MARRIAGE WITHOUT TEARS

(6) STAY IN TOUCH WITH ONE ANOTHER'S WORLD.       A potentially good marriage can be ruined when the couple show a marked disinterest in one another's areas of interest. What we do daily is so much linked to who we are that a better understanding of them can lead to greater appreciation of our innate values as individuals.       All healthy couples device ways of discovering and learning more about the activities and leisure that give joy to their mates. Find out what your mate love to do and celebrate  it with him or her. Learn more about his or her hobbies, reading preferences, duties at the local church,sporting preferences, etc. If you desire marital joy and cohesion, start today to rediscover all the above. Stay connected with one another's world. In no time, you will find greater pleasure in your relationship. (7) MAINTAIN BALANCE IN TIME COMMITMENTS.       Some husbands are so glued to their work that they hardly have time for their wives and childre

THE TEN PRINCIPLES FOR A HEALTHY MARRIAGE After more than two decades of practical counseling experience, I have come to appreciate some fundamental principles that apply in the lives of couples with abundantly healthy marriage relationships. The blueprints for achieving a marital union that is rich in joyfulness, peace, love, freedom and fruitfulness is the same in every land. Given a daily commitment to spiritual growth and access to divine wisdom, all our challenges thin into insignificance. And the only key to this growth is an unhindered submission to God on a daily basis. Jesus once said to us, "...If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow me"                                                                                                                                                     Lk 9:23 In 1Cor.15:31, brother Paul said, "I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our