Healthy marriages aren’t perfect marriages—they’re marriages that know how to repair.

Every couple has moments when they say the wrong thing, misunderstand each other, become defensive, pull away, or simply miss the mark. The difference between a struggling marriage and a growing marriage isn’t whether conflict happens. It’s what you do after it happens.

In this episode of Still Holding Hands, Tim and Chris Peterson explore the powerful biblical principle of “Adjust & Repair”—why lasting Christian marriages aren’t built on perfection, but on humility, forgiveness, faithfulness, and the willingness to keep choosing each other.

Using 1 John 1:9 as our foundation—“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins…”—we discover how God’s faithfulness gives us a model for how we can respond when we get it wrong in marriage.

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I John 1:9 (GNT)

Colossians 3:13 (GNT)

Ephesians 4:2-3 (GNT)

A.R.E. Method:

• A=Acknowledge
  • I realize that I hurt you
    • No excuses
• R=Repent
  • I am sorry, I was wrong
    • Genuine & heartfelt
• E=Engage
  • What do you need from me right now?
• Adjust
  • Here is what I/we are going to do differently
  • Working through this together
  • One couple-One goal

STILL HOLDING HANDS CHALLENGE:

Adjust & Repair

• Ask "Where are we doing well in our marriage?"
  • Celebrate these wins!
• Ask "Where do we need to adjust?"
  • Only 1 each
• Ask "What is 1 thing I can do this week to strengthen us?"

• If you do find that are in a situation where you need to adjust & repair, follow the A.R.E. Method

On the Next STILL HOLDING HANDS:

"How Did We Get Here?"

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