IN OUR ANCHOR SCRIPTURE ABOVE, Apostle Paul passes on to us very powerful spiritual truths that helped him achieve so much in Ministry. In the course of teaching Marriage over the years, God has made me understand that this same verse could be applied in Marriage with outstanding and amazing results.
(1) HANDLING THE “PASTS” IN YOUR MARRIAGE
Every man or woman has a Past. Some parts of our Past are beautiful and glorious and every time we remember or think about them, a smile spontaneously and effortlessly bursts on our faces and joy fill our hearts. And of course, there are also parts of our Past that are dark, ugly or even shameful; and when ever our minds wonder back to them, we become sad and miserable.
In Philipians 3:13, Apostle Paul tells us what to do with our Pasts, both the beautiful and the ugly. It’s to forget them. We must put them behind us. Why? This is because, pondering on your painful past will weaken, sadden and demoralize you. On the other hand, dwelling on the beautiful things of the past continually isn’t the best either because that would make you rest on your oars; whereas you still have so much new territories to conquer and possess.
Just as you have beautiful memories and unhappy memories in your personal lives as Spouses, so also do you have happy and unhappy memories in your story as a couple.
As you’ve been together, there are things that have happened for which one or both of you are to blame; and each time you recall those incidents, your heart is instantly filled with pain and you find yourself feeling resentful or even vengeful towards your Mate. Dearly Beloved, such a disposition can only hurt you. God is this morning calling you to stop revisiting those incidents with your mind. If you’ve never forgiven your Spouse of their faults in that matter, please do so today:
“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, FORGIVING ONE ANOTHER, EVEN AS GOD FOR CHRIST’S SAKE HATH FORGIVEN YOU.” (Ephesians 4:31-32).
According to our anchor scripture, it’s not only our painful Pasts that should be forgotten and confined to the dustbin of the past, our happy memories also belong there. As already hinted, we need to let go of memories of our “great feats of yesteryears” to be able to walk into new horizons and conquer new climes.
Yes, our achievements of the past have been a blessing to us and others, but God wants to do new things!
“Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.” (Isaiah 43:18)
What is God saying this morning? He’s saying: “Let go of the Past and all the hurting memories. Let go of your excitements about your “old glories”, and get ready for I’m going to do brand-new things in your marriage.”
(2) “REACHING FORTH TO THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE AHEAD”
The second part of our anchor scripture teaches us to REACH FORTH unto the beautiful things that are ahead of us.
Some Spouses look back longingly at their Honeymoon saying wistfully, “Oh, for the halcyon days!” Sir, Ma, I’m sent to tell you authoritatively that your Honeymoon, good as it was, was only a stepping stone into the “Goodies” of your Marriage. When Israel enjoyed the sweetened waters of Marah, everyone was thrilled but unknown to them, Elim, a much more exhilarating spot was just ahead. Similarly, God has better days ahead of you and your Spouse. Stop fighting each other. Join your hands and reach out for the GLORIOUS LOVE LIFE that’s ahead of you right now. It’s gloriously beautiful and richly loaded with supercalifragisticexpialidocious Sex. This is Sex at it’s very best: extraordinarily good, magical and thrillingly wondrous!!
🍷🍗 TAKE-HOME LESSON: LET GO OF THE PASTS IN YOUR MARRIAGE AND REACH FORTH AND TAKE HOLD OF THE GLORIOUSLY HAPPY MARITAL FUTURE THAT’S RIGHT AHEAD OF YOU!
💕❤️ TONIGHT’S ONE FLESH ASSIGNMENT IN THE BEDROOM
Reread today’s devotional piece and discuss it unhurriedly and in detail.
Be open and sincere with each other. Tell your Mate what they did in the past that’s hurting you. Freely give forgiveness to each other. Please, avoid arguments. Be humble to and with each other.
🍏🍎 MARRIAGE REVOLUTION CONTINUES!🍎🍏
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