A lot of marriages are struggling. And it’s often talked about how to save those marriages that feel broken or are going through a crisis. But what about if your marriage is actually in a great place right now? What tips do you have to keep it there? Any advice for keeping it thriving over time?
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The first step in maintaining a good marriage is to make love; the second is to respect one another; the third is for you and her to take responsibility for each other’s actions; and the fifth is for everything that occurs in the home to belong home.
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For Christians the key is to advance in the process of transitioning away from walking in the flesh (selfishness) to walking by the Spirit (the selfless love of Christ)
2Co 5:15 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
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The most important thing is to develope trust, and that takes time. Without riggorous honesty- there will be no trust. Trust take a good while to build, but only a moment to tear down.
Do unto others- treat your spose how you like to be treated.
Ephesians 5:24-26
Authorized (King James) Version
24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,-
The best advice I can give is… Make Room.
Make Room...
- To Love.
- To Laugh.
- To Cry.
- To Forgive.
- To Change.
- To Understand.
- To Improve.
- To Learn.
- To Trust.
- To Include God.
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No one really knows how Mary and Joseph marriage was if he took her from someone else or if their outcasts but we are only to expect the mystery of the Lord and perhaps some hope in some wise men and Gods favor. Nothing should be off the table as it is your plan from the Lord it is not societies plan that is only a lesson in no and I feel the story of Joseph and Mary is very clear it’s not society’s plan and it doesn’t concern them and always keep to the Lord and his plan
Also just saying Mary and Joseph is a important guideline with God their story is largely a mystery and they were poor and that falls inline with my belief that God made our individual plan it is a mystery as is our relationship to God it is important and our children our to be to ourselves like maybe they are the Messiah themselves a mystery only God knows but we do not throw people away and we follow that guide as our simple most important covenant it really is that simple and leave it God. Their is no sex is so important or he was the most handsome man ever seen Joseph or we had a huge celebration it’s most important or all our friends were so happy their is none of that and all other stories are just that someone else’s story but God has given us this standard to know as most important
First don’t listen to much to others it’s always about the Lord and his wishes for you. Second is do not expect anyone is perfect . Third you do not throw people away because it’s hard . You as a believer are called to follow your path from God and marriage is a most serious covenant as it is with Lord the most serious. I don’t think you will agree but we need to stay with the Lord and marriage even if it turns sour I don’t say that lightly or take it lightly. Many people have the wrong view of marriage and relationships that society gave them not the Lord and what’s right for my life may not be your life and I’m not Ruth or Esther in the Bible I have my own plan from the Lord