I am the Pastoral Counselor at LifePoint Church in Smyrna, TN. As a Pastoral Counselor, I remind couples that marriage takes work! There WILL be conflict. It’s not a question of ‘if’ it will happen but instead ‘how’ will we respond when it does happen.

Married couples will face issues on many fronts. Some will seem very small and others will appear unresolvable. Are we prepared for the conflict? I have been blessed to celebrate 40 years of marriage, and am able to give several great insights to help couples prepare for various conflicts they will face in marriage.

The goal is ‘civil disagreement’, learning to be civil with one another as we walk through conflict resolution. One of the biggest battles we will face in reaching this goal will be our internal battle with an “I attitude”. We should always strive to take our eyes off of ourselves. It’s important to remember that “what we feed grows and what we starve dies” so we should starve selfishness, anger, lust, pride and other ungodly things.