Encouragement - Marriage Video Transcripts
Video 1 Transcript
It's important to realize that sometimes you need to take care of yourself and that's the best way to take care of your spouse or to take care of another person. So I think that the key to making a marriage work is being selfless, to be willing to make the marriage work, to be willing to take care of the other person and put their needs ahead of your own. But the only way you can do that is if you take care of yourself emotionally, psychologically. We have to remember that Jesus Christ, he went off to be alone at some times and he went off to pray to the Father by himself, alone. But and he was the most selfless person in the world and so sometimes to take care of another person you have to make sure that you're taking care of yourself too. But do it with the intent of being able to help somebody else.
Video 2 Transcript
I want you to think about a plant. When you're getting ready to sow a plant, you plant the seed in the ground, and of course you nurture it, you water it, you fertilize it, you take care of it, and then it starts to make its sprouts, and then it starts to create its stem, and it starts to develop into the plant that it is. A marriage is just like that. So I want you to know through this idea of encouragement is to be aware that when you jump into the marriage, be aware that it's going to take some nurturing, it's going to take some watering, you're going to have to fertilize it, you're going to have to take care of it, it's not going to be something that's going to sprout out quickly in the next few days. It's going to take years, and then when you get that plant, it's going to be thriving and everything. So that's just one of my words of encouragement is be patient, go through the struggles, and you'll make it through.
Video 3 Transcript
Marriage is arguably the hardest and most rewarding thing that will happen in your life. And so if it's at the hardest stage right now, understand that you're not the only one that feels that way. If you're having a hard time loving your spouse, if you're having a hard time loving your kids, understand that you're not the only one that feels that way. That's a common issue where people feel like they're losing their feelings for their spouse or they're just not the way that they used to be. That's a common thing. But as long as you can be focused on the right things and be open about your personal feelings with your spouse, if you're focused on trying to help them, as long as the both of you will be open and communicate and try and be loving with each other and be patient, you'll be able to work through it.
Video 4 Transcript
If you're struggling in your marriage, I would just encourage you to be patient. Every couple, I believe, struggles in different ways at different times, but I think every couple needs to learn to be patient with each other and with yourself. And as hard as it may be to serve your spouse, I would encourage you to try to do that. That will make a big difference.
Video 5 Transcript
I grew up in a broken home. My parents didn't emulate a happy and healthy marriage at all and I was terrified, absolutely terrified, that I would end up like them in a very unhappy marriage. But I wanted marriage so bad. I wanted to have a happy marriage because I've seen people who've had it and so my encouragement to you is if you come from similar to me where your parents didn't emulate a happy marriage or if you had a single parent raising you, you can have a happy marriage. It begins with you. You got to make sure that you're putting in the effort and it is true you can't control somebody. If you're doing your best then that's that's all that can be asked for. It takes two and that, you know, people's agency comes into account but I promise that if you work hard you can have a happy marriage. It is possible.
