I know, someone is going to say, no way it’s that simple!

Please God, the Father of both your souls, first. He, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, will work out the rest of the major kinks, one way or another.

I bet you thought I was going to talk about sex saving marriage right?  LoL   Sensuality, though, is a part of many failed relationships, so it certainly has something to do with pleasing your spouse.  Let me ask a question…  Do you think any relationship will actually survive, if only carnal needs are being met in that relationship?

By carnal, I mean things of the world: sex, money, status, looks, etc…  the chances are slim, honestly.

You stand a far greater chance of enjoying a long-term, mutually beneficial relationship with someone that you can grow with spiritually, physically and intellectually.  I put emphasis on spirituality, of course.  Love God first, love your spouse second, and treat him or her the way you want to be treated.

I hope this was a help to some.

Joshua A Jones

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,

‘Oh excuse me please’ was my reply.

He said, ‘Please excuse me too;

I wasn’t watching for you.’

We were very polite, this stranger and I.

We went on our way and we said goodbye.

But at home a different story is told,

How we treat our loved ones, young and old.

Later that day, cooking the evening meal,

My son stood beside me very still.

When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.

‘Move out of the way,’ I said with a frown.

He walked away, his little heart broken.

I didn’t realize how harshly I’d spoken.

While I lay awake in bed,

God’s still small voice came to me and said,
with a stranger,
common courtesy you use,
but the family you love,
you seem to abuse.
Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You’ll find some flowers there by the door.
Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.
He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes.’

By this time, I felt very small,

And now my tears began to fall.

I quietly went and knelt by his bed;

‘Wake up, little one, wake up,’ I said.

‘Are these the flowers you picked for me?’

He smiled, ‘I found ‘em, out by the tree.
I picked ‘em because they’re pretty like you.
I knew you’d like ‘em, especially the blue.’

I said, ‘Son, I’m very sorry for the way I acted today;

I shouldn’t have yelled at you that way.’

He said, ‘Oh, Mom, that’s okay.

I love you anyway.’

I said, ‘Son, I love you too,

and I do like the flowers, especially the blue.”

FAMILY

Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company
that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days.

But the family we left behind will feel the loss
for the rest of their lives.

And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more
into work than into our own family,
an unwise investment indeed,
don’t you think?

So what is behind the story?
Do you know what the word FAMILY means?

FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU