31 Year Old Note to Self: Change Yourself
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About the Guest
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On our 31st wedding anniversary I wondered what I would say to my younger self about marriage. I realized I probably wasted 15 years thinking more about my wife's behavior than mine. But things got better for us when I looked in the mirror and measured myself by Christ's example of love. By focusing on me, I was able to change the only person I was able to change. When I did, it softly invited her to do the same and in changing ourselves we made far more progress than trying to change the other.
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What would you say to your younger self?
Ron: What would you say to your younger self?
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: On our 31st wedding anniversary I wondered what I would say to my younger self about marriage. Here’s one thing I came up with. “Ron, don’t spend so much time trying to change Nan.” I probably wasted 15 years or more thinking more about her behavior than mine. But things really got better for us when I started looking in the mirror and measuring myself by Christ’s example of love.
By focusing on me, I was able to change the only person I was able to change. And here’s the cool thing: when I did, it softly invited her to do the same. And in changing ourselves we made far more progress than trying to change the other. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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