What Brad Bigney Said at the Marriage Retreat

The following are excerpts from Pastor Brad Bigney’s teaching at the recent marriage retreat.

• Marriage is one of God’s favorite tools for growth—which means change.
• When looking for a spouse, we tend to think the “perfect fit” for marriage is someone who won’t require me to have to change.
• Married persons are tempted to wear a badge that says, “Marriage Martyr.”
• Those who feel their marriage is stuck will become unstuck when they start by having more awareness of being a sinner than being sinned against.
• Can you see yourself as the sinner your spouse sees?
• Marriage squeezes to the surface the junk that is already in you.
• On the day Jesus backs off on his commitments to you, feel free to back off on your commitments to your spouse.
• Bitterness makes people unable to see.