12 ANCIENT WISDOM FOR A GREAT MARRIAGE

By Bisi Adewale



Marriage is almost as old as the universe, is has so many records of both failures and success. If you apply Godly wisdom you get great marriage out of it. There is no magic wand that makes marriage Work, no not one. All you need is wisdom. Below, I will be showing you 12 ancient wisdom that made marriages of other people great. If you can abide by them, then you will get a great result in your marriage.



1) CHOOSE LOVE: Love is a choice, so choose to love each other even in those moments when you struggle to like each other. Love is kindness; Love is a commitment, not an emotion, not just a feeling.



2) PHONE AFFAIRS: People honor girlfriends or boyfriends calls, but immediately after weeding they do ignore their spouses' call. This is bad; so as a rule always answer the phone when your husband/wife is calling



3) PHONE HOLIDAY: Never allow the phone to strangulate your marriage, many l can wait, many will call back, you can also call back later, so as much as possible, try to keep your phone off when you’re together with your spouse.



4) TIME CURRENCY: Make time together with a priority. Budget for a consistent date night. Time is the “currency of relationships” so consistently invest time into your marriage. There are no shortcuts. Building a strong marriage takes time.



5) SUPPORT SYSTEM: Your friends will impact your marriage, so choose your friends wisely. Surround yourself with friends who will strengthen your marriage and



6) WRONG PEOPLE: Remove yourself from people who may tempt you to compromise your character.



7) LAUGHTER TREATMENT: Make laughter the soundtrack of your marriage. Feel free to laugh together, laugh at your jokes and your mistakes instead of fighting about it



MOMENT OF JOY: Share moments of joy, and even in the hard times, find reasons to laugh together.



9) PRESS THE JOY BUTTON: Get to know that thing that makes your spouse so happy, its call Joy button, everybody has it, what is your spouse joy button, find, press it often and keep the marriage lively and your spouse happy.



10) AVOID THE RED BUTTON: Red button are those things that easily annoy your spouse, and make your marriage difficult. Know how to handle this wisely and avoid conflict that hurts marriage deeply.



11) NOT OLYMPIC BUT PARTNERSHIP: In every argument, remember that there won’t be a “winner” and a “loser.” You are partners in everything so you’ll either win together or lose together. Work together to find a solution.



12) MAKE SEX HAPPEN: Prioritize what happens in the bedroom. It takes more than sex to build a strong marriage, but it’s nearly impossible to build a strong marriage without it!



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