-By Bisi Adewale
“Whoso ever findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour
of the LORD.The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly. A man that
hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that
sticketh closer than a brother”.
Prov. 18:22-24
Your relationship with your spouse must be rock solid. For it to be solid, it
must possess the following vital ingredients:
1.Acceptance. You can never be happily married when you don’t accept your
spouse. Acceptance starts from the mind, so make up your mind to accept
your spouse’s stature, complexion, height, hair, etc. Your spouse can never
be like anybody else, accept him or her.
2.Love. Verbalize love by saying “I love you” to your spouse. Demonstrate
love in all your dealings with your spouse.
3.Care. Care is the language of love. Show care to your spouse in all areas of life.
4.Forgiveness. Your spouse will always offend you no matter how spiritual
he/she may be. Pray for a forgiving spirit, be a generous forgiver regardless
of the offence.
5.Communication. Communication is the life blood of relationship. Be in
talking terms, you need to talk the talk before you can walk the walk. Your
communication should be truthful, total without cutting remarks.
6.Praying Together. Take time to pray together. Couple that pray together
stays together and they get divine presence to cement their relationship
together. Create time to pray together as a couple.
7.Patience. Be patient with each other. You will need a lot of patient to live
with an opposite sex. Don’t be in haste to see your patient change, be
patient with him or her.
The next point is a bonus but a big boost that will make your marriage really solid.
8.Romance. Marriage should be romantic and enjoyable. Do everything
possible to fan the fire of romance in your marriage
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