Posted by Sabrina Summerfield in Get Good Couples Counseling To Help Your Marriage
My boyfriend and I were having enough trouble prior to our engagement that we knew we wouldn’t marry if we didn’t get some couples counseling. I know he hated the idea, but I felt it was important, this resistance also strained our relationship.
It isn’t uncommon for one party to be inclined to go for help and the other to resist. The reason for this is a simple one. There is a deep concern inside some people, to keep their private life private. This can pose a problem when trouble in your “private” relationship might need some outside intervention.
It might be your nature to deal with things privately, between you, and family, or whomever you trust. But this is not always a good method for long term results. I feel that if you have gotten this far into this article, then maybe it is time to consider that you might need a professional to talk to about your private matters.
Please don’t feel like there is anything wrong with you for realizing that this is an area you need help. Rather, give yourself a pat on the back for being real and truthful with the situation at hand and know that there are others out there facing the same issues. And there is also tons of help.
I have about four hundred friends and relatives and a close church family, and I truly don’t know one single couple who hasn’t struggled in some way with some thing. Don’t think for a minute that just because someone is walking with Jesus that they don’t have the same troubles as everyone else.
It might appear that they have it all handled but the truth is that they are waiting for God to work a miracle, to intervene in a mighty way and turn the bad to good. Don’t wait for a bigger blow out before you get some counsel.
It is my recommendation for Godly counselors to take on your relationship issue, because there is a strong motivation for them to keep you together. The word of God is against division and divorce. This counselor may try more to help you two understand your purpose for being together and offer good guidance and practical ways to make your bitter situation turn sweet. Our church offers free couples counsel, but some charge because this will be the person’s life ministry.
You may think, because you aren’t Christian that you can’t go for Christian couples counseling, but you would be mistaken. If you just don’t want to go to one, then thing about why you think that way and if you still feel compelled to not get church counsel then please go somewhere. The phone book is full of qualified people who desire to help you. Trust me, you will be happy in the long run if you just jump right in and seek help today.
