Understanding your mate!

In this segment, we will capture a most vital area in our marriage; the wheels if you will, that keep us moving forward. Understanding your mate. It may seem that we have known everything there is to know about our life partner, but it has been proven time after time the horrible results of not knowing everything there is to know about your mate. Shocking? Not in the least, it's a fact.

What are we saying here? . . . .Communication is the key. Thousands of divorces occur by reason of default due to some inconsistency or lack of communication between the two marriage partners. Knowing your mate is the bond that strengthens your relationship. Let's see what the Word of God says: I Corinthians 7:3: Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence and likewise also the wife unto the husband,. . .verse 5: defraud not one another! . . .you see how important communication plays a role in your marriage. It's a must!

What we don't know can hurt us, and not only one, but both parties. Sharing your feelings and emotions about each other is a part of God's plan for our marriages. When you discuss things that may have been hidden, you are actually bringing those things to light; and when something is brought to light, it's seen clearer and reveals any flaws. Get the picture?

Even Jesus pleaded with his audiences to . . .take my yoke upon you and learn of me. . . .Matthew 11:29. Make sure we are sensitive to each other's hurts, fears, and weaknesses. We all have them and it's imperative that these areas in our relationships are addressed. Here's a clue:

When you communicate in these sensitive areas, you actually empower yourselves as a team to defeat those things. That's right, you together create a bond of one that gives you the ability to overcome any obstacle that may arise in you marriage.

Two is better than one . . .says Ecclesiastes 4:9. Your communication destroys the hidden things that could surface later in your relationship and deceive and eventually destroy your marriage. It's no joke. Take this opportunity and get to really know your mate.

And with all thy getting, get understanding. . . .Proverbs 4:7. I just know you're going to be Blessed!