Biola Broadcaster - 1969-04

Don’t communicate when you are so emotionally involved that you just get all shaken up. If you lose con­ trol of yourself, you lose the battle. Second, plan for a good time for your partner, and find a good time. The best time for most men is right after their favorite supper. Fatten him up with his favorite food and then after supper when he pushes his chair back a little bit, you can say, “Honey, there is something you do that kind of bothers me. I wonder if we could talk about it.” Just say it once! Commit it to the Holy Spir­ it, and let God change his conduct. More important than agreement, you want a change in conduct. Then, finally, commit the thing to God. Don’t ever be afraid of using the two golden expressions of communi­ cation: “I am sorry” and “I love you.” Communicate in love! You will find that two people who can com­ municate are very compatible. CHAPTER TWELVE Today we begin the last program in our series on marriage. Now we come to the unifying force, the pow­ er that will draw two people together as nothing else I know can and that is prayer. Prayer by two people to their Heavenly Father is the best means of communication I know. Many a marriage has been complete­ ly transformed by initiating a prac­ tice of regular prayer. I remember some years ago I had two people in for counseling. I just seemed to get nowhere. I couldn’t get them to pray together. Then I had another couple just like them. Finally, after several interviews, I decided after praying about it myself, I am just going to tell them, “Look, I am not going to waste any more of my time. Either you two start praying together or forget it. Don’t even come to see me any more.” In two weeks one couple called me up and said, “Pastor La- Haye, we have been praying togeth­ er since we were in to see you last 18

time, and we don’t think we need to come any more.” They are now like two newly-married kids in the church today. The first couple, re­ fused stubbornly to get down on their knees and pray together; con­ sequently, today they are divorced. T he K ing ’ s B usiness once ran an article on the prayer life of Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Byron. Dr. Byron, as you THE TEACHER’S PSALM The Lord is my helper, I shall not fear in guiding these pupils. He leadeth me to the heart of the truth, and prepareth the minds of the pupils for the message. He givetli me a vision of the im­ mortality of these lives. He leadeth me to see the sacred­ ness of teaching His Book. Yea, though I become discouraged and despair at times, yet shall I lift my head, for His promise cannot fail me. His Word will not return to Him void, and my faith, undimmed, shall burn through all the coming years. Thou walkest before me that the seed planted shall grow. Thou shalt stand by my side on Sunday, and speak through these lips so that my pupils may feel the nearness of the Saviour. Thou shalt cause each broken ef­ fort to gather sheaves through unnumbered years. My joy is full when I know that every witness in Thy name shall abide forever. Surely Thy love and watch-care shall be with me every day of my life, and some day I shall live eternally with those who turn many to righteousness, forever and ever. — Rosalee Mills Appleby probably know, is the Chief Surgeon at the City of Hope Cancer clinic in Los Angeles. He had his wife practice this method, and after read­ ing about it, my wife and I made a little modification and came up with this program. Each night we get down and we take turns leading, but we only pray about one thing at a time. The first night, I prayed for

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