Dealing Pro-Actively with Verbal Abuse

Slide #1: Verbal abuse is any demeaning, threatening, or profane words intended to harm, shame or control you.

Slide #2: Verbal abuse has no place in a healthy and loving marriage.

Slide #3: Confront it early on in marriage or it will grow progressively worse.

Slide #4: Explain to your spouse it is unacceptable and you won’t tolerate it.

Slide #5: If the verbal abuse continues seek Christian counseling immediately.

Slide #6: Remember it stems from the sin and pain in your spouse’s heart (not your behavior or inadequacies).

Slide #7: If your spouse won’t seek counseling it may be necessary to separate until progress occurs.

Slide #8: We sometime must risk losing our marriage in order to save it.

Slide #9: “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouth, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs…” Ephesians 4:29