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Seven Point Love Covenant
Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; Colossians 3:19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. 21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. With a 50 percent divorce rate in America, our societal fabric is ripping apart at the seams. Recently, a wonderful movie has been released. Its title is Fireproof. Go get it and watch it if you haven't already. Consider the fact that God created man and woman, instituted families and designed marriage. If we return to God, and build our families upon the principals of the Word of God, we will be in far better shape than we currently are. The false idols of me, myself and I and the devil's mantra, "If it feels good, do it," have led us down the path to destruction. Put this seven-point contract into your marriage and live by it. You will be glad you did. Save this and put it on your refrigerator door. Mister, live this and you will reap lifelong benefits. Ignore it and you will deprive your family of the blessings they could have had if you heeded the Word of God.
1. Faithfulness: I will be faithful to my spouse at all times and in all circumstances (spiritual, sexual, financial and emotional faithfulness).
2. Patience: I will not try to change things about my spouse that I do not like, but will modify my behaviors that annoy my partner.
3. Forgiveness: When I have offended my spouse, I will quickly ask forgiveness. I will forgive my spouse's offenses in my heart even before I am asked to do so.
4. Service: I will anticipate my spouse's spiritual, emotional, physical and material needs and will do everything I can to meet them.
5. Respect: I will not act or speak in a way that demeans, ridicules or embarrasses my spouse. I will never talk behind his or her back, and I will never speak to him or her in public in a way that would put the spouse on the spot or embarrass him or her.
6. Kindness: I will be kind to my spouse, eliminating any trace of meanness from my speech or behavior toward him or her. I will treat my spouse with the same loving kindness that God has treated me with.
7. Celebration: I will appreciate my spouse's gifts and talents and attributes and celebrate them personally and publicly. I will be a triple-A spouse. I will affirm, admire, and appreciate my beloved every day. I will do this intentionally.
Note: if you forgive and work through stuff each day, then you will never go to bed angry with each other. A real attitude adjustment comes when we consider this.
How do you know that you will live to see tomorrow?
How do you know that this may not be the last day you have your spouse alive?
Do you want the awful regret that comes from losing your spouse to death when you were angry and resentful and now it is too late to say you're sorry?
What if this was your last day together? How would you do things differently?
We have each other as a gift of God. Do not abuse this precious gift.
