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Welcome to - Having A Heart For God. This week's edition is on A HAPPY MARRIAGE
Read the article below which reminds all of us of the vows we took on our wedding day.
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Topic: A Happy Marriage
We all have hopes and dreams for a rewarding and joyful marriage. If you want a sharp reminder of the vows we all took to, love, honor, forgive and cherish each other, just attend a wedding like I did this past weekend. Here is what the minister told the audience at the little village church in Rhode Island just before the vows were taken.
"The union of husband and wife in heart, body and mind is intended by God for their mutual joy; for the help and comfort given one and other in prosperity and adversity. The marriage is not to be entered into lightly or unadvisedly but reverently, deliberately and in accordance with the purposes for which it was instituted by GOD.
May we have wisdom and devotion in the ordering of our common lives that each may be to one and other - a strength in need, a counselor in perplexity, a comfort in sorrow and a companion in joy. Give us grace so that when we hurt each other we can acknowledge each fault and seek each other's forgiveness and yours. Make our life together a sign of Christ's love to this broken world, that unity may overcome estrangement, forgiveness heal guilt and joy conquer despair."
Now that is what GOD intended!
Read MoreBiblical Verse
Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Did You Know?
- Never assume.
- Compliment more than you criticize.
- Remember that it is ok to do things differently
- Always make time for the two of you.
- Remember that marriage is sometimes a bed of roses and sometimes there are thorns.
- Remember that the best gift that you can give your children is to love their mother/father.
- If You Cheat on your spouse, you are cheating on your children.
- Remember that people do fight. It's how you do it that matters. Try holding hands next time you are arguing and see the difference
- Before starting an argument, consider if it's really worth it.
- Agree to disagree.
- Do you want to be right or do you want to be married?
- Respect each other's privacy.
- Marriage is not 50/50, it's two people giving 100/100 all of the time.
- Enjoy your marriage, make the time to have some FUN!
