Before and After Marriage Counseling

Before and After Marriage Counseling

In a recent survey it has been determined that over 90% of the marriages that are coming to me for counseling leave with a strong marriage.   For the next couple of blogs I would like to share some humorous comparisons of marriages before and after counseling:

            Before:   I feel like I’m suffocating
            After:     You take my breath away
 
            Before:   She called me a controlling, manipulative egomaniac
            After:     She says she loves the way I take control of the situation
 
            Before:   If I had a dime for every stupid thing he’s done…
            After:     He makes me feel like a million bucks.
 
            Before:   Don’t start
            After:     Don’t stop
 
            Before:   The Sound of Silence
            After:     The Sound of Music
 
            Before:   It is like he’s in a dorm
            After:     It is like I’m in a dream
 
            Before:   Jump-start
            After:     Turbo charged
 
            Before:   Chernobyl
            After:     Charming and Noble
 
            Before:   Idiot
            After:     Idle
 
            Before:   Why won’t he ever ask for directions?
            After:     He’s completely lost without me

Thoughts to Ponder:

• What needs to change about my attitude toward my partner?
• How could I view my partner differently?

Scripture:

Job 42:10   "After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD made him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before."