Relationships determine whether we are happy or not. Health and wealth are self-directed while healthy relationships are other-directed. Relationships are determined by the choices we make. Good choices make good relationships. Self-directed means we want the other person to change to fulfill our needs whereas other-directed means we fulfill our needs by showing love and compassion for the other person.
This is my prime model for marriage/couple counseling — Just as God wants a relationship with each of us, so do we follow that feeling by wanting a relationship with people close to us.
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