The Effect of Saying THANK YOU in Marriage
The Effect of Saying THANK YOU in Marriage
bisi Adewale
“The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, so is a man to his praise”.
Proverb 27:21
Everybody loves to be praised. All want to be thanked; but nobody is ready to offer thanks. Most people overlook this word but look forward to receiving it from everybody.
Thanking your spouse for whatever he or she does right is one of the best things you can do for him or her. The phrase ‘Thank you’ looks simple, but its result is always wonderful. It costs the giver absolutely nothing, while it empowers and encourages the receiver. It brings out the best in recipients (Prov. 27:21) and makes the giver ready to do even more. It endears the givers to the receivers as it warms their hearts. It takes less than one second to say, but its result may be felt for years.
Don’t overlook ‘small’ good deeds; appreciate your partner for their good acts. If those deeds are withheld, you will know their essence. For example, a man may get home and find the toilet flushed and clean. He may not appreciate it until the day he meets it dirty and unflushed. Will it be bad if you thank your wife for cleaning the toilet? You may not appreciate your husband for paying the children’s school fees, house rents and electricity bills until he fails to pay them, why can’t you thank him for paying these bills?
Pastor Bisi Adewale is a family and relationship expert; author of Secret of Irresistible Wife and more than 70 other books on marriage and family life. You can reach him on familybooster@gmail.com, 08068312004, Whatsaap 08051512823, BB: 2AF5C883, Blog: www.bisiadewale.com, facebook.com/PastorBisiAdewale.Twitter @bisiadewale
