In today’s devotional we’ll be looking at pleasing your spouse without dishonoring God, let’s take note of the following, they are not exhaustive.
- Do whatever your spouse loves
Learning about love languages is not just for learning sake. It is so that you begin to do those things you discovered they love and enjoy. You must seek to become an intentional spouse and lover.
Loving your spouse by speaking their love language may not come naturally to you. You have to make efforts in pleasing your spouse. That’s when love comes with it being a choice, a decision, and a sacrifice.
- Seek wisdom
Marriage is an institution where wisdom is required to be successful in it. Don’t ever assume you are a guru in understanding your spouse.
Some have made this mistake only to be awaken to the rude shock that their spouse have not really being happy for decades. That’s when the spouse seeks divorce after so many years and people are wondering what happened.
Seeking wisdom on various issues in your marriage is very vital. Read books about marriage. Hear veterans in the marriage institution talk and counsel you.
- Learn male / female differences
God is a God of variety and multiplicity. As different as there are people, cultures, languages, food, nations, so wide are the differences between male and female.
Until you learn about these differences, you cannot fully understand or enjoy the uniqueness in the differences between you and your spouse.
- Get a mentor
The place of a mentor in your marriage is very crucial. There are some things you should learn not by experience but by the wisdom of those who have gone ahead of you.
You don’t have to learn through mistakes. Sometimes the mistake might be too costly. Avoid that route of heart ache and head ache.
Get good mentors, seek their wisdom, listen to them, learn from them and obey their advice, their wisdom will help you in pleasing your spouse.
God bless your marriage.
CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I have understanding
PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Lord, bless my spouse
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Psa 44:7 (KJV) But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.
ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
Praise Him today
BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Romans 8 – 10
BOOKS
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CHURCH
Shouts of Grace Center, Ibadan, Nigeria
Joke Plaza, Beside Trans Amusement Park, Bodija-UI Road, Ibadan.
Sundays: 7.30am & 9.00am, Wednesdays: 6.00pm
I receive wisdom in Jesus name
Thanks for todays piece ma! I have a question in the area of seeking counsel or wisdom. How can we ensure that out marriage is not overly counsel dependent? considering the uniqueness of individual marriage and the need to develope capacity for growth individually and jointly?
Father, give me understand to sail through in my marriage. Also, give me wisdom to please my spouse and never dishonoring God.
I receive wisdom to please my husband without dishonouring God in Jesus name. We seek God together as a family. We honour God together .