BE ABLE TO COMPROMISE WHEN THERE IS A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION

Can two walk together, unless they are agreed? Amos 3:3.... Here’s a common dilemma between spouses: where to spend the holidays, with his family or hers? This is especially troublesome when both families are out of state, and visiting them involves a great deal of travel expense. What if a couple with young children can only afford to make one trip a year? Whose parents will bounce grandchildren on their knees Christmas morning, and whose will have to settle for three-by-fives in their greeting cards? Surely a compromise is in order. Working out an agreement that will satisfy both spouses requires communication, negotiation, creativity, and some give and take. After carefully listening to each other’s needs and desires, both partners must be willing to make sacrifices to accommodate one another. Then a happy medium can be reached. Perhaps the couple could visit his parents one year, and hers the next. Politics is the art of compromise- and so is marriage. Your willingness to compromise is an expression of your love for your spouse. It proves that you are concerned for your mate’s happiness as well as your own.