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1 Corinthians 1:18, "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the Power of God." 

The Mountain of Misunderstanding. 

The Mountain of "Me First". 
Phil. 2:3Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself;

The Mountain of Mistakes. 

1.  The Rope of ACCEPTANCE. 

Romans 15:7
"Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God."

Ten things men wished women knew about men.
No. 10, ladies, if something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of those ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one. 
No. 9, learn to work the toilet seat.  You're a big girl.  If it's up, put it down.  Don't complain.  Don't gripe about it.  It's just simple. 
No. 7, when we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine, really. 
No. 4, Christopher Columbus didn't need directions and neither do we.
No. 2, we're not mind readers and we never will be.  Our lack of mind reading ability is not proof of how little we care about you.
No. 1 if we ask what is wrong and you say nothing, we will act like nothing is.


- When a man says, hey, can I help with dinner, honey?  What he really means is so why isn't dinner already on the table? 
- When a man says, take a break, honey, you are just working too hard; what he means is, hey, could you please stop the vacuum cleaner?  I can't hear the game. 
- When a man says, I can't find it.  What he means is, it didn't fall into my outstretched hands.

What if we would replace the word change in our relationships to cherish?
   
2.  GAIN TRACTION WITH LOVING ACTIONS. 

And there are three C's that give love traction.

Consideration: 
Philippians 2:4  "And look out for one another's interests, not just for your own." 

Cooperation.

John 13:1 (NIV) "It was just before the Passover Feast.  Jesus knew that the time had come for Him to leave this world and go to the Father.  Having loved His own who were in the world, He now showed them the full extent of his love." 

Commitment. 

Philippians 2:13, "For God is working in you, giving you the desire to obey him and the power to do what pleases him."

3.  TETHERED BY FORGIVENESS. 

Colossians 3:13.  "Get along with each other, and forgive each other.  If someone does wrong to you, forgive that person because the Lord forgave you." 

John Ortberg says, "The problem for many couples is they just have an incorrect concept of what marriage really is."

Marriage is when two imperfect people come together to share everything. 

1 John 3:16, This is how we know what love is:  Jesus Christ laid down his life for us and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers."