The Grace of Marriage

The key to making changes in a marriage is to see your spouse as God’s son or daughter. Your spouse and you are someone Jesus Christ died for and thus you both are part of God’s flock, a part of His handiwork in the Kingdom. Your spouse is worthy of your respect at all times. Spouses can work through each other to accomplish God’s work. Spouses can influence each other to the good. If you want to influence someone to be more Christ-like then you need to become more Christ-like yourself. A spouse’s behavior should be exemplified by a single word: grace. Grace heals. The hallmark of grace is forgiveness, and one aspect of forgiveness is the attitude of “I am giving up my right to retaliation, my right to hurt you back.” If your spouse has given you every reason for withdrawing, pursuing, or fighting, forgiveness means just letting it go. You are going to cancel the debt. However cancelling a debt is just part of forgiveness. The other part is establishing an appropriate relationship. That means not being foolish or inviting more hurt but having enough courage to take risks and to be vulnerable. Share those parts of yourself you have been keeping locked away…secret feelings, risky opinions, times when you risk rejection but share an idea anyway.  If you are in need of marriage counseling or need some counseling, please contact Lamar Hunt Jr. or see his website at http://lamarhuntjrcounseling.com/.

More Wisdom from the Bible

Lamar Hunt, Jr. knows the Bible provides sound advice.  Lamar like to use an appropriate bible quote to help individuals in counseling.  Here’s another of his favorites:  “There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” Proverbs 12:18.  If you are in need of counseling, please contact Lamar Hunt Jr. or see his website at http://lamarhuntjrcounseling.com/

Wisdom from the Bible

Lamar Hunt, Jr. loves to read the Bible.  He also loves to use his favorite quotes in not only understanding how to help individuals in counseling but to pass on to his counseling clients.  Here’s one of his favorites:  “By Wisdom is a house built, by understanding is it made firm; And by knowledge are its rooms filled with every precious and pleasing possession. A wise man is more powerful than a strong man, and a man of knowledge than a man of might; For it is by wise guidance that you wage war, and the victory is due to a wealth of counselors.”  Proverbs 24:3-6.  If you are in need of counseling, please contact Lamar Hunt Jr. or see his website at http://lamarhuntjrcounseling.com/