STALENESS ‘AIN’T’ GOOD FOR MARRIAGE
In “Homemade,” Grady Nutt describes the importance of
keeping things fresh in marital relationships.
“Openness is essentially the willingness to grow, a distaste for ruts,
eagerly standing on tip-toe for a better view of what tomorrow brings. A man once bought a new radio, brought it
home, placed it on the refrigerator, plugged it in, turned it to WSM in Nashville
(home of the Grand Ole Opry), and then pulled all the knobs off! He had already tuned in to all he ever wanted
or expected to hear. Some marriages are ‘rutted’
like that – rather dreary because either or both partners have yielded to the
tyranny of the inevitable, concluding that what has been will be. Stay open to newness. Stay open to change.”
My friend, marriage is not for the lazy or faint-hearted. No matter who is involved, it takes diligent
effort to sustain the initial fire of that mission-critical life relationship. Anyone who says the opposite is being less
than candid, perhaps less than truthful.
What will YOU do (today) to keep things fresh, to make things better,
not worse, in your covenant relationship?
Ask God about it. Think. Act.
Today!
Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and
please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING.
Maranatha!
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