What Makes Love and Marriage Last?

For so many years, we have been hearing its difficult to maintain a happy marriage. What they Fail to realize is that, a marriage involves TWO individuals and only the TWO of them. 


Being IN love is easy. But why do so many people “IN love” not do the simple things required to help their relationship stand the test of time? Why do so many couples fail to make it long enough to celebrate Golden Anniversaries?


So what makes love and marriage last?
You don’t need complicated explanations from the so-called experts. Trust us on that.


Simple things we do in life makes world of a difference to your spouse.  Few of the simple things you follow on a daily basis to maintain happiness and harmony at home.


These are the few steps we follow in our marriage and its going good so far....
...Remember birthdays and anniversaries.
...Say “thank you” and “please.”
...Tell your lover “I Love You” each morning and before you go to bed each evening.
...Help clean the table after dinner.
...Guys, put the toilet seat down after going!
...Gals, keep your make-up in a case, you don’t need the entire bathroom countertop.
...Go through the rituals of telling each other to
    “Watch for people running stop lights,” “Watch for ice on the road,” “Be safe.”
...Call if you are going to be late.
...Help carry in the groceries and packages.
...Send your lover an email or call at least once a day to say you are thinking about them.
...Be more unselfish, it isn’t just about you.
...Give your lover at least a dozen hugs a day.
    And the list goes on.


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Keys to a Happy Marriage

Almost every marriage starts out as a huge celebration. Together with their family and friends, each couple is full of hopes and dreams for their future life together. But the road to a happy marriage is far from easy. And as today’s divorce statistics demonstrate all too well, many couples opt not to complete the journey.

It would be easy to blame our high rate of marital failure on things like not spending enough quality time together, allowing bitterness and resentment to build in our hearts and failing to keep communication lines open. There’s no end to books, articles and seminars that tell you how to improve these and many other aspects of your relationship. But while quality time, forgiveness and communication are vitally important to creating a happy marriage, if such things aren’t happening, it’s usually a sign of a much deeper problem. And until this problem is addressed, no amount of external behavior modification will work.

Experiencing communication problems in your marriage? How often do you really focus on listening to what your partner (or God) has to say instead of insisting on more airtime? Feeling bitterness and resentment growing toward your partner? When was the last time you brought him or her before the Lord in prayer and truly thanked God for your relationship? Struggling to find quality time together? How about praying with your partner and asking God how he would like you to use your time?

As you begin to do these things, you’ll notice that your focus automatically starts to shift away from you and your desires and over to God and your partner. As a result, communication problems begin to improve, anger and resentment fade away and you naturally want to spend more time together. Of course, you can’t expect such changes to happen overnight. Your relationship is also bound to face financial pressures, childrearing issues and other problems that are beyond your control. But if you commit your relationship to God and make a conscious decision each day to put God and your partner first, your marriage will be able to weather any storm. Not only that; you’ll also have plenty of fun together along the way!

Have you struggled to find happiness in your marriage? Perhaps it’s time you and your spouse invited God to direct your relationship. If you would like to do so, we encourage you to pray the following:

"Dear God, thank you so much for bringing us together as a couple. We know that you have a plan and a purpose for our marriage, and we invite you to forgive the past self-centeredness, come into our lives and relationship and direct our steps from now on. Please give us the grace to put you and each other first every day. Make our relationship a blessing to others. But most of all; make it a blessing to you."

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