Focus on the Family Magazine - April/May 2023
It can be a struggle to raise a family while balancing your work life, social life and relationships. Focus on the Family magazine is here to help! Each complimentary issue delivers fresh, practical Biblical guidance on family and life topics. Every issue comes packed with relevant advice to build up your kids, strengthen your marriage, navigate entertainment and culture, and handle common challenges you may face in your marriage and parenting journeys. Plus you'll find seasonal advice ranging from back-to-school activities to date night tips for you and your spouse.
It can be a struggle to raise a family while balancing your work life, social life and relationships. Focus on the Family magazine is here to help! Each complimentary issue delivers fresh, practical Biblical guidance on family and life topics.
Every issue comes packed with relevant advice to build up your kids, strengthen your marriage, navigate entertainment and culture, and handle common challenges you may face in your marriage and parenting journeys. Plus you'll find seasonal advice ranging from back-to-school activities to date night tips for you and your spouse.
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15 COMMON<br />
15 ASSUMPTIONS<br />
THAT CAN HURT YOUR RELATIONSHIP<br />
AD - Hope<br />
Restored<br />
If you truly loved me . . .<br />
• you’d know what I was thinking.<br />
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• you’d know what I wanted.<br />
• you’d want <strong>the</strong> exact same goals I do.<br />
• you’d always put me first.<br />
• our relati<strong>on</strong>ship wouldn’t feel like it was<br />
so much work.<br />
• our relati<strong>on</strong>ship would never change.<br />
• you’d want to do what I want you to do.<br />
• you’d think more like me.<br />
• you’d act more like me.<br />
• we wouldn’t have to talk about so many<br />
hard subjects.<br />
• our love would look more like a<br />
romantic comedy.<br />
• we’d do chores in <strong>the</strong> same way.<br />
• we’d never fight.<br />
• I’d feel your love all <strong>the</strong> time.<br />
• you’d meet all my needs.<br />
Instead of making assumpti<strong>on</strong>s, live by Philippians<br />
2:3 where your spouse is c<strong>on</strong>cerned: “In humility<br />
count o<strong>the</strong>rs more significant than yourselves.”<br />
—Sheila Seifert