WOW! If you didn't come to church this weekend, you MISSED OUT! Here's some my notes from Joe McGee:
- Get yourself a nap, get yourself some peanut butter, and get after it!
- You gotta grab an udder! (If you weren't there, this will make no sense, but it's the greatest illustration ever! Grab the podcast here or get a CD at church!)
- Pity doesn't move God. It moves people, but it doesn't move God. That's why we get confused sometimes.
- God needs you to believe and He needs your permission - He needs you to ask. It's a legal thing.
- Texas bumper sticker: "When two people are just alike, one of you is not needed."
- Humans hate surprises unless there's a big red bow attached.
- Think like a river, not like a pond.
- Don't forget your source or you'll think you are one.
- Run until you pass out, run until you pass out, run until you pass out, until you don't pass out no more!
- #1 problem is all marriages is selfishness.
- I can't do everything, but I can do something.
- You don't find something, you build something. If you find it, it ain't worth having. You BUILD a family. You BUILD a marriage. Jesus BUILT His Church and the gates of Hell have not prevailed against it.
- Joe and his wife compiled a list of 40 things they wish they knew before they got married. Here are a few that he mentioned. As soon as I find the rest on his site I will link to it...
- Great relationships are no accident.
- The greatest gift I can give my spouse is my own happiness.
- It is possible to hate and love someone at the same time.
- The only rules in marriage are the ones you both agree on.
- Conflict does not destroy a marriage, but the avoidance of it causes resentment.
- Every marriage has seasons–there can be some hard winters.
- My primary relationship is with my spouse, not my kids.
- It is never too late to repair damaged trust.
- Secrets are lies.
- Sex can improve with age.
- If you can’t be happy without your spouse, you probably can’t be happy with them.
- Getting help when you can’t work things out is a sign of intelligence, not weakness.
- The real issue is usually not what you are arguing about.
- My opinion is not necessarily the truth.
- Guilt-tripping never gets you what you want.
- What you judge in your spouse is a reflection of what you judge in yourself. It takes one to know one.
- My spouse is both my teacher and my student.
- If my spouse is defensive, I’m probably giving them a reason to be.
- Good sex doesn’t make a marriage great, but it sure helps.
- Possessiveness and jealousy are born out of fear, not love.
- Don’t say anything about your spouse that you’re not willing to say to them.
- If your spouse thinks something is important, it is.
- Don’t yell at your spouse unless the house is on fire.
- The silent treatment was invented by a kindergartner.
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