I have fallen in love with the ‘Thriving Marriages’ website. With so many marriages struggling, this is an excellent resource for Pastors and all of you to be able to help others and maybe your own marriage.
FROM THRIVING MARRIAGES:
Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it. –1 Peter 3:10-11 (NLT)
Personally, I hate conflict. Even the word conflict sounds painful! It has a harsh ring to it. The etymology of the word involves the prefix con- and the suffix —-flict. Con– is from the same source from which we developed the word constipation. And —flict is the origin of afflicted, as in, What a drag! I’m afflicted with constipation. (Okay, I haven’t really fact-checked all that, but that’s the image I get when I think of conflict–constipated affliction.)
