Leaders' Stories (To Be Reviewed)
Be Encouraged
Written by Coaches to encourage other Coaches, honestly sharing the realities of ministering.
Power of Prayer
In Marriage and Divorce Magazine, the March 1980 issue, these statistics were given:
‘Right now in the U.S. 1 out of 3 marriages ends in divorce.
However, in a marriage where both people were married in a church the divorce rate is 1 out of 50.
In a marriage where the couple is married in a church, they attend church every Sunday and they pray and read the Bible together, the divorce rate is 1 out of 1,105.
That’s the difference that Jesus Christ makes in a marriage.’
These statistics may be old and somewhat outdated, but the principal remains the same. That is why it is so important that we make it plain to couples taking the Married for Life course that the course will do nothing for their marriage if they don’t apply the principles on a daily basis. But if they do…! As one couple recently testified, ‘Our marriage wasn’t transformed it was reborn!’ This truth applies to us as leaders also, if you get so busy that you begin to set aside your time in prayer and the Word, either together or individually you will loose your effectiveness in ministering to your couples. Remember, as your ministry grows you will need more time in prayer and the Word, not less. Don’t let the enemy trick you into thinking that you don’t have time for God.
The Missing Ingredient
Josh McDowell says, ‘Another reason for where our young people are today is the lack of intimacy. I once debated the co-founder of Playboy on TV for 3 hrs. He agreed with me on this point. My statement was: We have not been through a sexual revolution. We have not! What we have been through in the last fifteen years has been a revolution in the search for intimacy. Most of our young people do not want the physical aspect of sex, they want someone who cares. They want to be able to care. They want intimacy. We have allowed our culture to dictate to us that the only way you find intimacy is through the physical – and that’s an absolute lie! One woman called me at an university and said in the last five nights I’ve gone to bed with five different men. Is that all there is to it? As she started to cry she said please tell me there’s something more? Yes, it’s called intimacy, it’s what the Bible calls ‘the two shall become one’ Genesis 2:23-24 NRSV
Do you have a word from the Lord or a teaching He has given you? Would you like to share your story with other Coaching Couples? We would love to hear from you!
