God's Promises Sunday

Improve Married Relationships

Genesis 1:27-28, So God created man in His own image in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. And God blessed them and said to them be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea over the birds of the Heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.

Psalm 127:3, Behold children are a Heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.

And so, we see God’s plan for Humanity. For God’s plan to succeed, male and female must have a close relationship. This was a long-time relationship from the start.

About 2,000 years ago God gave everyone instructions on how a husband and wife should treat each other. Paul outlined it in his first letter to the Corinthians.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7, love is patient and kind, love does not envy or boast, it is not arrogant or rude, it does not insist on its own way, it is not irritable or resentful, it does not rejoice at wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things, love never ends.

In these times marriages are having a hard time surviving. When you consider how society is working, paying bills, and children to raise, it isn’t hard to figure out that there must be a better way.

Ephesians 5:28, In the same way, husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

Ephesians 5:33, Let each one of you love his wife as himself and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

If we get to the basics, the answer shows up. It is time to take all the above verses and put them into practice.

A husband and wife must have a truthful discussion with no blame from either one and no negative talk. Start to compare yourselves to the description of what love is. Be totally honest with yourself and each other. Really work at it without bringing up past hurts.

Talk every day. Take your concerns  one at a time. Figure out together how to handle each thing by asking the Lord Jesus Christ to give you Insight. When that problem is solved do the same thing with the next one.

When you are faithful to this process your love will grow, your marriage will be strong, and you will see everything in a new light. Never let a day go by without talking to our Heavenly Father and each other. Remember total honesty spoken in a loving way can accomplish anything in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. God bless you and your family. Praise The Lord!

 Remember Jesus loves you.

 Prayer of Salvation.

Lord Jesus Christ I am a sinner. I know you suffered and died on the cross and rose again in order to wash away my sins and to save me. I acknowledge my sins and I Repent of those sins, and I ask you to come into my heart as my personal savior. I believe and I receive the gift of Salvation. Thank you, Lord Jesus. Amen. 

Praise The Lord!