Personal Responsibility

The Surprising Secret to a Powerful Marriage
BIG IDEA: Personal Responsibility is the fuel that drives the actions of a healthy marriage.

Marriages experience conflict for two reasons:
1. Couples fail to make each other HAPPY
2. Couples succeed at making each other UNHAPPY

A Few Surprises About Marriage:
- God didn't invent marriage to make me HAPPY, but to make me WHOLE and HOLY
Genesis 2:18-25

- The greatest threat to my marriage is ME
Ephesians 5:22-33

- The surprising key to a powerful marriage is PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Actions of Personal Responsibility: Ephesians 5:15-21
1. Make it your primary quest to gain CLARITY about your spouses REALITY
2. Stop asking the WRONG questions.
3. Always ask the PRODUCTIVE questions.
4. Ask the MILLION DOLLAR question: WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM ME?
5. Ask the TRILLION DOLLAR question: How can I get in alignment with what God is doing FOR THE GOOD OF MY SPOUSE?
Personal responsibility + utter dependence upon God = MIRACLES