Honoring Your Spouse

by Dewayne Griffin

A couple of weeks ago, I had the high honor of speaking to two of our young married classes while they enjoyed a weekend retreat at the beautiful Fall Creek Falls State Park. As my wife and I spent the better part of two days with those couples, it confirmed my belief that the future of the Mt. Juliet church is in good hands. My assigned topic was Honoring Your Spouse. I assume I was asked to speak because Sue and I have been married 38 years, much longer than any of the attendees have lived. As a text, I used Ephesians 5:22-25. In those verses, the apostle Paul writes---Wives are to love their husbands �as to the Lord�. Likewise, the husband is to love his wife �as the Lord loved the church.� I stressed the point that if both marriage partners keep Paul�s words close to their hearts, there will be no problem honoring each other.

I also shared some key words that have helped to make our marriage blossom and remain ever new, they included: Agreeable, Considerate, Forgiving, Loving, Politeness, Leadership, Supportive, Communicating, Remembering the Vows, Sharing and Encouraging.

I left them with the thought that marriage is to be God-centered and a two-person venture. It will never reach its full potential unless both partners are giving 100% all the time. There is never a time of slacking off and letting the other partner do all or most of the work.

May God grant us strong Christian homes that can be seen by others without a word ever being spoken. Likewise, let us ask for His blessings on our marriages, as we give Him all the glory.

PS. Thanks to the classes for allowing Sue and me to join you for a wonderful weekend. You are very special to us.

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