Better Marriage Part 2 - Building oneness in a marriage

A collection of thoughts and ideas. Check out Part 1 and Part 3 as well.

Building oneness in a marriage

–There are some things your car – and marriage – can’t run without.

1.  Fuel of commitment

            -Commitment is a lifelong choice of unconditional love

            -Love = giving another person what they need the most when they deserve it the least at great

personal cost.

            -Jesus on the Cross

            -Hebrews 13:5 – God shows the kind of commitment we need.

            -Every time you do something for your mate when you don’t want to, the commitment grows and it

                        communicates that to them and fuels your marriage.

2.  Oil of communication

            -Keep communicating or it melts down.

3.  Tune-up of caring

            -Have fun, go on dates, enjoy one another, and goof off together.

            -Time alone as a couple to have fun together.

            -Where and how can you build in the fun and joy of friendship back into your relationship?

4.  Navigational system of commission

            -Where are you going as a couple?

            -Common mission pulls people together.

            -What do you do together as husband and wife that matters more than both of you individually?

                        -These would be the things you pray about.

                        -Things you work on together.

(much of this wisdom in one form or another I have learned from Chip Ingram)