Culture is drowning in gender confusion. What is a REAL man or REAL woman? There is certainly no desire to find the answer in God's Word, because culture would never consider God's Word as the "Who said so".

Like a knife and fork are designed differently for different purposes, God did the same with men and women. But, the world has no desire to promote clarity about the differences between men and women. And, Satan does not want those differences celebrated, because it is a celebration of the image of God. Men's design represents the Powerful elements of God's image and women's design represents the Relational elements of God's image.

It's not fair that they are making demands and not considering how much they need to change too—right? You may point that out to them, but they ignore it and continue to focus on what you need to change. In some relationships, like your boss or even a close friend, you may not say anything for fear of your losing your job or their friendship—but you are still thinking it!

It sounds completely wrong when I say, "I don't want you to have a better relationship." It sounds wrong, but it is TRUE! GR8 relationships doesn't teach about better or improved relationships—we want you to have relationships that are radically different! It's time to START doing relationships radically different—the same way God relates to you.,/p>

The term "bar ditch" is generally known in rural areas in the south. The common explanation of "bar ditch" involves creating drainage for a rural road. Dirt was taken from the sides of the road and used to build the road making it higher in the middle to drain water to the ditches on the sides.

The "Can You? - Will You? - When? Technique" is designed to help people think through their current behavior and decide whether they will change. For most behaviors, maybe all, you "can", but too many people do not define "can" correctly.

You probably have heard that God did not give us the 10 Suggestions, He gave us the 10 Commandments. That is very true, but there is a critical difference to be considered on how God sees the commands versus how we see the commands.

That energy is spent trying to get them to change and spent when they do not change in the time frame you want or expect. It creates stress and tension and it's all because you are trying to do something that even GOD DOES NOT DO! God does not make us change—He wants it, invites us to see how His way is best, but leaves it up to us to reject what is best for us!

Remember the "4 Mistakes That Cripple Relationships". (Go to Course 05A to get the details.) Each mistake tries to control or limit the freedom of the people around you. Unfortunately, we only recognize the Dictator as being controlling.

Maybe you have heard, "Beauty is skin deep, but ugly goes to the bone." Actually, according to God, beauty—incorruptible beauty—is as deep as your soul. And, it's available without any exercise, medical procedures, pills, drugs or diets.