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Why We Blame Each Other and the Freedom on the Other Side

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Why We Blame Each Other and the Freedom on the Other Side

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Speaking at a Grace Fellowship, Emerson unpacks Ephesians 5:33, why she needs love and he needs respect, and how couples get stuck on the Crazy Cycle. Then he delivers the freeing truth that your spouse does not cause you to be the way you are but reveals the way you are. For any husband or wife tired of the blame game, this message invites you to respond unto Christ and discover a freedom no spouse can take away.

Emerson Eggerichs, Ph.D.

Author, Speaker, Pastor

Questions to Consider

When conflict flares in your marriage, do you more often feel unloved or disrespected, and how does that feeling shape the way you react?
What would change in your next disagreement if you believed your spouse does not cause you to be the way you are but reveals the way you are?
Where have you been living as though your response is your spouse's responsibility?
How might picturing Jesus Christ standing beyond your spouse's shoulder change the way you love or respect them this week?

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