How many times have we heard the phrase "If I ain't happy, ain't nobody gonna be happy!" I have heard it quite a few times in my life but really never looked at it in any specific way until today when I was looking for a topic to write about to encourage married couples.
I reflected and thought about how many times we have said this in our marriages. How often do we base our happiness upon our spouse and what they do or don't do for us? Today I want to bring revelation to a phrase, If I ain't happy, ain't nobody happy! Happiness in marriage is not about your happiness: It's about each other's happiness. If neither party is happy and are constantly in discord, God isn't happy. Marriage is a precious gift and an amazing blessing. It's a scared vow between a man and woman. Whether you are newly married or you have been married for fifty years, you know that married life is not always going to be a fairy tale: It's not always "happily ever after." When a couple is basing their happiness on each other's contribution to the marriage and neither party feels fulfilled, sometimes it's very easy to focus on what's wrong instead of stopping to listen to God and asking Him for guidance. Ephesians 5:25-30 says, "Husbands love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church-for we are members of his body" (NIV) Men, when you show your wife that she and your marriage together are priorities in life, you will se a new joy well up inside her. If you want to see your wife happy, commit to serving her, helping her, respecting her, and most of all encouraging her. Ladies, when you show your husband that he and your marriage together are priorities in your life, you will see a new joy well up inside him. If you want to see your husband happy, commit to serving him, helping him, respecting him, and most of all encouraging him. Heavenly father, we thank You for the love You have implanted in our hearts. May it always inspire us to be kind in our words, considerate of feelings, and concerned for each other's needs and wishes. Father, help us to be understanding and forgiving of each other's weaknesses and failures. Increase our faith and trust in You and may You always guide our lives with love. Bless our marriage with peace and happiness, and make our love fruitful for Your glory and our joy both here and in eternity. In Jesus name we pray, amen!
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AuthorMy Name is Laura Perdue. I am 44 years old and married to my best friend, Brian Perdue and mommy to Carston Perdue. Brian and I reside in Woodstock Ga and serve on the action team of Fivestones Church in Holly Springs. Archives
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