By Ovundah Nyeche.
One of the many questions I ask people getting married, is what their expectations about marriage is? And what exactly they expect from their spouse? And as always respect, love, protection, submission, provision, companionship, children etc. may mean different things to different couples and people.
Many times many of the disappointment about marriage is that many of these expectations, many not voiced, written or expressly communicated are not met… And many times many of these expectations are formed from social media, music lyrics, films and many are without a tinge of reality.
Wisdom is really knowing and agreeing on these expectations and also knowing that things may not exactly go according to plan and when they don’t, both couple should be willing to negotiate unexpected bends and do all within their ability to make their home work.
A good home is not wished for, it is not just prayed for, it is worked for by both parties and it is a full time job.
I don’t know who is going through difficult times at home, or navigating bends you never envisioned, or disillusioned with what you are currently seeing… getting scored early goals, by the team called ‘challenges’, does not necessarily mean you will lose the match or your home; getting knocked down in the first round by challenges, does not necessarily mean you have lost out completely.
It takes wisdom to build a house, and understanding to set it on a firm foundation; It takes knowledge to furnish its rooms with fine furniture and beautiful draperies. It’s better to be wise than strong; intelligence outranks muscle any day. Strategic planning is the key to warfare; to win, you need a lot of good counsel. Proverbs 24:3-6 MSG
Wisdom oh Lord we pray, wisdom oh Lord we apply. @ovdiasis
Its such a relevant wisdom to our generation that you have succinctly described… Its an inspiring piece! Keep it up Bishop Ovidiasis
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This is great wisdom, Dr. Thank you so much.
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Chief, thank God that some of you dressing this “Working it out” matter.
A lot of opinions I’ve sampled say, if he/she is the one, “EVERYTHING WILL FALL INTO PLACE”, you wont need to STRUGGLE(work anything)…
…that notion is rampant, even in d building of a relationship…..giving little or no room for adjustment, adaptation, forbearance & patience….hence, these virtues are not exercised before walking the aisles..
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Please continue to help/counsel us …
Thank you Sir!
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Wisdom indeed for two.
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A good home is not wished for ??
Wisdom and knowledge will take disgrace strength any day.
Lord grant us the wisdom to work our intentions. Amen ?
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Nice piece. Thank you so much sir.
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I really enjoyed reading this… very insightful.
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Doc, thank you for this piece. You know a lot of time, most people think that if they are on the right track, then everything will happen just like that; stress-free like we see in some fairy tales. Sometimes too, we often tend to use the phrase “God forbid” to wish away what we should have worked out or work for.
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Spirit Inspired. Thanks Dr. O
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