MARRIAGE BUILDING BLOCKS (3)

TOPIC: MARRIAGE BUILDING BLOCKS (3)
TEXT: 1 PETER 3:1-9

There are six building blocks a wife and a husband must have to build a happy home, but these blocks are loose and unstable. They need cement, concrete, or whatever. Verses 8 and 9 give us the cement: “To sum up, let all be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kind-hearted, and humble in spirit; not returning evil for evil, or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing.” The cement that put husband and the wife together according to Peter is thoughtfulness.

I have not seen any weddings where the bride and groom said, “I am going to make him or her miserable from now on.” But we are not thoughtful. We do not have any tact. We are not gentle. We cannot say, “Thank you,” We cannot say, “I am sorry.” What we need is attention, respect, and trust. That is the cement that puts all of these blocks together. A relationship deteriorates into an arrangement if no cement or glue keeps them together. Many homes are nothing more than an arrangement. We just have the same mailing address and eat at the same table.

God can make you, mould you, and forgive you. There is no magical shortcut to life or to a marriage. If you want a great home, you have to be a great person. This day resolve to be a good person in order to have a good home. Ask for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit so as to become a better person. Car or having a roof over your head does not make a home, good people do.

Word Affirmation: A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time - Isaiah 60:22 (Don't just say it, mean it!)

“There is no magical shortcut to life or to a marriage. If you want a great home, you have to be a great person.”

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