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Prosperity/Success Principles
BUILDING A HAPPY MARRIAGE
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1.
Remember
what you did before you married each other.
Remember how you kept your best foot forward at all
times, showed your best side, were on good behavior, were thoughtful,
courteous, considerate and kind? That is excellent procedure to make certain
you marriage stays solid. Even if it is in trouble at the moment, you can bring
it back to its original bloom.
2.
Marriage
is 100%/100% proposition.
Read Mary Crowley’s book, Moments With Mary. In this
beautiful little book, the author points out that marriage is not a 50/50
proposition, it is 100%/100% proposition. Husband gives 100% to the marriage
and wives do the same.
3.
Express
your love for your mate.
Start and end everyday with a celebration of love for
your mate, and during that day, if it is feasible, take three minutes to
telephone just to chat and express your love. After all the best time to
express your love for your mate is before someone else does.
4.
Surprise
him with an occasional gift or card.
It is obvious isn’t the gift in itself, but the
thought behind the gift. As Sir Lacelot said, “The gift without the giver is
bare.”
5.
Spend
some quality time together.
Remember how you courted each other so avidly and how
you had so much time just for courting before marriage? Repeat the process. Go
for a walk or simply turn off the TV and make your mate feel as if he or she is
the most important person in your life. He or she is, whether or not you
realize it at this moment.
6.
Be a
good listener.
A wise man once said, “Talking is sharing but
listening is caring.” Listen to the myriads of detail and small talk that make
up your mate’s day. Always remember that duty
makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully. Interestingly enough, you will be
amazed at how exciting some of those details can be.
7.
Reserve
time just for him or her.
Don’t make your husband or wife compete with kids for
your attention. Reserve time just for him or her.
8.
Never
go to sleep at night with unresolved differences.
When you disagree, remember, you can disagree without
being disagreeable. However, you must never go to sleep at night with
unresolved differences. You will not sleep as well and these differences will
settle in both of your subconscious minds and will be recurring source of
problems. You can be honest and yet sensitive to each other.
9.
Man
should be the head of the household.
Remember, our creator decreed that the man is the head
of the household. However, the husband must remember he can fill this role with
love and kindness and yet with authority and firmness. God also teaches us that
man is to honor his wife and to love her as his own body (Eph 5:28). A woman is
infinitely more secure knowing she has a man to handle the major
decisions.
10. Bend
over backwards.
Remember, you will often have to “bend over backwards”
to please and understand your mate. That position might be a little
uncomfortable but it makes it difficult for you or your marriage to fall on its
face.
11. Follow this recipe.
Take love and loyalty and mix it thoroughly with
faith. Blend it with tenderness, kindness and understanding. Add friendship and
hope. Sprinkle abundantly with laughter. Bake it with sunshine. Server helping
daily.
12. Use
Ephesians 4:32 as your daily guide.
“And be kind to one another , tender-hearted,
forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.”
13. Pray
together.
Evidence is substantial that husbands and wives who
pray together on a daily basis have a lesser divorce rate.
14. Make
the move
Remember, when the inevitable disagreement takes
place, who makes the move to “make up” isn’t important. However, the one who
makes the move demonstrates the greater maturity and love
Watch this short video. I hope it will help you in
building a happy marriage
video source: www.thailife.com @ youtube.com
Best Regards,
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