Love & Marriage 59- COMMITMENT - Part 4
I am writing about 7 commitments in marriage or long term relationships. "This is the entryway to your marriage-home."
In a marriage, there are seven commitments that are absolutely critical. True commitment includes all these commitments.
- Commitment to oneness
- Commitment to positive communication
- Commitment to quality time
- Commitment to growth
- Commitment to faithfulness
- Commitment to honesty
- Commitment to the long haul
Yesterday posts were about the Commitment to quality time.
Today I am at the 4th commitment:
COMMITMENT TO GROWTH
Make every year better than the last. Lots of couples said that the first year of marriage was the most difficult. Then it keeps on getting better and better But it takes work. Any endeavor that's truly worthwhile takes effort and commitment. If you want good grades or a good job, you put in time. If you want a great garden you plant, weed, water and fertilize. if you take care of this garden, it will produce beautiful flowers.
Be committed to growth in your marriage and you will reap the rewards. Do not focus on changes you wish your spouse would make. Instead, do whatever you can to be the best husband or wife you can be. Learn what your spouse's needs are and meet them. Find out what it takes to have a good marriage and do it. Whether you are a reader or not, read at least one book on marriage each year. Read my love and marriage blogs and try to implement some of it in your marriage. Go to a relationship seminar, a marriage encounter, or a couples' retreat.
Discover what you do that offends, frustrates, or hurts your spouse, and stop doing it. Listen closely to the things our partner has asked from you for so long, those things you ignore, put off, or just refuse to do. Ask yourself why you haven't done these things and unless you have a really good reason to not do them. As you practice this loving attentiveness, you will find that you grow deeper and closer to your mate. You also grow more committed.
If you missed the previous posts on commitment you can go read it here.
The first one was the commitment to oneness.
https://steemit.com/christian-trail/@hope777/love-and-marriage-55-commitment-part-1
The second one was the commitment to positive communication.
https://steemit.com/christian-trail/@hope777/love-and-marriage-56-commitment-part-2
The 3rd one was
Now today I write about the commitment to Quality Time
https://steemit.com/christian-trail/@hope777/love-and-marriage-56-commitment-part-3
Source: Blueprints for a solid marriage, Dr. Steve Stephens, Tyndall House Publishers
Images: pexels.com
Thank you for reading, make the best of every day and create a growth opportunity!
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I really like this. We have been married going on fifty years
Thank you @jaje, wonderful job you did on growing your marriage.