“A fool vents all his feelings, but a wise man holds them back.”
Memory Verse: Proverbs 29: 11 – “A fool vents all his feelings, but a wise man holds them back.”
The Word for Today devotional by United Christian Broadcasters (UCB) says
Honesty
and good communication are the foundation stones for a healthy
relationship. This is particularly so in marriage. But any good idea can
be misused. For example, it’s honest to tell your spouse that you don’t
like the way they cook.
It’s
honest for you to express anger over your spouse’s shortcomings. But
honesty that does not have the best interest of the other person at
heart is cruel, and a form of selfishness. This is especially so when
the other person can’t do anything about it.
Some
couples, in their determination to share every thought and opinion,
destroy the sweet spark of romance that drew them together. No longer is
there any sense of magic. They have unravelled the romantic allure that
first attracted them to one another.
Your
spouse is the person you chose to marry. So if you did not do your
homework up front, don’t complain when you don’t like the test results.
Peter writes, ‘Continue to show deep love for each other, for love
covers a multitude of sins’ (1 Peter 4:8 NLT). Paul writes: ‘Love is patient and kind.
Love
is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own
way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It
does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins
out.
Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance’ (1 Corinthians 13:4-7 NLT). When you practise these virtues, you can help improve your marriage.
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