Inspiring Marriages: Red Flags During Courtship

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 grand baby.

As we share our story, our desire is to inspire couples to build their friendships and thus build their marriages in all areas: spiritually, emotionally, romantically and physically.

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Courtship …

Courtship — it is a period where a man and a woman dedicate 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.

14 Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness? 15 What harmony can there be between Christ and the devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever? 2 Corinthians 6:14-15 (NLT)

14 Do not ·join yourselves to [become partners with; Lbe mismatched/unevenly yoked with] unbelievers. ·Good and bad do not belong together For what partnership has righteousness and wickedness/lawlessness?]. Light and darkness cannot share together [Or what fellowship/partnership can light have with darkness?]. 15How can Christ and Belial [Cthe devil; Satan] have any agreement [harmony; accord] What can a believer ·have together [share in common] with a nonbeliever? 2 Corinthians 6:14-15 (EXB)

Yoked: joined, coupled

Red Flags:

1. Anger – not dealing with frustration correctly. How do they act when they are disappointed? Retreat? Pout? Shout? Slam doors? Cry? Violence?

2. Complainer – takes no responsibility.

3. Gossiper – beware of using “prayer requests” to gossip.

4. Backbiter One who slanders or speaks ill of the absent.

5. Clingy – insecure when you are apart.

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Continuing our story: Courtship Story

2nd Date: Atlanta Zoo and Steven Curtis Chapman concert

https://youtu.be/R27akb5QKKA?si=HI32YqH0YszTXpqd

Friendship builder:

Go on a walk together and TALK.

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