God, Change My Spouse
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About the Guest
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
I’m wondering, should you pray for God to change your spouse?
Ron: I’m wondering, should you pray for God to change your spouse?
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Ron: If you’re married, you’ve probably prayed that prayer at least once. But how do we know if that’s appropriate or just shifting blame? Well, if your spouse is involved in sinful behavior, yeah, pray for them to repent. And if they are abusive toward you or a child, don’t tolerate it, get to safety, and pray they are convicted to change.
But if that’s not it and it’s just a matter of preference, well…you know that old saying that says when you’ve pointing the finger of blame at someone else you have more fingers pointing back at you? That might be a good rule of thumb here. Pray for your heart to change more times than you pray for them to change. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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