Comments on: Relationship Builder: Pookie, Ray-Ray, and all the baggage http://www.roncarpenter.com/?p=575 connect with me on a whole new level Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:18:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: mark http://www.roncarpenter.com/?p=575&cpage=1#comment-225 mark Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:32:54 +0000 http://www.roncarpenter.com/?p=575#comment-225 Oh, man! I've preached this one to myself countless times! I've lived with that concept most all my life. Although, through HIS grace I'm slowly learning to do my homework in my relationship. I've learned that even though a man and a woman can both be a christian - doesn't mean they can cohabitate together! Need to do my HOMEWORK! Oh, man! I’ve preached this one to myself countless times! I’ve lived with that concept most all my life. Although, through HIS grace I’m slowly learning to do my homework in my relationship. I’ve learned that even though a man and a woman can both be a christian – doesn’t mean they can cohabitate together! Need to do my HOMEWORK!

]]> By: Veronica http://www.roncarpenter.com/?p=575&cpage=1#comment-149 Veronica Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:13:51 +0000 http://www.roncarpenter.com/?p=575#comment-149 many of the things mentioned in the article seem like such common sense but yrt we still think that our personal situation will be different. We are all products of our respective environments and experiences. The reason many of us struggle in marriage is because we don't use the dating stage to do a thorough discovery about our significant other. We start seeing ourselves at the altar getting married when we have not fully assessed if we should even be connecting with the other individual at all. We cannot compare our personal experiences to what others think or believe but we must use the Bible as the yardstick by which we measure what it is we shoud be doing...... many of the things mentioned in the article seem like such common sense but yrt we still think that our personal situation will be different. We are all products of our respective environments and experiences. The reason many of us struggle in marriage is because we don’t use the dating stage to do a thorough discovery about our significant other. We start seeing ourselves at the altar getting married when we have not fully assessed if we should even be connecting with the other individual at all. We cannot compare our personal experiences to what others think or believe but we must use the Bible as the yardstick by which we measure what it is we shoud be doing……

]]> By: Ben http://www.roncarpenter.com/?p=575&cpage=1#comment-133 Ben Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:54:16 +0000 http://www.roncarpenter.com/?p=575#comment-133 This is o true and i am wondering, how do you then deal with this when....i like the Rock's response that "I’ve seen the effects of these limited (and/or overcome) by the presence of good examples, the influence of God’s word and addressing of the strongholds by the authority of God’s word" I want to hear more positive testimonies of how they've worked this out rather than it breaking their mariages. This is o true and i am wondering, how do you then deal with this when….i like the Rock’s response that “I’ve seen the effects of these limited (and/or overcome) by the presence of good examples, the influence of God’s word and addressing of the strongholds by the authority of God’s word” I want to hear more positive testimonies of how they’ve worked this out rather than it breaking their mariages.

]]> By: Lola Ridner http://www.roncarpenter.com/?p=575&cpage=1#comment-132 Lola Ridner Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:51:52 +0000 http://www.roncarpenter.com/?p=575#comment-132 Amen keep on telling it ,like it really is Apostle !!! Amen keep on telling it ,like it really is Apostle !!!

]]> By: Avis Ward http://www.roncarpenter.com/?p=575&cpage=1#comment-130 Avis Ward Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:32:25 +0000 http://www.roncarpenter.com/?p=575#comment-130 This should be required reading for dating and married couples. Dating couples need to hear the truth, whole truth and nothing but the truth. Married couples need to know what they are experiencing is par for the course. The 'junk in the trunk" will reveal itself sooner or later in relationships. Couples reading this Relationship Builder can at least prepare before the "I do's" which could become, "heck no! I don't!" (I don't wanna marry Pookie 'nem, and Ray-Ray or deal with the baggage. Thank you for an informative, insightful, entertaining, and truthful article. I wish many more read and share it! This should be required reading for dating and married couples. Dating couples need to hear the truth, whole truth and nothing but the truth. Married couples need to know what they are experiencing is par for the course. The ‘junk in the trunk” will reveal itself sooner or later in relationships. Couples reading this Relationship Builder can at least prepare before the “I do’s” which could become, “heck no! I don’t!” (I don’t wanna marry Pookie ‘nem, and Ray-Ray or deal with the baggage.

Thank you for an informative, insightful, entertaining, and truthful article. I wish many more read and share it!

]]> By: The Rock http://www.roncarpenter.com/?p=575&cpage=1#comment-129 The Rock Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:22:44 +0000 http://www.roncarpenter.com/?p=575#comment-129 We'd all like to believe that the person we are going to marry dropped straight out of Heaven but this is simply not the truth. I agree that we must resign ourselves to the fact we will be marrying someone with issues from the past -some of these maybe even being major!! But I've seen the effects of these limited (and/or overcome) by the presence of good examples, the influence of God's word and addressing of the strongholds by the authority of God's word. But it seems clear there can be no hiding our heads in the sand about the issues. When I get married I will be counting on these to do the trick...but still pray VERY hard for me good people!! haha We’d all like to believe that the person we are going to marry dropped straight out of Heaven but this is simply not the truth. I agree that we must resign ourselves to the fact we will be marrying someone with issues from the past -some of these maybe even being major!! But I’ve seen the effects of these limited (and/or overcome) by the presence of good examples, the influence of God’s word and addressing of the strongholds by the authority of God’s word. But it seems clear there can be no hiding our heads in the sand about the issues. When I get married I will be counting on these to do the trick…but still pray VERY hard for me good people!! haha

]]> By: Syd LaBrecque http://www.roncarpenter.com/?p=575&cpage=1#comment-128 Syd LaBrecque Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:34:35 +0000 http://www.roncarpenter.com/?p=575#comment-128 This is so true so you can never hear this enough times. Many times you are not even aware you have a sore spot. Having a plan of how to deal with such situations or how to fight is good and can come into play during these times. But, most couples never have a fighting plan and just react. There is no recovery plan from the reaction. A relationship is an unspoken contract and every contract should have a plan. No bs, it's true! This is so true so you can never hear this enough times. Many times you are not even aware you have a sore spot. Having a plan of how to deal with such situations or how to fight is good and can come into play during these times. But, most couples never have a fighting plan and just react. There is no recovery plan from the reaction. A relationship is an unspoken contract and every contract should have a plan. No bs, it’s true!

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]]> By: PASTOR WASHINGTON http://www.roncarpenter.com/?p=575&cpage=1#comment-126 PASTOR WASHINGTON Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:09:05 +0000 http://www.roncarpenter.com/?p=575#comment-126 I LIKE THIS APOSTAL I LIKE THIS, GOD BLESS YOU SIR........... I LIKE THIS APOSTAL I LIKE THIS, GOD BLESS YOU SIR………..

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