Adam said: "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; ....(Genesis 2:23)
Pastor Howard Sugden said that marriage is the real miracle and not wedding. Anyone can have a wedding, but only God can create a marriage. A miracle is needed to hold two people together. The union of marriage is so strong that we become "one flesh". God wants marriage to be the way it was when He first created Eve from Adam (Genesis 2 : 21-24). To pledge your life to another is indeed an act of faith that requires belief in miracles.
In Ephesians 5 :22-23, Paul asked husbands and wives to turn their thoughts to their relationship with the Son of God. In Him we find Someone who loves to forget the worst and bring out the best. He reminds us not of what we've lost but of what we have yet to find.
Having deep faith in God, lifelong commitment, loyalty, and self-denying love are the dominant themes of a successful marriage.
Nancy Anderson author of 'Avoiding The Greener Grass Syndrome' offers six action to build "hedges" to protect and make a good marriage :
HEAR - give a listening ear to your spouse.
ENCOURAGE - build up your spouse by focusing on positive qualities.
DATE - celebrate your marriage by playing and laughing together.
GUARD - establish safeguard by setting clear boundaries.
EDUCATE - study your mate to truly understand him or her.
SATISFY - meet each other's need.
1 Peter 3:7 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, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
A happy marriage is a union of two good forgivers.
MARRIAGES MAY BE MADE IN HEAVEN, BUT THEY HAVE TO BE WORKED OUT ON EARTH
SUCCESS IN MARRIAGE IS NOT FINDING THE RIGHT PERSON BUT BECOMING THE RIGHT PERSON
Pastor Howard Sugden said that marriage is the real miracle and not wedding. Anyone can have a wedding, but only God can create a marriage. A miracle is needed to hold two people together. The union of marriage is so strong that we become "one flesh". God wants marriage to be the way it was when He first created Eve from Adam (Genesis 2 : 21-24). To pledge your life to another is indeed an act of faith that requires belief in miracles.
In Ephesians 5 :22-23, Paul asked husbands and wives to turn their thoughts to their relationship with the Son of God. In Him we find Someone who loves to forget the worst and bring out the best. He reminds us not of what we've lost but of what we have yet to find.
Having deep faith in God, lifelong commitment, loyalty, and self-denying love are the dominant themes of a successful marriage.
Nancy Anderson author of 'Avoiding The Greener Grass Syndrome' offers six action to build "hedges" to protect and make a good marriage :
HEAR - give a listening ear to your spouse.
ENCOURAGE - build up your spouse by focusing on positive qualities.
DATE - celebrate your marriage by playing and laughing together.
GUARD - establish safeguard by setting clear boundaries.
EDUCATE - study your mate to truly understand him or her.
SATISFY - meet each other's need.
1 Peter 3:7 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, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
A happy marriage is a union of two good forgivers.
MARRIAGES MAY BE MADE IN HEAVEN, BUT THEY HAVE TO BE WORKED OUT ON EARTH
SUCCESS IN MARRIAGE IS NOT FINDING THE RIGHT PERSON BUT BECOMING THE RIGHT PERSON
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