Ever read the Song of Solomon or all those Psalms and verses about how relationships with God and our spouses are supposed to be? If you haven't, you should, and if you have, have you ever compared them to relationships today?
My, my, how things have changed.
It has gone from yes, "I'll serve you because I love you" to "No, you serve me because I love you." No wonder things are out of sync these days. Look at how selfish we've become.
Needs are a natural part of life, BUT I do recall God saying He would supply those needs IF we serve Him. In serving Him we follow His Word. When we follow His Word we serve others, ESPECIALLY our spouses.
SO...doesn't that mean that in serving others our needs will be met? Of course!
Hm...wonder why people don't get that.....
On that note, let's talk about marriage!
Just because you're married to someone doesn't mean you can't lose them. They may be there every day physically, but if they're not with you mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, then something has gone wrong.
Just as we must seek the Lord's love and presence every day, so must we seek the love and presence of our spouse.
United we stand, divided we fall.
Seek their(God AND your spouse) favor daily, never lose their trust. Please them in anyway that you know how.
There's a reason the relationship with God is compared to that of a bride and groom. Their love is to be devoted, life long, and ever burning.
None of this is unbiblical. It is important that we seek to please our significant other more than if not as much as we are to seek to please and serve others. We are to be a servant and in turn God will make sure our needs are met.
Please keep in mind that I am not married, but am searching and learning how to be the best spouse I can be according to God's Word so I can bless my future spouse. If anything that I have written is incorrect or insufficient, I am one hundred percent willing to hear and read comments to help me become wiser on the subject. I just want everyone to know that it is important to be a servant, especially to those closest to you.
God Bless.
Some good points! Marriage is a hard subject to just sum up. The best advice I know is to put the other person before yourself and that is super hard to do ALL the time. I do not agree with
ReplyDelete"SO...doesn't that mean that in serving others our needs will be met? Of course!"
It doesn't work that way all the time. We all have selfish times. I think it is great that you are thinking about this ahead of time. Pretty sure most of us didn’t. :)