Many of us feel like our marriages are on the brink of falling apart, but we don’t know what to do. In this message series, we’re going to talk about some of the biggest issues we face in marriage and the answers God wants to give us for those challenges.Marriage 911: “We don’t like each other”#1. Recognizing the seasons of marriageEcclesiastes 3: 1-81 There is an appointed time/season for everything. And there is a time/season for every event under heaven—2 A time to give birth and a time to die;A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.3 A time to kill and a time to heal;A time to tear down and a time to build up.4 A time to weep and a time to laugh;A time to mourn and a time to dance.5 A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.6 A time to search and a time to give up as lost;A time to keep and a time to throw away.7 A time to tear apart and a time to sew together;A time to be silent and a time to speak.8 A time to love and a time to hate;A time for war and a time for peaceGenesis 1: 14 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years;Revelation 22: 2 On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.Young Love, Years 1-2, “Getting started”Realistic Love, Years 3-10, “Seeing reality”Comfortable Love, Years 11-25, “Accepting reality”Renewing Love, Years 26-35, “Making it better”Transcendent Love, Years 36-end, “Finishing well”#2. Remembering why you marriedRevelation 2: 4-5 you have left your first love. Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and will remove your lampstand out of its place-unless you repent.Isaiah 55: 7 Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the LORD, and He will have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.a. remember how it startedb. notice the good things now#3. Keeping the fire aliveSong of Solomon 1: 2 ‘May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!’Song of Solomon 1: 4 ‘Draw me after you and let us run together! The king has brought me into his chambers.’ Song of Solomon 2: 4 ‘He brought me to his banquet hall, and his banner over me is love.’Song of Solomon 4: 9-11a – ‘You have made my heart beat faster, my sister, my bride; You have made my heart beat faster with a single glance of your eyes, with a single strand of your necklace. How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils (perfume) than all kinds of spices! Your lips, my bride, drip honey’Song of Solomon 7: 1, 6 ‘The curves of your hips are like jewels, The work of the hands of an artist... How beautiful and delightful you are’Song of Solomon 7: 11, 13 ‘Come, my beloved, let us go out into the country...There I will give you my love.’Genesis 2: 23The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man.”Roses are red. Violets are blueI was looking for someoneAND IT WAS YOU!!! (baby)a. Try to do things that please your spouseb. Pay attention to the small thingsc. Make time for your relationshipd. Be interested in what your spouse enjoyse. From time to time, seek to WOW your spouse