Moody Radio

Communication is so important in a marriage. Why, because we're not mind readers. If you never share your thoughts, your spouse will never know what you're thinking.

Most couples spend 8 to 10 hours apart each day due to work etc. So how do they stay connected? Dr. Gary suggests that couples should commit themselves to a 20 minute debriefing each day. Share with each other the highlights and low lights of their day.

Feeling in love doesn't take work. You're pushed along by emotions. But when you come down off the high, it takes intentional love to grow your marriage, and that takes work.

The commonly held view is that we are victims of our environment. We think that if we grew up in a dysfunctional family, we're destined to failure in relationships. It doesn't have to be that way. While our environment affects us, it doesn't control us.

It's a common myth today that people cannot change. A spouse's failures can lead to hopelessness. But his myth fails to reckon with the reality of human freedom and the power of God. People can and do change.