Yes, God can put your marriage back together by filling the husband and wife with His love so you can love each other. Also with guidance found in His Word. By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures. Proverbs 24:3 A marriage is something that is built, it doesn’t happen by magic. It takes time and knowledge. You don’t find that knowledge watching a sitcom on T.V., but by someone who knows, God Himself. Adam and Eve had the perfect marriage until sin came on the scene. It corrupted all relationships, making all husbands and wives self-centered in their marriage. The first thing to be aware of is that we are all born into sin and Satan enjoys dividing couples. God on the other hand wants your marriage to be a great marriage. Both husband and wife must long for a loving relationship with God and trust Him to put your marriage back together. Pray together, read the Bible and go to church together. For a marriage to succeed you must understand how God designed men and women to relate to each other. Husbands must learn what it means to care for and sacrificially love their wives. You work hard at a job that you might not like; you clean the garage because that is something your wife thinks is important. It’s asking her how her day was and then listening when she explains how frustrating work was. Wives must learn what it means to honor their husbands. Recognize that God created man to be the Godly leader in the home and wives need to help their husbands be that leader. It’s a foolish man that doesn’t ask his wife for her input on important issues that come up in any home. But it is a selfish wife that argues and demands her own way when the husband decides something she disagrees with. That doesn’t mean that a man can just boss his wife around. A wise husband will know when her idea is better than his own and when she is right and he is wrong. When we get married, often there is a mindset of how this marriage is going to make me happy. That, however, produces an unhappy marriage for both spouses. Instead, the thinking needs to be, how can I glorify Christ by serving my spouse. If she needs a date night, plan something nice and go take her someplace special. It does not matter if things are tough at work and you’re all stressed out; your wife really would enjoy a night out. If his favorite meal is lasagna, make him lasagna. Yes, it is difficult to make, but take some extra time to make it. Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life… 1 Peter 3:7 The Webster Dictionary divines ‘considerate’ as being thoughtful of the rights and feelings of others. It is easy for women to be hurt, so men need to be considerate. Do not raise your voice or put down your wife. Be calm and try to approach the situation from her perspective.
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