The 7 Love Agreements: Decisions You Can Make on Your Own to Strenthen Your Marriage - Hardcover

Weiss, Douglas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1591857244 ISBN 13: 9781591857242

Publisher: Siloam Pr, 2005

Synopsis

What is the key to strengthening your marriage and all the relationships in your life? In this revealing book, Douglas Weiss explains seven love agreements that will not only change the way you look at yourself but will also help you uncover new levels of intimacy in your relationships. You can experience the power of agreement in these areas: * Faithfulness * Patience * Forgiveness * Celebration * Service * Respect * Kindness
One of the church's premier relationship experts, Weiss will show you the difference between constructive and destructive agreements, how to stop playing roles, the importance of giving and serving others, and so much more.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Build your relationship one day at a time! A love agreement depends solely on one heart to make it work, you, your heart, and you doing your marriage right. You will be able to keep these seven love agreements, and measure your progress for a lifetime.The seven love agreements include: FAITHFULNESS. I will be faithful to my spouse at all times and in all circumstances. PATIENCE. I will not try to change things about my spouse that I do not like but will modify my behaviors that annoy my partner. FORGIVENESS. When I have offended my spouse, I will quickly ask forgiveness. And I will forgive my spouse's offenses in my heart even before being asked. SERVICE. I will anticipate my spouse's spiritual, emotional, physical, and material needs and will do everything I can to meet them. RESPECT. I will not act or speak in a way that demeans, ridicules, or embarrasses my spouse. KINDNESS. I will be kind to my spouse, eliminating any trace of meanness from my behavior and speech. CELEBRATION. I will appreciate my spouse's gifts and attributes and celebrate them personally and publicly. This is a fantastic journey of change. Are you ready for an exciting new adventure called marriage?

From the Back Cover:

LOVE AGREEMENTS ARE REAL! You make them. You can do them without your spouse. And you carry them out. Once you make these love agreements in your heart, the day-to-day behavior will begin to follow. You can expect to see results that will impact both of you in your relationship. The reality will surprise you! Whether you are restoring your relationship or desiring to improve on what you already have, these seven love agreements are an important matter of the heart. The decisions you make or don't make can be the difference between having a great, loving marriage or a distant, cold marriage.
The 7 Love Agreements helps develop faithfulness, patience, forgiveness, service, respect, kindness, and celebration, all of which contribute to an exciting, loving, and wonderful relationship.Individually or as a couple, you can make choices that will foster your love for God and for your spouse. God made you with a big heart that is capable of incredible constructive achievements. Let your marriage be one of them!

About this edition

• Publisher: Siloam Pr
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1591857244
• ISBN 13: 9781591857242
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 213