The Sunday Mail
Apostle Langton Kanyati Matrimonial Hub —
MARRIAGE is more than just living with a person you are attracted to. It is showing every day what that person means to you, how happy you are having them close by, that they are the choice of your heart and that you treasure the friendship and love that unites you both.
The stories that we are told as children start with “once upon a time.” They tell stories of courage, hope and eternal love. In the majority of such tales, good conquers evil, and they end “happily ever after.”
Real life, however, requires a lot of courage, hope and love from both partners to make a marriage happy forever, or at least while it lasts.
The following are a few reminders to use with your spouse to help build a happy and lasting marriage.
Include God in everything
When God is present in a marriage, husband and wife can seek out inspiration for day-to-day problems together. A couple that prays together and thank the Lord for everything experiences a type of happiness and peace that is not found in any other place.
Read the Holy Scriptures
A couple that reads the scriptures together learns together. By reading the stories of the prophets and peoples that lived before us, couples gain the ability to better understand that adversity is a part of life.
Also that only by putting aside our pride, seeking out God, accepting his will, and being perseverant in keeping his commandments and teaching them to our children will we achieve a long-lasting happiness. Put your heart in your family
A specialist on family named Dieter Uchtdorf said, “What we love determines what we seek. What we seek determines what we think and do. What we think and do determines who we are — and who we will become.”
Once you recognise that marriage is sacred and decide to put your heart into your family, you will know that only with family can real happiness be achieved. Be faithful and decide not to lie
Make up your mind before you get married. Once married, make your spouse that person that completes your life. Fidelity is a promise, and living without lies is absolutely essential in order to enjoy a love with trust and peace. Peace cannot exist without transparency. Neither can intimacy that unites a couple exist without loyalty.
Live unselfishly each day
True love is a process that requires personal action. It is through the small, simple things each day that we can demonstrate our love and recognise that we are loved.
Above all other distractions and problems, it’s nice to know that someone is interested in being happy with you. When we love someone, we treat that person differently, better and with great care.
Work hard to build unity
Look to be one in purpose. Educate your children together. Do things together. Help one another reach your dreams. Be present at important events and always stay together.
Unity between a husband and wife is a commandment of God. Be together not only during happiness and health, but also in times of sadness and sickness. God wants our hearts to grow together. It’s not only ideal, it’s a necessity.
Apostle Kanyati is the founder and president of Zoe Life Changing Ministries and Grace Unlimited Interdenominational Feedback : [email protected]
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