Learn The Seasons
Introduction
22 Then the Lord God said, “Look, the human beings[a] have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!” 23 So the Lord God banished them from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made.
—Genesis 3:22-23 (NLT)
Four Stages Of Marriage
Stage
5 “A newly married man must not be drafted into the army or be given any other official responsibilities. He must be free to spend one year at home, bringing happiness to the wife he has married. —Deuteronomy 24:5 (NLT)
What to do in this stage?
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2. Get to
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Stage
28 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. —Genesis 1:28 (NLT)
Couples Reproduce In Three Areas:
a.
10 Later, when the boy was older, his mother brought him back to Pharaoh’s daughter, who adopted him as her own son. The princess named him Moses, for she explained, “I lifted him out of the water.” —Exodus 2:10 (NLT)
19 I have singled him out so that he will direct his sons and their families to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. Then I will do for Abraham all that I have promised.” —Genesis 18:19 (NLT)
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“A family that serves together stays anchored together.”
15 But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.” —Joshua 24:15 (NLT)
What to do in this stage?
Stage
9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. —Galatians 6:9 (ESV)
What to do in this stage?
Stage
1 Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways!
2 You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you.
3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.
4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears the Lord. —Psalm 128:1-4 (ESV)
What to do in this stage?
Enjoy
Conclusion
33 When Jacob had finished this charge to his sons, he drew his feet into the bed, breathed his last, and joined his ancestors in death. —Genesis 49:33 (NLT)
My Next Steps:
- Identify my Stage of Marriage and do what is required
- Identify a couple who is ahead of you, invite them to dinner and them questions that can bring insight into your next season.
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