Faith Filled Family 2015 Issue 2 | Page 23

effectively. It is imperative to refrain from taking your spouse for granted. And other than the spiritual leader, keep outside forces out of your marriage. This includes public opinions, advice from family or friends or your neighbors. And you must understand your spouse style of language. You both have to be openminded, sensitive and understanding on how your husband or wife feels. Your tone of voice, body language, fascial expressions and choice of words must convey that you love and respect your spouse. To achieve such a mandate, you’re willing to make a sacrifice, working together to compliment each other. Once you unite in marriage, you must refrain from acting as though you are yet single. This demonstrates the message that your mate is no longer important to you and the marriage is insignificant. It must began with acknowledging how you have not been attentive in satisfying a major need within the marriage. That you have allowed other things to pre-occupy your time and you apologize for being insensitive and thoughtless. Bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. (Col. 3:13). And because you aren’t going to allow pride to get in your way, you forgive and talk the situation through while listening attentively to the other. And above all things have fervent love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sins. ( 1 Peter 4 : 8 ). Remember, the enemy hates any marriage ordained by God. And the adversary will use any type of distractions and division to keep you and spouse apart. You must stay on guard. And the husband must take the lead to keep the devil out of your It’s not about how long marriage. The thief you have been married. does not come except It’s about loving and to steal, and to kill, and respecting each other to destroy. I have come and treating your that they may have life, spouse with kindness and they may have and gratitude. It’s it more abundantly. about your attitude! (John 10:10). It is your And communication responsibility to take is the major element authority, by the Holy to overcome this. Spirit dwelling within you, over the enemy lest he get a foothold in your marriage. Nor give place to the devil. (Eph. 4:27). You must balance time with anything or anybody who try to come between you and your spouse spending time together. This includes your family/ parents, friends, co-workers, the job and outside avtivities. Always keep your spouse best interest at heart. Before discussing the situation, come together and go before God in prayer for divine intervention. “Again, I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask; it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. (Matt. 18:19). There is power when a husband and Childern are vital to wife agree with Jesus in the marriage. When terms of their marriage. a couple is in union, And when you involve they create a safe and the Lord, the results will secure home for their be ast