MY MARRIAGE IS HONOURABLE

MY MARRIAGE IS HONOURABLE

A DAILY DEVOTIONAL

TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2024

NIYI ODUNSI

HOW TO SPEAK IN LOVE (2)

The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.  Jeremiah 31:3

Yesterday, we learnt that Love must be expressed if it is to be reciprocated. It is note worthy that the Almighty God who created us doesn’t leave us in any doubt as to His Love for us. Jesus Himself told us in John 3:16 that God gave His only begotten Son because of His Love for us. We learnt about Words of Appreciation and words of Encouragement yesterday. Today, we will learn more ways to express Love.

WORDS OF PRAISE

Words of praise are very important in any relationship. When a wife wants her husband to get better at helping her, the most common method employed is criticism. Unfortunately, criticism hardly works. When you criticize, the person criticized will become defensive. Research has shown that the best way to improve performance is through words of praise. When you praise your partner for anything, they are encouraged to do more.

KIND WORDS

As we said yesterday, the world is a tough place to live in these days. People are going through a lot and kindness is an extremely rare commodity. Partners have to learn to make allowances for their partner’s mistakes and slips. It is necessary to empathize with your partner. When you put yourself in the shoes of your partner it becomes easy to show kindness and speak kind words and not attack them or become defensive.

WORDS OF BLESSINGS

One of the most important things you can do for your partner is to speak words of Blessings over them regularly. Words are powerful because they are essentially spirit and so they never die. Words will become for you what it talks about. With your words, you actually frame your world for good or for bad. Rather than complain or curse your partner, learn to speak words of Blessings over them.

In conclusion, let me state that love is the glue that holds love relationships together. But love must be communicated, it cannot be assumed. The five ways to speak in love that we discussed yesterday and today will go a long way in assuring your partner that you truly love them. But you must practice these five ways of speaking in love if you want to see results.

PRAYER

Thank you Lord Jesus for showing me five ways to speak in love to my partner. I ask for grace to practice these ways of speaking in love to my partner and I thank you in advance for a wonderful transformation of my love relationships.

FURTHER STUDY

John 3:16, John 13:1, John 14:21