<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Beyond The Seven Ministry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beyond The Seven Ministry]]></description><link>https://afpatrick72.wixsite.com/beyond-seven/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:36:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.beyondtheseven.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Resolving Conflict the Biblical Way  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conflict is not the problem, unresolved conflict is. "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." — Matthew 5:9 (ESV) There is an important difference between peacekeeping and peacemaking. Peacekeeping avoids conflict at all costs — it sweeps things under the rug, stays silent when something needs to be said, and prioritizes short-term comfort over long-term health. Peacemaking is harder. It engages conflict honestly, with love and humility, for the purpose of genuine...]]></description><link>https://www.beyondtheseven.com/post/resolving-conflict-the-biblical-way</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bb1c13c384c212cc9743c2</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:56:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_3798ec51dffd4540abe50395c7b0f00a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joseph &amp; Andrea Patrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marital Identities: Becoming “We” Without Losing “Me”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marriage is more than a legal union or a romantic commitment — it’s a merging of lives, values, and dreams. But at its core, it’s also the creation of a marital identity: the unique, living expression of who two people become together. When you first fall in love, your sense of self is often shaped by I — your career, your habits, your goals, your social circles. But when you marry, those two “I’s” overlap, forming a shared “we” that still needs space for individual identity. That’s the...]]></description><link>https://www.beyondtheseven.com/post/marital-identities-becoming-we-without-losing-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69011ed9b583987b8266cee5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:39:43 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Andrea Patrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Managing Seismic Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s one thing we can always count on. Change! In fact, many of us were excited for the change that marriage brought. It may have been...]]></description><link>https://www.beyondtheseven.com/post/managing-seismic-changes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6887f53e594e3699b617e04e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 22:23:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6c1e7_5f82e10c10854ecb96e7ec57a42c7087~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andrea Patrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lights, Eggshells, &#38; Confessions]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are 3 essential aspects of boundaries in a marriage.  In this blog post, we want to delve into them to illuminate their value and...]]></description><link>https://www.beyondtheseven.com/post/lights-eggshells-confessions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682d016baf2aef4140180a7d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 22:27:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6c1e7_f3d707dfdb554fd1b0c69babd9f01159~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_333,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andrea Patrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Does It REALLY Take?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It takes EFFORT! Sorry, but anything worth having is worth working for and fighting to keep.  There is no stronger message Andrea and I...]]></description><link>https://www.beyondtheseven.com/post/what-does-it-really-take</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680aaeff6be0a2b59f06608e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:41:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_9301ca41bcd74483a297df7e9f7b2202~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andrea Patrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power Of Connection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Connection is a relationship in which a person is linked to another.  The word LINKED takes the idea of relationship even further.  It's...]]></description><link>https://www.beyondtheseven.com/post/the-power-of-connection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e446758e90ea72659b03ea</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 21:06:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_7083597563da4c0b91d5b4fcdf2b094b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andrea Patrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[God's Marital Roadmap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Days after our 3rd annual ChurchLYFE Marriage Retreat, it is time to post our February blog.  We thought it would be appropriate to dive...]]></description><link>https://www.beyondtheseven.com/post/god-s-marital-roadmap</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ae45d2330ae9c65b9148a4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:35:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_4130aa69fed14884bdcfed468bfb7174~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andrea Patrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEETING YOUR SPOUSES NEEDS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before we get to the answer to the question of this blog, it’s important for us to understand a few things: Are we clear about what our...]]></description><link>https://www.beyondtheseven.com/post/meeting-your-spouses-needs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67928c5a4b4f21d5eafb1352</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:41:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c58e0be6086a4f0e87c23d7a36cd03fc.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andrea Patrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fill Your Cup &#38; Give Out Of Overflow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently Joseph and I went on a vacation with just the two of us.  Over the years, we’ve found these types of vacations are important to...]]></description><link>https://www.beyondtheseven.com/post/fill-your-cup-give-out-of-overflow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66eb246a4c05bee435e87174</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:07:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_01536e0bf2fd4e899459a053d727be6d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andrea Patrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reconciliation: Conflict to Connection]]></title><description><![CDATA[In marriage, the question is not if we fight but when we fight. Conflict is inevitable in all relationships. It remains the most...]]></description><link>https://www.beyondtheseven.com/post/reconciliation-conflict-to-connection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66bf600ae05b5684aa4ef6ca</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:33:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6c1e7_c41de6bff80c499e91acfc5bf8ba7bee~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andrea Patrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resilience]]></title><description><![CDATA[The national average divorce rate in the U.S. in 2022 was 2.4 per 1,000 people, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...]]></description><link>https://www.beyondtheseven.com/post/resilience</link><guid isPermaLink="false">669acd5fe86da678f6e63de0</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 20:53:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_344ab49b2c53465aa8360e850129a0e8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andrea Patrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEEDS OF RESENTMENT]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.” One could argue this quote implies a slow death.  This...]]></description><link>https://www.beyondtheseven.com/post/seeds-of-resentment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">667220389e1700ad68fe2560</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:05:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6c1e7_0e85da78736f46eca06c2f050912ddba~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_850,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andrea Patrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be A Trendsetter, Not Trend Follower]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s a little disheartening when you do a Google search for what’s trending in marriage and the results show a plethora of topics like,...]]></description><link>https://www.beyondtheseven.com/post/be-a-trendsetter-not-trend-follower</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6643afd25dd0cd19827ceb64</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 18:43:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c58e0be6086a4f0e87c23d7a36cd03fc.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andrea Patrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Island Mindset]]></title><description><![CDATA[Typically when you think of an island, you think of tropical plants, white sand, beautiful clear water and sunshine. Unfortunately, for...]]></description><link>https://www.beyondtheseven.com/post/the-island-mindset</link><guid isPermaLink="false">662015bcec8ac672368bc8b3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:43:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_575363706e645a46724f4d~mv2_d_4023_2263_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andrea Patrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Love Triangle Saves Marriages!]]></title><description><![CDATA[But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God. ~1...]]></description><link>https://www.beyondtheseven.com/post/a-love-triangle-saves-marriages</link><guid isPermaLink="false">660a1fd53ad08125012ec405</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 02:49:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b6c1e7_366fdce24a0744dc9238747a76636262~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andrea Patrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Listening Intentionally]]></title><description><![CDATA[After nearly 30 years of marriage, it is clear, listening is a valuable skill set in marriage.  If you think about it, the vast majority...]]></description><link>https://www.beyondtheseven.com/post/listening-intentionally</link><guid isPermaLink="false">655bc759fdb9341f49475cba</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 21:00:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_a927f3099b8648629e6de944f6779d5d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andrea Patrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resentment In Marriage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let us start this blog off with a few scriptures: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 says, “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it...]]></description><link>https://www.beyondtheseven.com/post/resentment-in-marriage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6516e9bf89e07bd6fc27acdc</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:33:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_f70e05cd64fd461096a7beaf2b18ba6e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andrea Patrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRAYER CHANGES THINGS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrea and I came across a great devotion that caused us to look at prayer much differently.  Surely you’re familiar with the ACTS prayer...]]></description><link>https://www.beyondtheseven.com/post/prayer-changes-things</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64e66993b7817b9d561d15be</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 21:51:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_fb6e0c8bba604906b6081dfa47f299b9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andrea Patrick</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>