By Dr Deborah Skomba
Do you often wonder what it will take to have the marriage of your dreams?
After maybe 1, 5, 10, or more years, you start thinking it may never happen.
But here you are – sitting in silence, feeling lonely and overwhelmed, exhausted from hiding your emotions.
"Love one another deeply; it’ll cover a multitude of sins." 1Pet. 4:8
If only it were that easy. You’ve tried everything you could think of, leaving you with more questions than answers.
You started this marriage together, but now you wonder how to move forward together.
Here are 5 secrets you need to know now:
1. Apologize anyway – Romans 14:19
Look for the positive in each other and be the first to open up the conversation.
2. Marriages take work - Ephesians 2:19-21
Jesus needs to be the cornerstone of your life in every area. Invite the Holy Spirit to be in your conversations, decisions, choices, and misunderstandings.
3. Forgive – Matthew 6:14
You are to forgive, so you are forgiven by God. Leave the past in the past.
4. Understand more than to be understood. - Philippians 2:4
An opinion is just that; it’s only the point of view of someone you love. It doesn’t make them right and you wrong, but it gives them the right to express their thoughts.
5. Listen more and talk less. Prov. 17:27
Wait for your turn to speak, validate the other’s feelings, and don’t interrupt.
There you go - 5 ways to love like Jesus. The change you want to see in your marriage starts with you.
Heartfully,
Deborah