Ok, maybe it counts a little, but not much.
On Pastor Jason's Blog he is talking about marriage and a conference he is hosting. I thought I would just add my own thoughts on the topic, but if you don't want to read the whole thing I'll sum up my philosophy for you:
You don't get points for the things you don't do.
Not being a jerk isn't the same thing as being nice. We have to be active participants in our marriages and families. Here are a few thoughts I have on the subject:
You don't hit, but do you hug?
You don't yell, but do you communicate?
You don't cheat, but are you meeting his/her needs?
You don't stay out all night, but are you really home?
You don't tear down, but do you build up?
If I went on, it would probably sound even more trite, but I think you get the point. We need to be doing things to make our marriages and families work. When Satan successfully attacks a marriage or family, it impacts not just that family, but all of their friends, their church, and really our whole society. And it can do that not just for now, but for the generations that follow.
What suggestions do you have on how we can strengthen our marriages?
On Pastor Jason's Blog he is talking about marriage and a conference he is hosting. I thought I would just add my own thoughts on the topic, but if you don't want to read the whole thing I'll sum up my philosophy for you:
You don't get points for the things you don't do.
Not being a jerk isn't the same thing as being nice. We have to be active participants in our marriages and families. Here are a few thoughts I have on the subject:
You don't hit, but do you hug?
You don't yell, but do you communicate?
You don't cheat, but are you meeting his/her needs?
You don't stay out all night, but are you really home?
You don't tear down, but do you build up?
If I went on, it would probably sound even more trite, but I think you get the point. We need to be doing things to make our marriages and families work. When Satan successfully attacks a marriage or family, it impacts not just that family, but all of their friends, their church, and really our whole society. And it can do that not just for now, but for the generations that follow.
What suggestions do you have on how we can strengthen our marriages?
5 comments:
overcoming the 'it's not in my nature' syndrome. If a person is not good at sharing their feelings, that's something they need to work on harder than other things. If a person has a short temper, they need to work on THAT.
Don't make excuses for your behavior by saying it's not 'your personality'
Good point. We need to be meeting the needs of our partners even when it hard for us to do so.
Our small group is going through the book Lifestories by Mark Hall the lead singer of Casting Crowns. Each chapter goes over one of his songs and how it came to be. This weeks was Lifesong. One of the verses in the chapter says Colossians 3:17 states: "And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." That means being able to sign HIS name to the end of your day. All of life is meant to be worship.
Marriage is about honoring God. He created marriage to honor Him. And if we look at it as that, then and only then will we have a marriage of contentment and peace. Can you honestly say that everything you do in word and deed is for the glory of the Lord? Do you consciously try to produce holiness, or are you so living for God that He simply spills out of you? If God is first in our lives then everything else falls into place and that includes marriage. God first always.
I dislike the word partners in the context of describing a married couple. In our politically correct world the word has too broad a connotation. I like the word spouse, wife, husband (traditional definitions). It’s kind of like using the word God today. Everybody’s cool if you invoked the word God, but link it to or mention Jesus then you have stepped out of bounds.
Just a rabbit trail..BTW I set up a login so don’t have to be anonymous any more. I am “out of the closet” as it were.
I agree with you about the use of "partners", even though I have used it.
Welcome my previously anonymous friend!
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