It’s Not Just A Phase Week Two: “How to Protect Your Marriage from Attack”

The Four Foxes that Attack Every Marriage

“Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, while our vineyards are in blossom.” – Song of Solomon 2:15

(1) The of .

(Jesus) “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” – Matthew 6:21

Action Step: Start living on a .

Recommended Resource: “The Total Money Makeover” by Dave Ramsey

(2) The of .

“Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?”   – 2 Corinthians 6:14

Action Step: once a day as a couple for .

Recommended Resource: “Sacred Marriage” by Gary Thomas

(3) The of .

“‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ This is a profound mystery–but I am talking about Christ and the church. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.” – Ephesians 5:31-33

Action Step: Never make a commitment with my family of origin without checking with my .

Recommended Resource: “Boundaries” by Henry Cloud

(4) The of .

“Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of malicious behavior.” – Ephesians 4:31

Action Step: Do whatever is necessary to harshness from my words.

Recommended Resource: “His Needs, Her Needs” by Willard Harley

9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. – 2 Corinthians 12:9-10