tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2613335924468202284.post3619238847573549457..comments2023-07-30T05:51:02.673-04:00Comments on Journey to Surrender: Five Big Marriage Mistakes Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382135979097709418noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2613335924468202284.post-36491780843942423682013-05-08T23:34:37.323-04:002013-05-08T23:34:37.323-04:00I love this. Great post, Scott! These are definite...I love this. Great post, Scott! These are definitely beliefs that many couples go into marriage thinking. I'm definitely guilty of #1. I wasn't sure about the purpose of marriage until 6 months into our marriage, and I'm grateful God gave me a wake-up call early on because some people take much much longer, and some marriages don't survive because they are based on the purpose of happiness, not holiness, growth, and service. <br /><br />And you're so right about #3 - intimacy is so much more than just physical. Spiritual, emotional, and relational intimacy are just as important in a marriage. This also took me awhile to grasp. Now my husband and I strive to take the initiative to build more relational intimacy and enjoy regular date nights, afternoons, moments together. We build in time everyday to spend with each other, and we enjoy surprising one another romantically. We've been growing in the spiritual intimacy area too - praying together regularly for and with each other, doing a devotional together, singing to praise music in the car whenever we go out to run errands together or on the way to an activity/event, talking about things of God, and encouraging one another in our faith walks. Still growing in the communication area though. But all these forms of intimacy make our physical intimacy all the sweeter. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2613335924468202284.post-58535065998658010892013-05-08T13:34:15.611-04:002013-05-08T13:34:15.611-04:00Great job. You remind us of the importance of neg...Great job. You remind us of the importance of neglecting the little things. It is easy for us to let them slide.George Dosherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08384967216136954355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2613335924468202284.post-5306429764304481112013-05-07T15:43:00.094-04:002013-05-07T15:43:00.094-04:00Great post. Maybe you should blog from the negativ...Great post. Maybe you should blog from the negative more often. Until we work out our identity, our tendency will be to use our spouse to build our self up. http://choosetotrust.com/2012/10/fixing-your-spouse/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992617403806065512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2613335924468202284.post-21534894122908690712013-05-07T12:10:38.664-04:002013-05-07T12:10:38.664-04:00Awesome post Scott, you nailed it! My biggest stu...Awesome post Scott, you nailed it! My biggest stumbling block was #2. It seemed the more I focused on Darrell's sin, the bigger it became. Thereby making mine ... smaller.<br /><br />I can't speak for my hubby, but one that I would add is failing to resist the temptation to return evil for evil.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com