“Selfishness Versus
Selflessness”
Do you know
the key to a great sex life with your spouse?
You should! Guess what, the same
key that makes your sex life great is the key that makes your marriage great. Here it is- Seek to please the other person!-
Ultimately this is the key to a marriage that matters, but there is one
small exception. If pleasing your spouse
violates a command from scripture choose Scripture, otherwise go with seeking to please the other person (spouse).
As we
continue to look at keys to Choosing
Marriage that Matters, this week we come upon the principle that couples
who have marriages that matter habitually choose selflessness over
selfishness. You are probably familiar
with the Biblical teaching in Ephesians 5.
The jist of it is “husbands love
your wives as Christ loves the church and wives submit to your husbands as unto
the Lord.” What does that mean? Well, I contend that the explanation of that
passage is most clearly understood in another letter that Paul wrote. We find in Philippians 2 the key.
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. Philippians
2:3-4
This plays itself out in dozens of
ways each day in your marriage. Who
bathes the kids? Who takes out the
garbage? Who fills the car up with
gas? Who pays the bills? You get the point. There are literally dozens and dozens of
choices every day where you can
choose to serve yourself and your own interest or you can choose to seek to
please the other person and ultimately God by dying to yourself. Couples that are able to habitually choose
selflessness over selfishness experience much greater satisfaction and joy in
life and marriage than those who are self-serving.
My challenge to you today is to consciously choose to seek
to please your spouse. You will honor
the Lord and be blessed as you do.
As always, if you have a question please email me at reeves.cannon@sandhurst.net
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