit
Midlife crisis can be defined as:
Turning point
An emotionally, significant event or radical change in a persons life
An unstable or crucial time in which a decisive change is impending with the distinct possibility if undesirable outcome
What are the symptoms of mid life crisis
Outburst of anger Deep depression and withdrawal Instability Confusion Sulking Rebellion Frustration
Age of midlife crisis
Men:
Women
Men: mid 40s
Women: late 30s to early 40s
What are the survival traits for midlife crisis in marriage?
Identify the seed problem Communicate your needs Make up for the deficit or lack you feel Strike for balance in your life Reinforce your personal spiritual life
Can life experiences determine the start of mid life crisis?
Yes
Marriage is not a romantic balcony it’s:
a spiritual battleground
What keeps us from fighting the spiritual battle for our marriage properly?
The fact that satan is invisible
One reason for having sex within the bonds of matrimony is:
Recreation
