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How To Be Married To Your Sweetheart. Philippians 2:1-2.
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Philippians 2:1-2 1Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, 2make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.
Where has the love gone?
1. Encourage One Another When was the last time you praised or encouraged your significant other with encouraging words?
“Man doesn’t live by bread alone. He also needs buttering up.” -Anonymous
2. Comfort One Another Philippians 2:1 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love…
“Oh, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them all out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then, with the breath of kindness, blow the rest away.”
3. Spending Time With One Another Philippians 2:1 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit…
Romans 8:26 In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words…
So what is the “quality time” myth? It’s as phony as the fake diamond in a one-dollar ring. The fact is, there is no quality without quantity.Too many parents live with the regrets of abandoned moments. It takes time to be silly, share a secret, to heal a hurt, to kiss away a tear.
Moments of uninhibited communication between child and parent, or husband and wife, cannot be planned; they just happen. The only ingredient we bring to that dynamic of family life is our availability …and that is spelled T-I-M-E.” David Jeremiah
4. Be Tender and Compassionate to One Another Philippians 2:1 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion…
What is Tenderness & Compassion? • Literally refers to our insides • Always shows up on the outside
This floor is just to show that women are impossible to please.
5. Have A Good Attitude Philippians 2:2 …make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.
Don’t hope my friend, Decide!