SWEET AND SOUR MINISTRIES INC.
PALM HARBOR, FLORIDA

About Sweet and Sour Ministries Hi, my name is Andrew Dulski, and I have a real good idea of how you feel. For my marriage was almost destroyed.  I was ready to leave my marriage and family behind. I thought that happiness could only be obtained by escaping marriage and my home life.  The grass seemed to be greener somewhere else. Only God's GRACE saved me from making the biggest mistake of my life. I was saved at an early age; however, for most of the following years, I did not walk with the Lord. Life was a roller coaster ride, but whenever I needed God, He was there!  True to His word, “He will never leave you or forsake you (Deuteronomy 31:6).” For we know that God loves us dearly, we are His children. Our Heavenly Father hates divorce, which inflicts pain not only on you and your spouse but also on your children and grandchildren. It creates generational devastation. God gave His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die upon the cross, for all. Jesus’ resurrection gives us hope that everything is possible through faith in Him. me in the way that I was supposed to live as a Christian. Dr. Sauer taught me not only talk the talk but to walk the walk. He helped me restore my relationship with Jesus Christ which allowed the Holy Spirit to do His work in me. This was a very important place to begin.  I could meet with Dr. Sauer only for a couple hours a week; but once the Holy Spirit was forming Christ’s character and conduct in me, He could enable me 24/7 to be the Christian and husband the Lord called me to be. The Holy Spirit is the Wonderful Counselor.  Dr. Sauer and his wife, “Sweet Sue” trained my wife and me through the toughest time in our lives. Now we want to pass on the lessons which that couple taught us, along with the subsequent years of our own biblical training and further study of marriage, all to help others. to learn how to function properly in our marriage. None of us was born with the knowledge and skill to maintain a proper and healthy romantic relationship with a member of the opposite sex.  That knowledge and skill must be obtained from outside of ourselves.  Most of us go into marriage thinking, “How can my spouse make me happier and satisfy me?” The standard of Christian marriage in Ephesians chapter 5 teaches that the husband’s love is to be sacrificial, focusing more on the needs of his wife’s needs than himself. One aspect of marriage is that it’s an opportunity to reflect the relationship between Christ and a Christian, thus glorifying God. When your marriage is doing poorly, it may be hard to believe that the wonderful biblical marriage found in Ephesians 5 is even possible.  But it is.  Hindsight is often 20\20.  Looking back I saw that living my way worked badly.  This is because people were not divinely created to do live as they choose, but to follow God’s instructions for life. And why?  He knows best and wants the best for you and your marriage.  God does not waive a magic wand over our marriages and they just automatically get better; He requires effort on our part. However, you need not go at it alone -- He wants to come alongside and help us.  None of us can forge ahead merely by our own strength, but must rely on His power and wisdom. So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I Am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with My Right Hand (Isaiah 41:10).  It’s impossible for me to get through that poem without tearing up.  If we are calling ourselves Christians, then let’s get serious about our relationship with GOD.  Because GOD was very serious when HE SENT HIS SON TO THE CROSS TO DIE for us sinners. JESUS CHRIST DIED AND ROSE to provide everything necessary to bring us into a proper relationship with our LOVING FATHER. It’s not necessary for you to invent the wheel; the wheel has already been invented, so let another couple who is a little further down the marriage path come alongside you and your spouse to help.   First of all, I would suggest to you if you are reading this that God has brought you to the right place, exactly where He wants you at this exact moment in time. If you are searching for help or counseling for your marriage because you’re in crisis or the Holy Spirit is leading you to build and strengthen your marriage, again you’re at the right spot. Let me begin by explaining why we at Sweet and Sour Ministries call ourselves biblical marriage and not counselors. Although there is nothing wrong with the word counselor. In my opinion, it has built up a negative connotation, in regards to helping with marriages. When things aren’t going well and a spouse suggests that they may need outside help, and uses the word “counseling” it can seem to have negative implication with it, almost like you’re a failure in your marriage, you’re unable to do it on your own and you need to bring in outside help. I think this is especially challenging to the ears of men.  Let me give you another example because I think this is really important and I want to be clear. Your marriage will not get better by sitting around doing nothing.  It won’t even stay as it is; it’s guaranteed to get worse. An athlete, let’s say a baseball player, will not become a better baseball player by sitting around doing nothing, in fact, he will become worse player. But an athlete who  When it comes to our marriage try looking at it this way. When you were a child, do you remember trying to run up a pile of gravel or stone? As you ran up the pile and kept your legs churning slowly you went up, but when you stop you don’t just stay where you are, you quickly slide back. Marriage is a big pile of stone a mile high and I believe it is impossible to climb it in our own power. The good news is as professing Christians we do not have to solely rely on our own power but we are encouraged to call on our Omnipotent Father. (This is a big word that means “INFINITELY ALL – POWERFUL GOD”.)  It requires effort and consistency on our part, nothing of value comes easy. Let’s be encouraged by God’s testimony in 2 Corinthians 12:9.