Inspiring Marriages: Courtship

Areas of Agreement

Welcome to the Inspiring Marriages Podcast.  We are Jeff and Teresa Fields.   The music that you heard during our intro was composed and recorded by our son, Joseph Taylor Fields.

We have been happily married for 32 years.  We have 3 wonderful grown children, a fantastic son-in-love, and a precious grandbaby.

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Courtship …

Courtship — it is a period where a man and a woman dedicat themselves to learn more about each other and to seek God together to determine if it is God’s will for them to get married. 

“Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction?”  Amos 3:3 (NLT)

Courtship Areas of Agreement

1.     Where are we going to worship (which church are we going to attend and serve?)

2.    Where are we going to live now and in the future? Keep in mind that if one or both have children from a previous relationship, then options are limited.

3.    Kids? If so, how many? What kind of education will we give them: public, private, homeschool?

4.    Will both of you keep working? Will that change after children? The amount of debt is a factor.

5.    Show each other your written vision and goals.  Share dreams.

“just because a couple has been married a long time, doesn’t

mean they have Holy Matrimony. They may share in paying the bills or raising

the kids, but they are not committed to building each other’s God ordained

hopes and dreams”.  – Mylon and Christi LeFevre “The Honeymoon is Over, Now What?” – page 10.

The Honeymoon is Over, Now What? - BOOK – Mylon Le Fevre Ministries

 

Red Flags:

1.      Things will just “work themselves out”.

2.     Overreacting to one of the areas of agreement above – soulish reaction

3.     Controller – you can’t be yourself. Discounting your feelings, dreams, ambitions, goals,

visions.

Continuing our story:  Courtship Begins

1.      Romantic restaurant

2.    A Dozen Red Roses

3.    1st date present -- Phil Keaggy "Beyond Nature" Cassette

Beyond Nature - Wikipedia

4.    Conversation

5.    Washing Teresa’s feet – commitment to serve

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