Sunday’s Food for Thought – Spouse’s strengths and weaknesses
Many people enter marriage with idealistic thoughts of how a marriage ‘should be’.
That there’ll be hardly any arguments. That all exchanged words will always be romantic and sweet. That the home will always be neat and clean because the boyfriends-now-husbands will always proactively help and clean everything up. That our spouse will wake up in the morning always looking fresh and beautiful (?)
If one has such thoughts when they first got married, they’ll be … disappointed.
And it’s really not because marriage itself is ugly. Marriage in itself is in fact beautiful, for it is when two individuals – who promise to stay true and faithful to each other – are united by God in front of His people.
What’s important is that we ought to always remember too that marriage is a union between two unique individuals who are FAR from perfect.
We ought to be realistic. Disagreements will happen. And arguments will take place.
But when both openly communicate, listen and respect each others’ views and feelings, and find a way out that works for both parties, in the end marriage itself can be an enriching experience.
We all have our strengths and weaknesses. And so is our spouse. So our job is to focus more on their strengths, and learn to complement and tolerate their weaknesses.
Yes there will be hurdles in our marriage. But if we let God be the LORD of our household, we can be rest assured that He will always be with our family.
Leading, guiding and showing a way out. Even when there seems to be no way.
