What Are The Tips For A Good Marriage/Relationship? What Are The Foundations Of A Good Marriage/Relationship? My Advice to you Is "Don't Married For Love Because Love Does Not Make Marriage Work And Neither Ignorance which God Said Is Generational" Every marriage needs a good foundation for such a union to stand strong through the tests and trials of life. Below are at least 7 areas that are important to having a good marriage. "inspirational speech" 1. LEAVE & & CLEAVE Genesis 2:24 NKJV – Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. Have you ever had problems with your in-laws despite of the fact that your in-laws lived in a different home? Well, imagine the kind of problems you would have if you lived with your in-laws in the same house. "Inspirational speech" 2. A HUSBAND WHO LOVES Ephesians 5:25 NKJV – Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, According to Ephesians 5:25-33, husbands are required to love their wives. The kind of love described is an unfailing and unconditional love. The husband is required to love his wife in 3 ways: a) Love as Christ loves the Church & gave Himself for her (vs 25) b) Love his wife as he loves himself or his own body (vs 28,33) c) Love by nourishing & cherishing her as Christ does the church (vs 29) Nourishing is defined as: providing with food or other substances necessary for growth, health and good condition Cherishing is defined as: to protect and care for someone lovingly. "Inspirational speech" 3. A HUSBAND WHO LEADS Ephesians 5:23 NKJV – For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. Husbands are to lead their families. The scriptures describe the husband as the one who is head just as Christ is Head over the Church. Every institution, including the institution of marriage must have a leader. God in His infinite wisdom has declared that a husband is to lead the wife. Leading one’s family does not mean becoming a dictator or autocratic in the home. A husband is ultimately accountable to God for how he leads his wife and family. Just as Adam was ultimately accountable to God for the fall of man and for allowing Eve to be deceived (Genesis 3:17), the husband is responsible to God and the husbands provides a covering for his wife. "Inspirational Speech" 4. A WIFE WHO SUBMITS Ephesians 5:22-24 NKJV – Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything Submission does not mean that a wife cannot disagree with her husband. Submission does not make the wife a slave or a servant of the husband. Neither does submission suggest that the wife is in any form less equal to her husband. Both husband and wife are equal before God, however it is only their functions within the marriage which differ. "motivational speech" 5. A WIFE WHO RESPECTS HER HUSBAND Ephesians 5:33 NKJV – Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. It’s interesting to note that under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Paul does not also ask wives to love their husbands. Love of course is an important foundation of any relationship and both husbands and wives must love one another in their relationship. "motivational speech" 6. TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION Ephesians 4:25-26 NKJV – Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another. 26 “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, Secrets and lies are never a good foundation for any relationship, including a marriage. Every relationship is built on trust. If a couple cannot trust one another, it is difficult for that relationship to stand or grow. "Motivational speech" 7. GOD AT THE CENTRE OF THE MARRIAGE Marriage itself is not an institution that was created by man. Marriage was created by God. Therefore God is the One who set the guidelines as to how a marriage should function & what roles the husband and wife play in the relationship. A marriage that is without God and without the mind of God in it is bound to fail. "Motivational Speech" "Kerri-AnnHTV" "Don't Married For Love" "KERRI-ANNHTV" Don't married for love" "Kerryannhtv" "don't married for love" "Kerri-annHTV" "Motivational Speech" "KERRI-ANNHTV" "Motivational speech" "Kerri-ANNHTV" "motivational speech" "Kerri-Annhtv" "Inspirational Speech" "Kerri-annhtv" "Inspirational speech" "Kerri-annhTV" "motivation speech" "Kerri-ANNhtV" "inspirational speech" "Kerriannhtv" "inspirational" "KERRIANNHTV" "be inspired today"