IF YOU BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE WANTS YOUR MARRIAGE to be successful, then you’re mistaken.
Some are till this day unmarried because they listened to the “advise” of a friend, a brother, a Sister, a colleague at work or even their parent who told them that the person they were thinking of marrying wasn’t rich enough, handsome enough, beautiful enough, hadn’t a “presentable appearance”, etc, etc.
In Marriage, so much spiritual attacks are launched against the Couple but most times these attacks are so subtle that the Spouses don’t even know, until the enemy, Satan, has gone very far and eaten very deep into the delicate life of the union. This is why it’s important that you and your Mate be prayerful and spiritually sensitive. That way, you’ll be able to discern or perceive spiritual signals that God will give to warn you on what to do.
There are wives who initially had a very good relationship with their Mother-in-law until someone visited and told them that “Mother-in-laws are dangerous! You must be antagonistic towards them or else, by their frequent visits, they’ll make you a housemaid.” Those who foolishly accepted such “advice” saw negative changes in their marriage from that point forward. From that time, a rift came between them and their husband, because you can’t dishonour your husband’s Mother and expect him to be happy with you.
Genuine love makes you love all those that are connected to your Spouse. The Bible says that when a man loves a Father, he invariably loves the Son:
“and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.”(1 John 5: 1b).
So, if you genuinely love your husband you’ll definitely love his beloved Mom who gave birth to him, nursed and raised him for you to marry. Sadly, many wives have a deep seated suspicion and distrust towards their Mother-in-law. It’s a satanic device into which many of them have fallen.
So the question is: WHOSE ADVICE ARE YOU RUNNING YOUR MARRIAGE ON?
Several years ago, I heard of a housewife who had the penchant for discussing her marital troubles with “a friend.” This friend would “advise her” gladly. Meanwhile, this so-called friend wasn’t herself married. It was like a Seamstress seeking advise from an Orange seller. What does an Orange seller know about fashion designing and dressmaking?
Well, it got to a point where she reported another thing that her husband had done and the “adviser” told her she had endured enough! But what does the Scripture say? It’s says: “LOVE ENDURES ALL THINGS… BEARS ALL THINGS.” So, there’s no end to enduring and exercising forbearance with each other in marriage. But the “friend” told her she’d endured “enough” and should leave the “stupid husband”. She saw nothing wrong with the advise and promptly packed her things and walked out of the marriage! Perhaps, in the hope that her beauty “would soon fetch her a new and better husband”. Well, after she left, what happened? The friend warmed her way into the affection of her husband and soon moved into her home as the new Wife, new Madam and the new Misus! She got to know only after “her friend and adviser” had taken over her home!
As Husband or Wife, you must be careful the marital doctrines, marital counsel you accept and even the sex beliefs you embrace! You must be careful whose voice you follow.
Jesus made it clear that His Sheep hear and follow HIS VOICE(John 10:4-5)! And His Voice is the Scriptures! His Voice says: WIFE SUBMIT TO YOUR HUSBAND; HUSBAND LOVE YOUR WIFE; SPOUSES, GIVE SEXUAL INTIMACY TO EACH OTHER; HAVE FERVENT LOVE AMONG YOURSELVES, FOR LOVE COVERS A MULTITUDE OF SINS, ETC, ETC.
Beware of any Voice that tells you to love your Spouse less. That’s the Voice of the wicked one, even Satan, who misled Cain to murder his only brother Abel.
🍷🍗 TAKE-HOME LESSON: BE CAREFUL WHOSE ADVICE YOU USE IN YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOUR HOME!
💕❤️ TONIGHT’S ONE FLESH ASSIGNMENT IN THE BEDROOM
Reread today’s devotional piece and discuss it.
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