REALIZE THAT NEITHER OF YOU IS PERFECT

Be gentle with one another, sensitive. Forgive one another as quickly and thoroughly as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:32.... “Nobody’s perfect.” Sometimes common sayings are rooted in eternal truth. God’s Word agrees wholeheartedly with this one! The bible says, “There is none righteous, no, not one (Romans 3:10). We’ve all made mistakes, we’ve all done wrong, and we’ve all fallen short of God’s standard of perfection. God is the only one righteous, perfect, and good. Both marriage partners are flawed, sinful people. No matter how hard we try to make our marriage perfect, we will have t deal with persona failings and hurt feelings. Unless we want to carry around a lot of anger and resentment for the rest of our lives, we will want to learn the best way to handle situations. This is hard truth. But here is the good news….God’s way works! He has chosen to handle failure according to His good nature, which is gracious, patient, merciful, compassionate, and loving. He immediately and freely pardons anyone who asks for forgiveness. And He never recalls it again. If you and your spouse, imperfect as you both are, desire to build a good, lasting marriage, you must remember two things about love: It is slow to become angry, and it holds no memory of grievances. Let today be the day you begin cultivating Christ in your marriage!