tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post1856271377200465881..comments2023-12-23T15:44:16.012-05:00Comments on .: Respectful Confrontation for the "Three A's"...Emerson and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974647219596498454noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-5630090800946382032012-03-07T10:35:16.473-05:002012-03-07T10:35:16.473-05:00How do I tell if he's addicted to Alcohol or i...How do I tell if he's addicted to Alcohol or if its just the fact that I don't like him drinking. He's not abusive, he doesn't get Drunk every night, maybe once in a while on the weekends. He's responsible with our finances, and does take care of the house and pitches in to help around the house. When we were first married he was considered an alcoholic, but stopped for 14 Pat Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17261102748961495954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-55775964695150346792012-01-26T17:52:54.855-05:002012-01-26T17:52:54.855-05:00Thank you for your wisdom to us who really need it...Thank you for your wisdom to us who really need it, and are learning to not enable any longer. This is a new place to be for a lot of us, and we are grateful for your encouragement.<br />God bless.Kathy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17980023477645794030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-90792328302601095752012-01-22T09:27:43.094-05:002012-01-22T09:27:43.094-05:00Put God in the center of relationship.
I've ne...Put God in the center of relationship.<br />I've never seen nice scenery like this before. It was a nice thing to be in that kind of place, you really preserved and took good care of it.utah county real estatehttp://www.edgehomes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-71197425358386750012012-01-20T13:05:08.780-05:002012-01-20T13:05:08.780-05:00I find it amazing that this is the subject of the ...I find it amazing that this is the subject of the blog you posted. I just LAST NIGHT looked up verbal abuse. Because someone voiced their concern about this in my marriage. Of course I never saw it that way. But I was floored at how closely my husband's behavior mimicked the lists and lists that I found. <br /><br />He is downright mean to me. Hateful might be more appropriate of a word. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-46187762700430121212012-01-19T22:48:07.071-05:002012-01-19T22:48:07.071-05:00YES! My husband and I have seen this too many time...YES! My husband and I have seen this too many times in friend's relationships and it has not ended well. <br /><br />Reminds me of this quote,<br /><br />“If sin isn’t taken seriously & consequences not put into place, a sincere desire to forgive can lapse into a form of enabling that will endanger our spouse and our marriage.” Winston Smith in his book “Marriage Matters”<br /><br />ThankClarehttp://www.peak313.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-33844977363233533152012-01-19T17:47:35.528-05:002012-01-19T17:47:35.528-05:00I had to face the adultery issue with my husband. ...I had to face the adultery issue with my husband. He had been angry at God for a long time. I had a choice...leave him and be another negative in his life...or choose to forgive and offer unconditional love. It was a task that kept me on my knees and in Gods word. "..it's not I who lives, but Christ that lives in me." My counselor told me to make my spirit beautiful and he will be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-72434794122470112452012-01-19T11:42:03.592-05:002012-01-19T11:42:03.592-05:00This is a much needed teaching! I have worked in ...This is a much needed teaching! I have worked in the substance abuse field for many years and teaching to confront with love and not enable is difficult for many Christians to grasp. Tough love is true love and can be done in respectful and honoring ways. Hate the sinful behavior, love the person, but maintain boundaries and consequences! Thank you for your excellent and balanced teaching!Diane Bolducnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792307722868485438.post-22547902823897866652012-01-19T11:37:54.008-05:002012-01-19T11:37:54.008-05:00Great answer and Something can only be done by all...Great answer and Something can only be done by allowing God to work in and through us. At least I know I don't have the power to do this on my own -but if I allow God to do it in me it can be done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com