Hello fellow Steemchurch and sc-n Parishioners, I would like to talk about Love in marriage.
People always misuse the term infatuation for love.
Infatuation is a feeling that doesn't last, you feel you really love the person and end up finding out that you don't love the person.
But love is much deeper, let me take you to the Bible.
Luke 6: 27-28
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you
28.Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Bless those that curse you.
Can you love your spouse or people around you this much after they've hurt you?.
Can you be selfless towards your spouse?.
Can you forgive your Spouse for persecuting you?
This is what real love is.
If you can do all this then you love your Spouse.
Matthew 5: 46-48
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?
47.And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?
48.Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
This is really clear to us.
I have heard spouses say "I will love him or her only if I am loved"..
I will respect him or her if only if am respected.
I will do things for him or her only if they do for me..
So tell me, how Are you different from the world if you behave like this?.
Love irrespective , whether you are been hated.Respected irrespective you are been disrespected..
Be perfect like Christ in your home,ml marriage and life..
The bible said a prophet when there's no love,his words are empty..
A Pastors words are empty when there's. no love.
Your marriage is empty when there's no love in it.
Thanks for stopping by.
GOD BLESS YOU.
With Love from Adedoyinwealth
Corinthians 3:1-13 explains what Love really is.
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the relationship between friendship, obedience, sacrifice, and love. But the occasion of the day invites us to try to understand how friendship, obedience, sacrifice, and love are important for marriage. This seems to present no great difficulty, as we naturally associate these aspects of our lives with marriage—indeed we tend to think marriage is the paradigm instance of love—they go together like a horse and carriage. It is therefore tempting simply to take the texts for this ceremony as an excuse to wax eloquent about the relation of love and marriage, friendship and marriage, etc.
Yet to follow such a strategy avoids the force of this text from John, for as so often in John, Jesus does not just tell us to be loving—he commands us to be loving. Nor does Jesus say that he is ready to be our friend without reservations; rather we are his friends if we do what he commands. For, as he reminds us, we did not choose him, we did not claim him as our friend, but he chose us that we might bear fruit. Thus, Jesus does not make some general recommendation that it would be a nice thing if we were to be loving in a manner consistent with being his friend. Therefore, the question cannot be, what is the relationship between marriage and love, but between marriage and the kind of love and friendship that Jesus commands.
Rather than taking on that question directly, I would ask us to reflect a little on our assumption that there is a natural relationship between love and marriage, friendship and marriage, sacrifice and marriage. For in spite of our strong assumption that love is connected with marriage, indeed that it is the very essence of marriage, it is unclear what we mean by this. For example, we soon learn that the feelings, emotions, and choices that we call love in the first blush of our relationship often have little in common with what we find marriage necessarily must become. The sheer joy we feel at being recognized by another often gets lost in the tedium of our lives; or worse, we find such recognition can only be sustained at the exorbitant price of the loss of self. We will do almost anything to command the gaze of the other, even if it means leading the life they choose for us, rather than the life we would choose for ourselves.
For genuine love requires the recognition of the other as other—i.e., as a being not under our power. Instead, we often assume that that love is greater the more each shares in a common purpose that diminishes our otherness. Such a notion of love gives the basis for the most perverse forms of love as the self avenges its loss by hating as well as loving the other. Thus, as we become the object of such perverse love (a love, to be sure, that is often celebrated as the highest ideal because it asks great sacrifices from us) we are recognized as somebody who has our name and our looks—but who is denied recognition as the other.
This is a very informative and wonderful message. People always misuse the term infatuation for love. Infatuation is a feeling that doesn't last, you feel you really love the person and end up finding out that you don't love the person. Love irrespective , whether you are been hated. Respected irrespective you are been disrespected. Be perfect like Christ in your home,ml marriage and life. The bible said a prophet when there's no love,his words are empty. A Pastors words are empty when there's. no love. Your marriage is empty when there's no love in it. Thanks for sharing
Love is the cord that keeps marriage going. It is a must for all parties involved if the marriage must work. Sadly, many who had bleek past may sometimes find it difficult to love, yet, when such person accepts God's model of Love - Jesus Christ, their hearts can be healed. Good post @adedoyinwealth.
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So many facets of love and so much misunderstanding - codependency isn't love but often looks like it and keeps people married for a long long time. Not always great. Focusing on Love is always needed, wonderful and constructive. Grateful.
Thanks a lot for your comment.
Have a great weekend.
Marriage is sacred, we have to take care of our relationship and give the best love for our partner.
I agree with when you said that marriage is empty when there's no.love
God bless my dear😊
Amen.
God bless you too.
Marriage is an institution I'm always scared to enter. I'm glad you wrote something about it.
There is nothing to be scared about.
I'm sure you'd be a great husband!!!.
😉
thanks for sharing this posts
You are welcome.
and you are welcome
Love is the bedrock of any relationship
No wonder 1 corinthians 13 talk extensively on love.....The greatest of all things is love
Thanks for sharing @adedoyinwealth
Well said.
Thank you for reading.
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Love covers all multitude of Sin. No marriage is perfect. We all need the Holy Spirit to direct our steps in Marriage
The presence of the Holy Spirit cannot be over-emphasised in all our relationships with people, especially in marriage.
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