Happy Marriage, Happy HomeSample

Do you want the secret to a Happy Home? Then you need to follow one verse: “Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.” This one command is the single most important verse regarding marriage and the home. 

I knew a godly man who had been married over fifty years, which at the time seemed like an eternity to me. The interesting thing was the joy, exuberance, and sweet flirtation I always observed in his marriage. I have never forgotten something he practiced. Each morning, he rose very early to go to work. He would fix the coffee pot and leave a china cup out for his wife, as opposed to his old mug. However, the thing that really stuck with me is that he would leave a little love note underneath her cup and saucer. He would tear a piece of paper towel, a part of an envelope, a newspaper coupon, or whatever was handy and jot a few loving words down for her eyes only. 

Her first encounter every morning was a love note. Nothing poetic, simply short, sweet, and true words! “You are my sweetheart.” “I love you.” “You are beautiful.” “Have a great day, Love.” “It’s rainy today, but you are my sunshine!” And so it went. Little thoughts, little gestures…HUGE results. 

Do you want your marriage to sizzle and to last? Be kind, tenderhearted, and forgiving. 

Ask the Lord for His creativity in being kind, tenderhearted, and romantic to each other, and pray for an attitude of forgiveness, as you have been forgiven.