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Written by Karen Jethroe, this is a synopsis of the Leaping Over Walls seminar that can be brought to your women's marriage group.  It is based on the scripture, But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousnes will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out like calves released from the stalls.  Malachi 4:2   

     Learning to leap over one another's faults for the sake of the marriage and for the goal of individual and joint happiness is a learned art and can only be successfully achieved when it is intended.  We are taught in God's Word that love is not proud or self-seeking (1 Cor. 13:4-5), and that love covers a lumtitude of sins (1 Peter 4:8).  As Christians it becomes our godly responsibility to practice love in this way.  God has given us no other option in dealing with the faults of others, and that includes our spouse as well.

     In marriage there are a pethora of walls that youwill face over time.  Financial walls, communication walls, family walls, spiritual walls, etc.  Encountering these walls is unavoidable.  However, viewing these walls as stepping stones instead of stumbling blocks is the real challenge.

     The pictures you see below represent the various walls that are common to most marriages at some time or another.  In our discussion tonight we will discover that not all walls are created equal.  Some walls are just distractions that are causing a disconnect in your relationship with our spouse.  This can be an easy fix with a little consideration for one another.  some walls are mere disagreements that have caused you to become despondent a bout marriage altogether.  This too can be easily remedied as we learn to submit to one another in love.  However, there are some walls that are clearly dysfunctional and have created delusional expectations.  We cannot leap over these walls.  They must be torn down.

     The purpose of this seminar is to discuss ways to overcome these hurdles in order to move towards as more satisfying and richly rewarding marriage.  Also, to develop a better and stronger you.  Finally, to embolden you to draw on the strength of the Lord to help you achieve what you may not have been able to do on your own, to love and honor your spouse, yourself and you marriage consistently, wholly, and genuinely.