Fit to Be Tied, Making Marriage Last A Lifetime, by Bill & Lynne

Hybels is about practical advice drawn from personal experiences from

the authors own lives and experiences in the how to make decisions on

who to marry and making marriage last a life time. "Bridging the gap

between estrangement and intimacy"( pg 4) Their approach is based on

the biblical teaching God put forth for man, with a little psychology, and

a lot of good old common sense to spice it up. Their theme is to keep

God first, be cautious in mate selection, once married when you get

hung up in a relationship tie a knot and hang on, don't ever give up.

The consequences are much worse than the working through process.

And remembering to appreciate the uniqueness of your mate and your

self in the relationship. "To be different is not wrong." Their

perspective throughout the book is a belief in "working through" and

comes from a Christian perspective and the bible as a bases for

resolving the conflicts of love, life, and self growth in marriage.

With our personal perception of who God is at the core of every

person on earth it makes perfect sense to in

throughout the reading of this book. Why did I get married the first

being able to ask for help. It means trudging along when you don't see

something I swore I'd never do again. And that is believe in marriage as

prided myself on endurance. But I didn't really endure did I? No, I ran

Though we do try! And we do deny him room to guide us in certain

have a God in my life and he is a jealous God for my sake. I don't need

Probably all of these things and more. And I was not only miserable so

Still, I would like the addition of a mate to walk through this world

occurred to me to blame God. Except when my baby died.

do it? Vanity, false values, look what I've done for you type thing?

I believe at one time or another I've probably experienced every

cried over the relativity to my own experiences with marriage. It did

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