No Husband Left Behind
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True Love
So, do you really believe that two people can remain happily ever after for the rest of their lives? What precisely can the husband and wife do to secure their marriage against everything that may come against them?
[Part 1 – Topic]
The union of one man and one woman in holy matrimony should only be the end result of first finding “True Love”. First, finding True Love in your relationship with our Awesome God, and Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. God’s Love is the ultimate, and necessary for every Christian marriage to thrive. Second, finding True Love in your marriage to “your other half”.
Your Christian marriage should be an “all-inclusive” experience to “the very best” our Creator designed for both of you. I hope you have already discovered that “True Love” is more than … flowers, chocolate, dinner, dating, handholding, hugging, kissing, and sex.
Every marital couple has their own reasons when “tying the knot”. So, what do you enjoy most about being married? Being a part of a “couple”? Having someone to “come home” to? Possibly a warm body to embrace? Maybe a living, breathing person to share life experiences with?
[Part 2 – Problem]
What happens if and when you have a glitch in your relationship? Or worse yet, a horrible fight, or even an all-out war? You may be thinking, “this is not what I signed up for.” Or even, “if that person really loved me, they would never treat me this way.”
Granted, every husband and every wife will experience some level of “changes” throughout their different “chapters” of life. And not all changes will feel good to both of you. At some point, you may even hear yourself saying to God in your prayer time, “why me?”
You may have even wondered why you have been left in the trenches of frustration and disappointment. After that last spat, your spouse may have left you feeling miserable, now smoldering in your recent “crash-and-burn” site.
[Part 3 – Solution]
Acknowledge that “True Love” originates from God, and is given to both of you. We, as the children of God, are the fortunate recipients of Him (and the Love which He brings). Maybe you should take a moment and tell Him how you really feel on the inside.
Embrace both the “husband” and “wife” changes as welcomed individual “growth”. Likely both love birds will need some room for expanding beyond yesteryear’s learnings and experiences. Remember, your marriage will become stronger when both of you are willing to adjust as needed and support one another.
Probably most importantly, rely on the Holy Spirit of God to guide you every single day. God’s Love flows “to you” and then “through you”. May the Loving Creator and Sustainer of your souls protect your relationship from every attack. And may you come to embrace your differences as “positive” diversity, for the Glory of the Most High.
From one who forever remains…
“Under the Shadow of the Almighty” (Psalm 91:1),
Shawn Episcopo
Christian Community for Married Men and Women — (Knights) & (Damsels)