Marriage...

What are the keys to a happy, strong marriage?

Joshua 24:15...choose today whom you will serve...But as for me and my family, we will serve
the LORD.
A united purpose to serve the Lord.

Proverbs 5:15 Drink water from your own well-share your love only with your wife.

Proverbs 5:18-19...Rejoice in the wife of your youth...Let her breasts satisfy you always. May
you always be captivated by her love.

Hebrews 13:4 Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage.  God will
surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery.
Faithfulness. Without faithfulness there is no real trust or intimacy.

Matthew 19: 4-6...Since they are no longer two but one, let no one separate them, for God has
joined them together.
Commitment.

Romans 15:1-2...We should please others.  If we do what helps them, we will build them up in the
Lord.
Sacrifice.

Romans 15: 5-7 May God...help you live in complete harmony with each other- each with
attitude of Christ Jesus toward the other.  Then all of you can join together with one voice, giving
praise and glory to God...
Understanding each other's differences and celebrating them.

Ephesians 5:21-33...submit to one another out of reverence for Christ...
Mutual submission.

1 Corinthians 13:1-13...Love will last forever...
Love.

James 5:16 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other...
Communication.

Proverbs 31:31 Reward her for all she has done.  Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.
A constant desire to build each other up, to enhance each other up, to enhance each other's value.

1 Corinthians 7:3 The husband should not deprive his wife of sexual intimacy..nor should the
wife deprive her husband.

Song of Songs 1:2-4, 12-13 Kiss me again and again, for your love is sweeter than
wine...Bring me into your bedroom, O my king..My lover is like a sachet of myrr lying between
my breasts.  
A healthy sex life.

What blessings can a good wife or husband bring to the other?

Proverbs 31:10-31 Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is worth more than precious
rubies...

Proverbs 31:11 Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life.

Proverbs 31:12 She will not hinder him but help him all her life.

Ecclesiastes 9:9 Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of
life...The wife God give you is your reward for all your earthly toil.
The next time something irritates you about your spouse, keep in mind the blessings your mate
brings to you as well-precious times, trust, satisfaction, fulled needs, helpfulness, happiness.

Why should we be careful whom we marry?


2 Corinthians 6:14 Don't team up with those who are unbelievers.  How can goodness be a
partner with wickedness?
The person we marry can build us up or destroy us.  The Bible encourages us not to marry
someone who is an unbeliever, because it is too easy for that person to tempt us away from our
faith.  And if we are marrying another believer, we still must be sure we are marrying for the right
reasons.

'PROMISE FROM GOD:  Ephesians 5:31 As the Scriptures say, "A man leaves his
father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united as one."

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