Marriage Essentials
A self-help guide to strengthening and enriching your marriage
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PREAMBLE
There are many good books on marriage and many experts on the subject. But we think the real expert is someone who has lived through a bad marriage for at least thirty years and have survived with the marriage relatively intact.
Difficulty in the marriage relationship is a very lonely place. We often think we are the only one facing these issues and problems. The truth is that they are so common they are almost universal. Those who have survived it need to teach those who are still in the thick of it.
It can be particularly difficult for those in leadership roles. Others are looking to you for help and guidance, but who do you turn to in your own private struggles? So, you struggle through, put on a mask and show the world that you are winning every battle on every front. But behind closed doors you struggle through, and you cry out to God.
Indeed, God is always gracious to those who turn to Him, and He will help you cope. For every marriage where just one spouse turns to God for help and is sincere in seeking His guidance, we believe that marriage will have a good chance of pulling through. A harmonious home environment is always vital for any ministry to be effective and for the children to grow up wholesome and healthy.
The principles and pointers that we share are from our own experiences, essential lessons learnt the hard way from some 50 years of marriage at the school of hard knocks. And these are lessons and principles picked up over the years of marriage ministry in our attempt to help others and ourselves. It does not cover every area and every aspect of marriage and in any case each marriage will be different to another, but the essentials of the Marriage relationship are there. It is a book as much about life as it is about marriage.
Jesus reminded us that in this world we will have troubles (John 16:33). But we believe that problems in the marital relationship are often unnecessary, and they are problems that can be solved by ourselves. We only need to know how and to put in the effort.
Understand these essentials. Put in the effort and apply them to your lives. And the Lord may yet turn the insipid water of your marriage into choice wine. Or turn your already good vintage into a taste of heaven.
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This book is a product of 50 years of living through their own marriage and of helping and teaching others.
Difficulty in the marriage relationship is a very lonely place, particularly so for those in leadership roles when others are looking to you for help and guidance and you are in your own private struggles. We believe that all marriage issues can be resolved and helped, with guidance. This is a self-help guide to take you through the key essential principles of the marriage relationship. They share with you a wealth of tips, pointers and insights, a treasure trove of nuggets of wisdom.
Yes! You can make your marriage better!About the Author
Cheng Hsian and Bernie were married in their early twenties in Melbourne. They returned to Malaysia after his graduation as an Architect and soon became a principal partner of a thriving and busy architectural practice. An active Christian since young, he immersed himself into Christian Ministry and was a church elder for many years. Amidst their busy years in ministry and work in the professional world, with Bernie devoting herself to being a full-time mother and homemaker, they juggled with home, church and work while struggling through their marriage. Then they attended a Marriage Encounter Weekend which turned their marriage around. Determined to help others, they developed and conducted their own successful Marriage Enrichment Weekends over some twenty years. They are still deeply involved in Christian ministry.