Foundation for a Winning Marriage: 8 Keys for Couples to Unlock Success
Good Monday Morning, Icons.
We are in the last week of February 2023, and I pray that you are successful in life, love, marriage and family.
We are working hard to bring you tools to win today.
Are you winning in your relationships? We would hope so and we will bring you more in the way of how to win here shortly.
In today’s discussion we want to set you up for success and/or keep you on the track so that your future generations see that this institution of marriage still works.
Foundation for a Winning Marriage: 8 Keys for Couples to Unlock Success
You guys have been awesome about answering my questions to give out this advice to others and you did it again!
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Key Number One: Commitment
The vows mean something. Being loyal and true to the one that made the promise to do so with you is the foundation for any strong marriage. You cannot have a marriage where you cannot count on the other to do what they said they would do. It is such an important commitment many do it in front of God. Those words you spoke will get you through the ebbs and flows of marriage and must be taken seriously.
Here are some funny vow videos:
Key Number Two: Both be Selfless.
Putting the needs and cares of the one you love above your own is the ultimate sacrifice and foundation for marriage. For two people become one when their Vision and world align. That means when they are sick, you step up. When they worry you are there to help calm them down. Your goal is to prioritize them and the relationship and as they do the same the unifying work bonds two souls into a marriage that nothing can shake or cause to fail.
Key Number Three: Empathy.
Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. It is a key skill for building healthy relationships and social connections.
This is the normal thought of putting ourselves in the other persons shoes. By doing so, we can understand a perspective other than our own and give our spouses the benefit of the doubt when problems arise.
Empathetic behavior has been shown to increase cooperation and forgiveness and decrease aggression and judgment, all of which are necessary attributes for healthy personal relationships.
In the “Importance of Empathy” the Sundance College opinion writer makes it clear that empathy opens us up to positive ways in dealing with our partners. Instead of being nasty and negative we are forgiving and kind. Because we understand them a new way.
Key Number Four: Honesty.
Your partner should be able to trust you in all ways. They should trust your love, actions and concerns for them. The lack of integrity and character when no one is looking is the utmost respect for the other one and the relationship in a neat package. Without honesty, the marriage is built on shaky uncertainty which leaves a spouse feeling unsafe, unsure and insecure. Your other half should always be able to trust you.
Key Number Five: Compromise.
Marriage is teamwork with two uniquely different individuals. So, you are not going to always agree on everything. Someone will have to give. But it is not about control. It is about finding ways to remember that you are in alignment and going into the same direction. So, their wants and needs equal my own at the end of the day because we are one.
Key Number Six: Communication.
You won’t watch a television show in a foreign language without your native subtitles. Communication matters when one is the sender and the other is the listener understands what is being conveyed and how it is being said. We are not the same people and even identical twins have thoughts and ideas as their own. But as we teach each other over time we can almost predict how the other will answer things. Communication is a skill that is mastered for you want to be effective, concise and sure that messages are received correctly.
Key Number Seven: God/Jesus.
To know true love is to know God. And to know what you’d do for it, you read that in the death of Christ who took on the sins of the world and died so that we may have everlasting life. Successfully, in marriage, our relationships should model the love Christ has for His bride, the church. But not only that. Without faith it is impossible to please God, having faith in God reminds us that we are not fighting alone or struggling alone. Kingdom of God matters so much many of you Icons mentioned Him numerous times.
Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,”
Key Number Eight: Friendship.
Your spouse is yours not to just love but to like too. That means having shared common values, being able to laugh at life and enjoying each other’s presence. They are the one you confide in, joke with and that holds you down through everything. They also tell you when you are wrong, push you into being the best human being you can and know you well enough to understand how awesome you truly are.
Foundation
Without a solid foundation, a house will fall.
Without a solid foundation, a marriage will fail, and a house will still fall.
You must be ready to build a solid foundation in order to be able to join with someone FOREVER and create the next generation off of this work.
Many do not know how to do this, and we are here to help.
Iconic Marriages are not inborn, they are made.
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