💕🧡There are simple matrimonial “common sense” tips that you shouldn’t wait to be taught in a marriage seminar. Age and maturity ought to have bestowed them upon you before, or as soon as, you got married.
Sadly, some spouses are lacking in these simple yet important principles. We shall explore a few of them this morning.
💕🧡1. INAPPROPRIATE CLOSENESS WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX
One of the primary wisdom principles for a long-lasting marriage is knowing your limits with the opposite sex.
The moment you are married, you are joined to a person whose presence in your life should drastically reduce your curiosity about and attraction to the opposite gender.
Remaining inappropriately close to members of the opposite sex after the wedding is unwise. You are simply opening the door for distrust, suspicion, and jealousy to walk into your marriage and wreak havoc.
💕🧡2. CARELESSNESS WITH YOUR BODY
In marriage, your body no longer belongs to you alone; your spouse owns it as much as you do (1 Corinthians 7:4). It is the part of you in which your oneness as a couple “resides.” It is a highly loved and cherished treasure to your husband or wife.
Consequently, you must ensure that no one else accesses it—not even accidentally.
When you are careless enough to let others—neighbors or visitors—feast their eyes on you, you bring disgrace to your mate.
Do not be the housewife who has the penchant for walking carelessly outdoors at 8:00 AM wearing a transparent nightgown with nothing over or under it, providing an “adult movie” for the neighborhood, including youths and children.
💕🧡3. UNCHASTE CONDUCT
No matter how simply you view life or how humble you may be, it is improper to maintain the habit of bathing outside. That was the mistake of Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, and we all know the disastrous outcome of that “demonstration of liberty.” It hurt her deeply, hurt her husband far more, and resulted in much bloodshed in Israel.
💕🧡4. HOOLIGANISTIC BEHAVIOUR
Whether you are like T.L. Osborn, who married at 17, or like Father Abraham, who took a new wife when he was over 140 years old, God requires you to maintain respectable and responsible behavior as soon as you are married—regardless of the circumstances.
Some spouses ignore this. At the slightest argument with their mate, they are tearing their clothes, spoiling for a fight, and screaming at the top of their lungs. This is childish and unwise. No matter the provocation, remember that as a married person, you must not behave like a hooligan.
💕🧡CONCLUSION
Always remember that matrimony has made you an elder and a leader in society. You must, therefore, conduct yourself with decorum at all times.
💕❤️ Tonight’s Bedroom Assignment:
Reread this devotional together just before bedtime and discuss it.
📚📖✒️ Quotes For Reflection:
”In the sight of God, emotional adultery is the same as full-blown adultery. There is no difference.” (Anselm Ahman, Lovebirds’ Devotional, November 24, 2024)
✝️ Altar Call:
Jesus Christ is calling you! Come to Him today and be saved!
🌡️⚗️ Scientific Info to Boost Your Marriage:
Science reveals that regular skin-to-skin contact, such as partners seeing and touching each other’s nakedness daily, provides significant physiological, psychological, and relationship benefits. A 2014 survey mentioned in science-based reports found that 57% of couples who sleep naked are happier in their relationships compared to those who wear pajamas.
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