- Pastor Bisi Adewale
“The secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him, and He will show them His covenant”. (Psalm 25:14)
Years back, a total of 6,000 couples were asked the secret of their strong marriage, in a research that took about twenty-five years to complete. During this research conducted by marriage counselors, it was discovered that almost all these 6,000 couples have some things in common which happen to be the secret of their blissful home. If we too can put them into our marriages, it will turn it to heaven on earth.
They are:
(1). COMMITMENT: Commitment is a state of being willing to give a lot of time, energy and resources to one’s spouse. Commitment is being there for him/her when there’s every reason not to. It also means to be committed to one’s spouse to defend and protect.
Successful couples are dedicated to promoting each other’s welfare and happiness. They focused their home and are committed to their marriage vows. They made their marriages a top priority with respect to how they invest their time and energy on their homes. There’s no marriage without its own challenges but commitment enables them to weather the storms. No marriage, no matter how good it seems can be successful without the commitment of the parties involved. Without commitment, marriage will be in danger. Marriage is not a Sprint, it is a marathon race, it needs stamina, courage and commitment to make it a success.
(Eccl 9:10)
(2). SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING: These happy couples are all children of God, devoted to God in all ways, make Bible their authority and totally submitted to its ordinance. They are men and women of prayer. They don’t joke with prayer; prayer and fasting are their ways of life. They allow God in their homes and give Him the leadership role. Once the presence of God is missing in a marriage, devil will be at the driver’s seat driving such homes into stormy water. These couples secured the presence of God and the peace of God with other heavenly benefits reign supreme in their homes
(Galatians 5:22-26).
(3). TIME TOGETHER: Togetherness is compulsory where marriage must be the best .Research indicates that couples that do things together tends to be more closer, understand each other and have a successful marriage than those that are not having time together. If your marriage must be strong, you must live together, talk, sleep, play, pray and eat together. Mind you, many things like hours spent at work, in watching T.V, talking to your friends, salon, visitation, newspaper, computer games are competing seriously with your time to the detriment of your marriage, if care is not taking. To make your marriage a success, make your spouse part of your daily schedules regardless of how busy you are. Your marriage is very vital; incorporate it in your daily routines lest you have the time for quarrel or divorce.
Time is not negotiable in marriage; spend quality time together and in generous quality.
Time spent together as a couple is not a waste; it is the best period in fanning love in your life. Investment of time is the best investment in your marriage.



source;http://www.familyparliament.com/57/secret-of-strong-marriages

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ladygudhead:
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Jeromejnr:


I totally love your personal text.

I actually needed it.

Really,thank u.my dear life is for the living. When you think your situation is bad,there are people in worse circumstances than you.

When you are always happy you tend to confuse the Devil.

ladygudhead:

Really,thank u.my dear life is for the living. When you think your situation is bad,there are people in worse circumstances than you.

When you are always happy you tend to confuse the Devil.

I will give thanks to the Lord in everything.