Good Morning!! My wife, and I married late in life. The amount of baggage you bring into a marriage after fifty, can be mind-blowing. Shortly after our marriage, we moved away from each other emotionally, and spent days in silence,...all the while fuming over the other's stubborn, uncaring behavior.
Speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ.—Ephesians 4:15 (NIV)
It is by the grace of God that we stayed together. A concerned councelor, carring friends, loving family, and a flate out refusal to get devorced, has pointed us back in the right direction. Whereas anger creates division, the truth in Christ gives birth to unity,...a valuable commodity in our broken, angry world. As a result, relationships are strengthened, and people learn to see grace, instead of anger.
As we mature, we discover that most disagreements evolve from either poor communication, or selfishness.
Holy and reconciling Spirit, help us to resist all that divides us. Help us instead to build each other up, encouraging one another in love,...as God intended. Amen.
"The fact that God makes good out of our wrong does not make our wrong right."
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