Loving Your Spouse – God’s Way
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One thing (among many, which we post all over this web site) that has helped us grow our marriage to be a wonderful one is having a sense of humor and not taking everything so seriously. So, we thought we’d look at love (before marriage) from a humorous side and then we’ll share how to love your spouse God’s way.
A while back we received the following from the Cybersalt ministry (you can sign up for their free emails atcybersalt.org) that brings out a humorous twist on what it is to love. First we’ll share what they emailed to us and then we’ll share God’s take on what it is to love your spouse. You’ll find in the Cybersalt versions that they say “she” and “her” a lot. Don’t let that stop you from putting in a “he” or a “him” if you think that works better :)
ORIGINAL VERSION [of a poem you often see quoted]:If you love something,
Set it free…
If it comes back, it’s yours;
If it doesn’t, it never was yours.THE PESSIMIST VERSION:If you love somebody,
Set her free …
If she ever comes back, she’s yours;
If she doesn’t, well, as expected, she never was.THE OPTIMIST VERSION:If you love somebody,
Set her free …
Don’t worry, she will come back.THE SUSPICIOUS VERSION:If you love somebody,
Set her free …
If she comes back, ask her why.THE IMPATIENT VERSION:If you love somebody,
Set her free …
If she doesn’t comes back within some time limit,
forget her.THE PATIENT VERSION:If you love somebody,
Set her free …
If she doesn’t come back, continue to wait
until she comes back …THE PLAYFUL VERSION:If you love somebody,
Set her free …
If she comes back, and if you love her still,
set her free again. RepeatTHE LAWYER’S VERSION:If you love somebody,
Set her free…
Clause 1a of Paragraph 13a-1 in the second
amendment of the Matrimonial Freedom Act clearly states that…THE BILL GATES VERSION [he’s the computer guy]:If you love somebody,
Set her free…
If she comes back,
I think we can charge her for re-installation fees
and tell her that she’s also going to get an upgrade.THE STATISTICIAN’S VERSION:If you love somebody,
Set her free…
If she loves you, the probability of her coming back is high;
If she doesn’t, your relationship was improbable anyway.THE POSSESSIVE VERSION:If you love somebody
don’t ever set her free.THE PSYCHOLOGIST’S VERSION:If you love somebody
set her free…
If she comes back, her super ego is dominant;
If she doesn’t come, back her id is supreme;
If she doesn’t go, she must be crazy.THE FINANCE EXPERT VERSION:If you love somebody
set her free…
If she comes back, it’s time to look for fresh loans;
If she doesn’t, write her off as an asset gone bad.THE MARKETING VERSION:If you love somebody
set her free…
If she comes back, she has brand loyalty;
If she doesn’t, reposition the brand in new markets.
To love your spouse remember that God told us:
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.” (1 John 4:7)“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister [or spouse] in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” (1 John 3:16-18)
As we can see, love, according to God, is more of a verb than a noun. To love is to do for —to serve more than to be served.
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