A Lasting Promise Quotes

“For example, if the two of you tend to escalate when you try to talk about issues, you need to master some form of Time Out. Likewise, if you want to communicate more effectively, you need to practice using the Speaker-Listener Technique until the underlying principles become second nature. You cannot wish the negative patterns away. You have to drive them away by replacing them with new behaviors and attitudes.”
― Scott M. Stanley, A Lasting Promise: The Christian Guide to Fighting for Your Marriage

“In his classic book Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis wrote the following line about making changes, asking God for help, failing, asking for forgiveness when needed, and trying again: “Very often what God first helps us towards is not the virtue itself but just this power of always trying again.” Lewis is saying that real change comes from continuing to try. That is encouraging because, in his wisdom, Lewis is acknowledging the difficulty of making lasting changes.”
― Scott M. Stanley, A Lasting Promise: The Christian Guide to Fighting for Your Marriage