I’ve often found myself at a point of wanting to share my feelings with my husband, but feeling afraid of his response. Communication can be difficult, just in the day to day matters of a home. Add heartfelt emotions to the mix and a conversation can get intense pretty quickly. Maybe he’ll want to fix the problem; he may point out that I messed something up; what if he doesn’t even want to listen?
I always think back to the passage in Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 when I think about our communication efforts:
Two are better than one,
Because they have a good reward for their labor.
For if they fall, one will lift up his companion.
But woe to him who is alone when he falls,
For he has no one to help him up.
Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm;
But how can one be warm alone?
Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him.
And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
I’m sharing 4 ideas for when communication is difficult at Christian Wife University.
I looooooove these ideas, friend! I’ve used a few before, but not necessarily intentionally. However, next time, I will try to be more intentional about trying some out! Especially holding hands - I don’t like to be touched when in pain or angry because I tend to withdraw into myself in order to “deal” but I think that one might be challenging for me. And a challenge will help me focus on the task at hand rather than my feelings.
Jen
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Rebekah Reply:
July 6th, 2015 at 7:48 pm
Oddly, my husband is the one who started the hand-holding. I’m like you - I don’t want to be touched when I’m battling. Holding hands really helped to diffuse the situation…which made me kinda frustrated, but I got over it.
Just keepin’ it real here! 
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