Marriage - A call to serve each other
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The essence of Christianity is servanthood
The essence of Christianity is servanthood
I want to believe the reason you have gone the extent of inviting all us to come to Malta to witness your union in this manner is because you would like wanted to make your vow in a very special way in the presence of God and His people.
As a christian you also believe that you embrace the Christian principals that govern marriage
Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,
then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,
not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!
This scripture sums up the essence of Christianiny
To be a Christian is to be a self volunteering servant and so it to be in marriage
To be a Christian is to be a self volunteering servant and so it to be in marriage
Some one summed up marriage as a reciprical willingness of two persons to assume responsiblity for each other ( Otto Pipper)
marriage calls us to become servants of each others welfare
Many people get marriage based entirely on what they think their spouses will bring to the marriage
Many people get marriage based entirely on what they think their spouses will bring to the marriage
is this person attractive
Is he able to support our family
has he got what it takes to be a father
is she beautiful
Can she make a good home maker
These are all valid questions but a soon as this ceremony is over, and you want a true christian strong marriage, You have to ask youselve "How can I serve my spouse"
For you to serve your spouse fully, there has to be a level of sacrifice
For you to serve your spouse fully, there has to be a level of sacrifice
But sacrifice In its true definition is not sacrifice unless it costs us something
It is therefore fare to ask, what have done to my spouse this week that has costed me something , i trms of time, financially, emotionally or vocasionally
Marriages will be enriched when our desires to be served are replaced with the nobler desire to serve our spouses
Marriages will be enriched when our desires to be served are replaced with the nobler desire to serve our spouses
Selfishess has to die a natural death, and our service for one another continues for twenty four hours a day
Sometimes some dramatic acts of service are necessary to build love and intimacy in marriage
When there are a lot of recentments, such voulntary acts of service can be the quickest way to build love again.
Just like Jesus gave his body for us, we are to lay down our energy, our bodies and our lives for our spouses
Just like Jesus gave his body for us, we are to lay down our energy, our bodies and our lives for our spouses