OUR ANCHOR SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY:
“39 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they parted asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;
40 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.” (Acts 15: 39-40)
IN THE BOOK OF ACTS CHAPTER 15, WE see the clash between Barnabas and Paul. It was the first of it’s kind between them because they had always been best of friends.
Barnabas it was who took Paul to the Apostles when he faced rejection from the Brethren of the Church in Jerusalem after his conversion and he gained acceptance. Barnabas was solely instrumental to Paul’s relocation from Tarsus to Antioch where God gave him a great platform for growth in spiritual life and preparation for Ministry. But suddenly there was a clash of opinion as touching the work of God. Our anchor scripture tells us that the clash was so fierce the two godly men were torn assunder.
Just as it happened between these two pious Servants of God, so it could happen between Spouses sometimes. What matters is how you handle it.
No matter how spiritual we may be, there’ll never come a time when you and your Spouse will ALWAYS see things in exactly the same way. It’s true that after several years of marriage, you would have blended so much but not to the point that you will never again differ in your views. It’s this difference in how we see or perceive things that lead to some of the clashes in marriage.
When we look at Paul and Barnabas and their clash over John Mark, you’ll find that they never gave room to the Flesh or the Old Sinful nature to take control. No! While the misunderstanding lasted, they each walked in the fear of God and conducted themselves with integrity. That’s what should obtain between Spouses who are truly born again.
Whenever there’s a clash of opinion or interest between you and your Spouse, ensure that you don’t allow the Flesh take over and move you to do things that will not glorify God.
There are some housewives who begin to pack their bags, clothes and boxes as soon as there’s a mild clash. They threaten to leave for their father’s house. That’s not only wrong but childish. When you act this way, you show that you don’t value your marriage, your home, your husband and your new family.
More importantly, doing so is playing into the hands of the devil. There are women who packed out over a mere misunderstanding without any provocation or word from their husband ordering them to leave his house. And after they left, they soon got tired of staying in their father’s house as people daily bombarded them with questions on when they’d return to their husband. And pride wouldn’t let them go back because they were not sent out in the first place. They desire the man to come and ask them to return. But some husbands would vow not to go and make peace since they never sent her packing. And so the intemperate and hasty housewife is stranded and stuck in the village.
When there’s a clash between you and your Spouse, mind what you do and what you say. What began as an insignificant and negligible difference could grow into a major conflict that would alter your life for the worse permanently.
There once was a couple. Two of them graduates. Sadly, each time they had a difference, the wife would go for the kitchen knife, brandishing it and threatening her husband that she’d strike him. This happened a couple of times but the husband laughed it off.
The next time they had a clash she struck him with the knife and that was it. She probably wanted to teach him a lesson but he never lived to learn it as he died on the way to the Hospital. And of course, she ended up in Prison; her life in ruins.
No matter how angered you might have been by what your Mate uttered, don’t forget that you still need your marriage and your Spouse.
There’s nothing wrong with being angry. God permits you to express your displeasure but your anger must not degenerate to Sin(Ephesians 4:26). Neither must it last beyond sundown.
When you begin to fight because of your misunderstanding, your anger has already degenerated to Sin.
When your clash of opinion or interest become so loud that the peace of your neighborhood is disrupted because of your wild screams at each other, you’ve already lost it. Unrighteousness has taken over and you have not shined as Light for Christ.
When ever a misunderstanding begins between you and your Spouse, do all you can not to allow it get prolonged. Choose to lose the argument and let there be peace than to insist on winning and your home be engulfed in chaos.
Paul and Barnabas wisely controlled their feelings and tempers. Whenever there’s a clash between you and your Spouse, remember their worthy example and follow it: control your feelings and tempers!
🔥🔥🔥 FAITH DECREE:
🔥LET THE WISDOM TO SEE THE DANGER IN EVERY CLASH BE GRANTED EVERY READER OF TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL PIECE!
🍷🍗 TAKE-HOME LESSON: AS TWO IMPERFECT HUMAN BEINGS, YOU AND YOUR MARRIAGE PARTNER WILL HAVE MISUNDERSTANDING ONCE IN A WHILE. WHEN IT HAPPENS, BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO ALLOW YOUR SINFUL OLD NATURE TAKE CONTROL!
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