“It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
Genesis 2:18
God created the first couple so that they could have companionship. It was the reason why God gave man his partner. This is why, when most couples know each other and share time together, they feel an attraction that then leads to them to get married. They want to spend the rest of their life next to the person with whom they feel such a close connection.
Genuine love is total surrender, where a person is willing to give everything for the one they love. When there is true love in us, we will strive to make the other person happy, because love gives all. Here are some principles to help you to enjoy love:
1. Allow God to choose your spouse.
“Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.” (Genesis 2:22). Jehovah himself replied to Samuel: “…people look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7).
Giving the Lord the right to choose your partner, instead of doing it ourselves, is one of the greatest blessings.
2. Marriage is the extension of divine character.
‘Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky…”’ (Genesis 1:26).
The purpose of marriage is that God’s character is reproduced through family. God is a three-in-one being, (Father, Son and Holy Spirit). Within the Trinity all three always live in perfect harmony. When family was established, God placed His character in each one of the members of that family. He did this so that there would always be complete harmony amongst the man, the woman and the children.
3. God wants to bless us through marriage.
‘God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number…”’ (Genesis 1:28).
God called them Adam and Eve, and blessed them both. For a long time Adam was alone. He was required to live in a time of singleness and God didn’t bless him during this time; only later when he had his partner. God’s blessing is complete as it covers the spiritual, economic and physical areas of your live. It is essential that God’s full blessing is there in any marriage.
4. God wants there to be transparency in marriage.
“Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame” (Genesis 2:25).
Men must have an open heart before their wives, and women must not keep any secrets from their husbands. Both spouses must conduct themselves with complete openness, doing nothing that is hidden from each other.
5. God wants each man to lead his home
That’s why Apostle Paul said, “For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior” (Ephesians 5:23).
6. God wants you to prepare an atmosphere that enables and promotes the spiritual development of your family.
An atmosphere is created by words, attitudes, thoughts and gestures. Let’s determine in our hearts to make our home a home a little piece of paradise on earth.
As l read these beautiful affirmations about love l felted encouraged. Love is knowing the heart of God. His patient,kind, forgiving, gracious, etc.
If we learning how to love just like Christ did, this world can be a better place. It’s possible for us to enjoy our marriages as the Lord teaches us.
“God’s hand is with us, guiding us to build our families.
The journey to growth. 