Tell your spouse the truth with love.
| posted 1/30/2009
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Marriage is the most intimate relationship humans can have. But sometimes you can feel more empty or lonely being married than you did when you were single. You have the context for closeness, but not the substance. Do you wish your spouse showed more interest in you? Do you wonder whether your mate really understands you? There are all sorts of ways you can tell him, but some are better than others.
Paul said that as Christians, we have been anchored in truth by Christ's work on the cross so we don't need to resort to the world's tactics of manipulation, jealousy, and rivalry in our relationships with others (4:17-19). God wants you to avoid anger, resentment, and guilt in your relationship with your spouse. Because God didn't force you to love him, even though God longed for you to know his love, you need to respect your spouse's right to choose to remain distant from you. Pray that God will give you the strength to love your spouse the way God loves you—unconditionally. (See also Proverbs 3:27-35; Zephaniah 3:16, 17.)
Good Words to Remember:
Speaking the truth in love, [we] may grow up in all things into him who is the head—Christ. Ephesians 4:14-16
Today's Challenge:
In what ways do you show your spouse that you respect him?
Copyright 2003 by the author or Christianity Today International/Christian Bible Studies.
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