Use your freedom to serve one another in love, (Galatians 5:13). Those words of the apostle Paul were directed to the church, but they apply just as easily to marriage - as does his warning two verses later: "But if you are always biting and devouring one another, watch out! Beware of destroying one another."

When conflict occurs, whether it's in your relationships or in

Paul was the greatest leader of the early Christian church. Yet he struggled when his body was afflicted with the disease. Three times he pleaded with God for healing, but rather than heal him, God's response was, "My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness." (2 Corinthians 12:9).