Marriage:
Is a beautiful ceremony - they all are. Not all stay beautiful, but they were Intended to and can.
Marriage:
Is a happy occasion - they all are. It Is the living together afterward that's difficult.
Your Marriage:
Will be tested daily by the trials of everyday life, but also by your adversary the devil, who seeks to destroy God's greatest creation and His Greatest union. He will succeed unless you are diligent to tend your garden of love. Weeds always choke out tender, delicate flowers.
Marriage is:
Giving of your time talents and efforts - 100% to better the whole, whether you feel like it or not.
Marriage is:
A divine conspiracy -- God lures us with love, sex and loneliness, creating a perfect storm. Linking us up with someone totally opposite, forcing us to see life from a different perspective, through different lens. Allow your differences to draw you to one another, rather than divide .
Marriage is:
Forgiving the unintentional and the Intentional. Never allowing one to give all or take all. There Is no place for pride or selfishness.
Do Not:
Be conformed in your thinking to an earthly marriage, but be transformed in your thinking so you can create the marriage God intended. It is possible.
Do Not:
Settle for second best. Get determined to strive for God's best - God's way. He's already given you all you need by His Spirit. If you will dig for the treasure in your own heart first - you will find treasure In your spouse's heart.
D0 Not:
Think more highly of yourself, nor do not think less of yourself than you ought, but use sober judgment in accordance with the measure of faith given you by God.
Do Not:
Let any unwholesome words escape your lips, looking out for the interests of your spouse, not Just your own.
Do:
Speak the truth In love. God chose your spouse as the mirror He will use to allow you, to see you! If you are willing to look. Don't expect your spouse to meet all your needs -- they can't.
Do:
Submit one to another - to achieve the same goals corporately not singularly. Allow your differences to compliment your union. You can't score in the end zone. God wants you doing life on the 50. Your perception isn't always truth. Get a life! Marriage is a divine dance. Don't automatically assume your partner is out of sync. It might be you!
Do:
Get the boulder out of your own eye first, before you attempt to get the pebble in your spouse's eye. God is the God of your spouse; and he does not need your help .
The flower that fades -- crumbles:
Always consider your love as the most delicate and priceless flower ever created. Cherish and nurture your spouse as such. Handle with care and your reward will be great beyond measure. God never intended your spouse to meet all of your emotional needs, that's His job.
A Good Marriage:
is achieved only as you order your priorities. Dance with Jesus first, then dancing with your spouse will be easier. Pull together, not apart, being of the same mind, letting go and holding on with balanced tension that allows open, equal and honest love to flow freely. Pressure to conform is unattractive, and so is neediness. Fill your own emotional cup first, then what your spouse gives you is the whip cream on the chocolate. Freely give expecting nothing in return.
Beyond the Seen:
Is something unseen. Actively participate in expressing love not only In word, but in deed, in the visible realm, and the unseen will unfold into a beautiful flower that everyone will stop to admire. You and others will be blessed, and God will be glorified.
Written by the Holy Spirit
Penned by Carol Greenberg
March 13, 2003
Is a beautiful ceremony - they all are. Not all stay beautiful, but they were Intended to and can.
Marriage:
Is a happy occasion - they all are. It Is the living together afterward that's difficult.
Your Marriage:
Will be tested daily by the trials of everyday life, but also by your adversary the devil, who seeks to destroy God's greatest creation and His Greatest union. He will succeed unless you are diligent to tend your garden of love. Weeds always choke out tender, delicate flowers.
Marriage is:
Giving of your time talents and efforts - 100% to better the whole, whether you feel like it or not.
Marriage is:
A divine conspiracy -- God lures us with love, sex and loneliness, creating a perfect storm. Linking us up with someone totally opposite, forcing us to see life from a different perspective, through different lens. Allow your differences to draw you to one another, rather than divide .
Marriage is:
Forgiving the unintentional and the Intentional. Never allowing one to give all or take all. There Is no place for pride or selfishness.
Do Not:
Be conformed in your thinking to an earthly marriage, but be transformed in your thinking so you can create the marriage God intended. It is possible.
Do Not:
Settle for second best. Get determined to strive for God's best - God's way. He's already given you all you need by His Spirit. If you will dig for the treasure in your own heart first - you will find treasure In your spouse's heart.
D0 Not:
Think more highly of yourself, nor do not think less of yourself than you ought, but use sober judgment in accordance with the measure of faith given you by God.
Do Not:
Let any unwholesome words escape your lips, looking out for the interests of your spouse, not Just your own.
Do:
Speak the truth In love. God chose your spouse as the mirror He will use to allow you, to see you! If you are willing to look. Don't expect your spouse to meet all your needs -- they can't.
Do:
Submit one to another - to achieve the same goals corporately not singularly. Allow your differences to compliment your union. You can't score in the end zone. God wants you doing life on the 50. Your perception isn't always truth. Get a life! Marriage is a divine dance. Don't automatically assume your partner is out of sync. It might be you!
Do:
Get the boulder out of your own eye first, before you attempt to get the pebble in your spouse's eye. God is the God of your spouse; and he does not need your help .
The flower that fades -- crumbles:
Always consider your love as the most delicate and priceless flower ever created. Cherish and nurture your spouse as such. Handle with care and your reward will be great beyond measure. God never intended your spouse to meet all of your emotional needs, that's His job.
A Good Marriage:
is achieved only as you order your priorities. Dance with Jesus first, then dancing with your spouse will be easier. Pull together, not apart, being of the same mind, letting go and holding on with balanced tension that allows open, equal and honest love to flow freely. Pressure to conform is unattractive, and so is neediness. Fill your own emotional cup first, then what your spouse gives you is the whip cream on the chocolate. Freely give expecting nothing in return.
Beyond the Seen:
Is something unseen. Actively participate in expressing love not only In word, but in deed, in the visible realm, and the unseen will unfold into a beautiful flower that everyone will stop to admire. You and others will be blessed, and God will be glorified.
Written by the Holy Spirit
Penned by Carol Greenberg
March 13, 2003
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