Build Your Marriage: Deal Positively with Conflict

In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry
Ephesians 4:26

It’s a short list today.
Keep short accounts. Deal with today’s conflict instead of hiding it in the closet waiting for just the “right” moment.
Deal with the issue at hand. Don’t throw in any red herrings. That stuff that has nothing to do with what’s on the table.
Confess and repent of your part. 
Forgive your spouse’s part.
Let your spouse have the last word. The quickest way to stop an argument is for someone to stop.
This is not all inclusive. Nor are they the absolute rule – everyone’s situation is a bit different. Sometimes the issue is important enough you have to keep after it to resolve it. 
What have you found to be helpful in resolving conflict in your marriage?

About Angela D. Meyer

Angela D. Meyer writes fiction that showcases God’s ability to redeem and restore the brokenness in our lives. She is the author of This Side of Yesterday, The Jukebox Cafe (a part of Hope is Born: A Mosaic Christmas Anthology) and the Applewood Hill series. Angela is a member of American Christian Fiction Authors and has served on the leadership team of her local writers’ group, Wordsowers. Angela currently lives in NE with her husband. They have two children, both of whom they homeschooled and graduated. Lucy, a green eyed, orange tabby, who loves popcorn rounds out their family. Angela enjoys sunrises and sunsets, the ocean when she gets a chance to visit, and hopes to ride in a hot air balloon someday.

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