Happy Monday! It’s the beginning of the week and we get another chance to do things all over but better.
Have you ever stopped to think about where your marriage is headed? Yeah, have you really stopped and thought about what you want from your marriage & what you plan to put into your marriage?
We make plans for everything else in our lives but sometimes we fail to plan our marriage. “If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail.”
There are 3 directions your marriage is headed:
- No Direction*=confusion + insecurity + no action
- Unclear Direction*=stress + insecurity + fatigue + poor productivity
- Clear Direction*= action + acceleration + confidence + maximum productivity
When you fail to plan, your marriage has no direction.
You guys have discussed your marriage and what you want for your marriage; however, you have not put anything into action. You have unclear direction.
Hey, my husband and I talk regularly about our marriage, what we are doing, how we plan to accomplish everything we have set out to do, & we frequently revisit our marriage mission to make any adjustments and/or to make sure our actions are aligned with our values. If this is your marriage, you have clear directions.
Don’t allow your marriage life to happen by change. Take control of who, what, when, and how in all aspects of your marriage.
Communicate + Action= Strong Marriage
In which direction is your marriage headed?
*These were taken from Bishop Edward Stephens, Jr. Senior Pastor at Golden Gate Cathedral, Memphis, TN www.goldengatecathedral.org
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I love the little math equations you used as to where your marriage is headed!! Great reminder and visual for me!! Great blog too!! I agree that God and Faith are a big part of it!!:)
wow, good point!
Thanks Julie…if we leave God out of the equation your marriage will not work!
Pamela
Thanks!
Pamela
Probably nowhere because I don’t have one!
What an awesome concept–create a plan for your marriage. LOVE that! Great post!
That is such a true formula!
Wow! ok, I’m sure there is something in this post you could pull out to apply to other aspects of your life.
Pamela
Thanks Natalie!
Yes we must plan for our marriage before and after the wedding! Thanks for stopping by…
Pamela
Thanks Heather…and the thing is we can apply this formula not only to our marriage but to our lives in general.
Pamela
Interesting concept! Thanks for making me think!
Thank you for stopping by….
Pamela
These equations really make it easy to do a self check on your relationship!
Great! I did this post after hearing a sermon on yesterday at church. The equations really help to put things in perspective. Glad you enjoyed reading it!
Pamela
Our message this week at church was to eliminate the Quit Option. And like in marriage we eliminate the quit option to make sure we are heading in the same direction with our marriage!
Melanie
I always love posts that make you think and this one really did that! Marriage is definately work. My husband and I have been working hard at ours since my son was born and we have a lot less time for each other. We plan out time each day to talk and plan regular dates! I think that is important!
That’s a great point, thanks for sharing this. It’s so easy to put our spouses aside in the business of life with kids but it’s vitally important that we don’t.
What confirmation! Thanks
Pamela
I like the opening of this post…”It’s the beginning of the week and we get another chance to do things all over but better.” We always think about this at the first of the year, but how often do we look at each week as a new start? Sometimes things get crazy and it’s nice to make a clean break and start fresh.
It’s also a great reminder that just like all the other aspects of our life, our marriages need to have a plan and direction too.
Thanks Deanna for stopping by. Yes we must remember that every week, every day we get a chance to start over. If we keep that thought in front of us, we will approach life & our marriage on a different level.
Pamela