Our first Internet “Preparing for the Marriage of a Lifetime” class began on Wednesday April 2. The class meets at 8 P.M. Central time. The couples are from California, New York, Connecticut, Texas, and Oklahoma. I am excited about this class and what God is going to do with it and in the lives of these couples. One thing I see already is a willingness to be transparent that I have not seen in our weekend or eleven-week classes. I really think these couples will go deeper in their relationship than most couples do in our other formats. This class seems to provide a “safe” venue for couples to be more open. Last Wednesday we looked at Biblical Roles and then asked the question, “What barriers do you see in becoming the husband or wife that God intends you to be?” Here are some of our responses: some of the women shared that it might be difficult to let their husbands lead - especially those who had been in a relationship where the male abused this role or if they had been single and self sufficient for some time. We talked about God equipping us for these roles and that it is impossible for us to fulfill the role without God’s help. For some it is difficult to trust God. God has been misrepresented to many of us, and so the idea of trusting Him can be very frightening. Some of the men expressed their concerns of not knowing how to lead. Overall some very important issues were brought up. I want to begin to address some of these as we begin to work through them. That is what we will do next time.

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