In marriage, Love is shown by Work
In marriage, Love is shown by Work
In married life, how do we let our spouse know that he/she is loved? Can our spouse feel this love through our words and deeds? Words are relatively easy. But love without work is like a body without a soul. We must work at being loving otherwise love will slowly fade away. The work we do will show how much our spouse means to us. Without work it is just lip service. It is just words. It is insincere and it is empty. But working takes effort and that puts us out of our comfort zone. It means going the extra mile for our loved one.
It is often said that love is proved by work of self-sacrifice. So how do we do that? The Bible points out many ways in which we can work to attain the oneness and companionship we desire in marriage. For love to grow and flourish in a marriage, we have to put in the effort to:
1. Work
Jesus loves us and He works at it,
In married life, how do we let our spouse know that he/she is loved? Can our spouse feel this love through our words and deeds? Words are relatively easy. But love without work is like a body without a soul. We must work at being loving otherwise love will slowly fade away. The work we do will show how much our spouse means to us. Without work it is just lip service. It is just words. It is insincere and it is empty. But working takes effort and that puts us out of our comfort zone. It means going the extra mile for our loved one.
It is often said that love is proved by work of self-sacrifice. So how do we do that? The Bible points out many ways in which we can work to attain the oneness and companionship we desire in marriage. For love to grow and flourish in a marriage, we have to put in the effort to:
1. Work
Jesus loves us and He works at it,