Marriage Medication That Works - Part 1
Name the issue today and there may be medication for it. There is medication on the market for almost everything. I am introducing you to a different kind of capsule that will make your marriage amazingly marvelous. God, the designer of marriage, has manufactured some high quality medication to keep the marriage in super shape. It is free, easy to apply and contains no negative side effects. There are six easy-to-take ‘pills’, the contents of which will flow directly into the mind and over time, transform your marriage into something beautiful. The prescription for this medicine is written in a letter to the Philippians chapter 4, verse 8: “… whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.”
Let us examine three of the aforementioned easy-to-take pills:
Let us examine three of the aforementioned easy-to-take pills:
The first dose of medication for the mind is “whatever is true …think about such things”. If you can be truthful in your expressions and behavior then it would be amazing to know how healthy your home environment would be for all members of your household. Setting out to deceive your partner erodes trust and creates an unhealthy environment for suspicion, anxiety, fear and anger, all of which can block effective communication and destroy intimacy at all levels. Seeking daily to medicate your mind with the medicine of truth is a recipe for building a rich, robust, romantic and stress-free family relationship. Meditate habitually on what is true.
The second dose of medication for the mind is “whatever is noble …think about such things”. Being noble goes far beyond what people think about you, it is who you really are whether people are looking or not. Nobility has to do with the moral and wholesome values and principles that govern your life. It helps you look beyond you to elevate others, especially your spouse and family. Being noble is about being decent and honorable in thought and action. For the husband or wife, honesty should not just be the best policy but the only policy. When decency in daily thinking becomes an integral part of your life, you are deciding to lift your family life to an elevated place of healthiness and at the same time creating an atmosphere worthy of commendation. Meditate habitually on what is noble.
The third dose of medication for the mind is “whatever is right …think about such things”. Being right speaks of fair-mindedness and being just in what you do. Each individual in a marriage has a different personality and there is a great possibility that issues will be examined from different angles. Setting out therefore to treat each other fairly and respectfully should be a desirable goal. Think of a husband who likes gadgets and very often wants to buy the latest as soon as it comes off the press but does not give consideration to the budget to which he and his spouse agrees. In the end his action places a serious strain on their finances. The husband’s actions were not fair to his family. Now picture a wife who packs her life with activities and expects her husband to babysit almost every evening and is angry when her husband wants to go and spend one Friday evening with the boys. This wife’s behavior is not fair to her husband and is not working toward the stability of her marriage relationship. Meditate habitually on what is right.
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Generously taking and absorbing the medication of whatever is true, noble and right can make your marriage and family relationships worthwhile. Can you imagine what society would look like if each home uses consistently these three high quality doses of medication on a daily basis?
I shall take a look at the other three next time.
Haynesley Griffith
Marriage and Family Life Consultant
griffitharticles@gmail.com
I shall take a look at the other three next time.
Haynesley Griffith
Marriage and Family Life Consultant
griffitharticles@gmail.com