1 Peter 3:1-7

1. WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THT THE DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE WAS FIRST GIVEN BY THE LORD – genesis 2:18-25

-marriage, as defined by God, is between a man and a woman

-Christians follow the Word of God

2. WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT PROBLEMS ARE A PART OF THE FAMILY DYNAMIC – 1 Peter 1:6

*We will all experience problems in our families

     a. There is a solution for every problem encountered

     b.  REMEMBER: Your problem will never change until you tackle it

-hit your issue head on – deal with it – defeat it – 1 Samuel 17

      c. Your problems are not too much to handle – 1 Corinthians 10:13

-the Lord never gives us more than we can handle

-we have problems to reveal to us what we are really like

-to help us to grow, mature and become string disciples

-you have a choice to deal with your problems or run from them

     d. Change your attitude and change your problem – Philippians 2:5

What is an attitude?  It is an inward feeling expressed by outward behavior

                 3 Points About Attitudes

                      1. Understand that your attitude is your problem – Luke 15:21

-our bad attitude is not caused by someone else

-we are in charge of our attitudes

                       2. An attitude is changed by an ant of our own will – Prov 1:28-33

***Do not ask God to change your attitude.  You must change your attitude…

                      3. Watch out who you associate with – Psalm 1:1-3

-do not hang out with people who have bad attitudes

-Pull those bad attitudes down