Attitudes affect actions. If you have a pessimistic, defeatist attitude, it will be expressed in negative words and behavior. The reality is that you may not be able to control your environment.

gative thinking tends to beget negative thinking. If you focus on how terrible a situation is, it will get worse. But if you focus on one positive thing in that situation, another will get worse. But if you focus on one positive thing in that situation, another will appear.

Just as emotional intimacy comes from sharing our feelings, spiritual intimacy comes from sharing our walk with God. We don't have to be spiritual giants to have spiritual intimacy as a couple, but we must be willing to share with each other where we are spiritual. d lately to encourage others' spiritual journey?

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).

How do you view the greatest description of love and how do you show love?

Paul's reaction to the controversy in 1 Corinthians 3 gives us some insight into his feelings about his fellow missionaries. To him, they were teammates, using their individual skills to achieve the same goal he was striving for: establishing the church. Teamwork was crucial to the health of the church. It's also vital to the health of a relationship.

The cross has become the universal symbol of God's love. The crucifixion of Jesus was a time when God clearly spoke all five love languages:

As Jesus describes in Luke 17:3, often the wise response to anger is to lovingly confront the person who has wronged you in an effort to seek resolution.