MARRIAGE/RELATIONSHIP

1. God called Abraham and made a covenant with him. That covenant is still binding today. Marriage is a life-long covenant, see it that way as a child of God because your father is a covenant keeping God. Genesis 12:1-3,15:1-21

2. Life’s deepest meaning is not found in Life’s accomplishment, but in valued RELATIONSHIPS. Treasure the relationship between you and your spouse. Genesis 29:20

3. When you treat your spouse as an object (e.g. door mat) it shows you have no value for treasure. Your spouse is a gift from God in spite of. For a positive change, treat him/her spouse with respect. Mal 2:13-15
4. Love is not a feeling or sensation in our emotion; it is a choice, an attitude with appropriate behavior. So do not love your spouse based on your feelings, rather as a CHOICE.1Jh 3:1

5. In addition to praying and studying the Bible together. Couples who want to rekindle their fire of love should do some things regularly together e.g. picnicking, visiting, fishing, jogging. Rekindle the fire, don’t let it die. Ephesians 6:8

6. It takes commitment to keep a relationship. When you enter into one, be committed to keeping it. Gen 29:18, 20

7. Harshness, nagging, negative criticism, nit-picking and ridiculing are termites that destroy the soul of marriage. Watch how and what you say to your spouse. Pro 15:23.

8. Words hurt or heal
Words tear down or build up.
Words criticize or compliment.
Words express harshness or kindness.
Words speak truth or lies.
What words are you speaking? Pro 15:1-4

9. Our bodies are temples of God, because His spirit dwells in us. To use our bodies for sexual Immorality is to defile God’s temple. Do not experiment pre-marital sex or extra-marital sex. 1Cor 6:13-20

10. Adultery violates the word of God and brings the wrath of God upon defiant and their descendants. Whatever pleasure you experience from it, is not worth it in the face of eternity. BE CAREFUL. 2 Sam11:2-4; 12:9-12