"Ten Secrets to a Happy Marriage"
1) God has you here to serve one another. Love acted out is SERVING.
2) Women need respect and nurturing. Love your wife so she knows you'd lay your life down for her. Continue to date her and admire her. Share a hobby- find something you can do to have FUN together.
3) Laugh often.
4) Be patient. Love crumbles quickly under the weight of unmet expectations.
5) Spend more time trying to fix YOURSELF than your spouse.
6) Keep short accounts. The Bible says "Do not let the sun go down while you are angry.
Make it a habit to FORGIVE.
7) Determine up front that DIVORCE IS NOT AN OPTION.
8) Learn about LOVE LANGUAGES. Not all people show love or receive it the same way.
(you want a back rub, your Spouse wants a clean kitchen) The Love Languages are fairly simple.
a. Acts of Service
b. Time
c. Physical Touch
e. Gifts
f. Words of Affirmation
Learn them. Love is better received when it's in the language that person speaks.
9) Words of Affirmation are a love language for ALL MEN.
10) Men are born to be leaders. He can not lead unless she gives him the confidence to do so. If you love your husband, build him up. Confident men do not seek love outside the home
2 comments:
Kathy thanks for posting this it was quite interesting and i even forwarded it on to others to read! I was so excited to find your blog on here since moving to FL i havent been able to participate in the bible study but i get your emails now and then and i think about my PAG family often! I miss you guys lots. keep on posting and i'll keep on reading. God Bless you and everyone at Praise assembly
wow....spent a YACHT >>>MAJOR MAJOR sized boat load of time (27 years) doing ALL that stuff...loving faithfully, truly and sometimes joyfully, with a sincere heart unto the Lord. and this particular ship has sailed like the huge Titanic...if that gives you any indication....so sad. they say the Captain will go down with the ship...well, that should be God...but my husband never really allowed Him to captain the marriage so...don't know anymore. don't know much of anything. i just sure hope that young ppl with thing twice, 3x and 10 x BEFORE they get married- and it's NEVER too late to change your mind if you have doubts...i don't care if you're walking down the isle and you're afraid everyone will think you're a wacko (heck- they'll prob think that no matter what anyways throughout your life :P) do what YOU are pursuaded is right in YOUR own heart and mind. that's in the Bible!!! "for whatever is not of faith is sin"
...my humble opinion born of much suffering and patient endurence
THANK YOU KATHY!!!! XOXOXOXO
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