By Bisi Adewale
THE PLACE OF JOY IN MARRIAGE
“Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity for that is thy portion in thy life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun” (Eccl.9:9).
Joy is very important in marriage and it must be deliberately maintained for a better marriage. Joy is the real marriage stabilizer, without joy; marriage will be a battle field. Most people talk about love, they don’t talk about joy, they don’t know that, there is nothing called love without joy. You can’t love him or her without joy. Joy is the foundation of love; love is the foundation of marriage. Good marriage leads to joy, so joy works in a cycle.THE PLACE OF JOY IN MARRIAGE
What hurts, infidelity, constant strife, unforgiveness and vengeance do in marriage is to destroy joy.
If joy is dead, love will be on its way to the grave. All couples should be knowledgeable on how to keep joy in their marriages. If you cannot maintain joy in your marriage, you cannot keep your home aglow in love. THE PLACE OF JOY IN MARRIAGE
FACTS ABOUT JOY IN MARRIAGE
- Joy is part of fruit of the spirit. Joy is the true expression of what you are within, and the outward expression is happiness. (Gal. 5:22)
- Joy is the mother of love. You can’t love somebody without being happy with him or her. Joy is derived from love which bore real love. When love increases, joy increases.
- Joy is a medicinal. (Prov. 17:22)
- Joy brings cheerful countenance. Cheerful countenance brings a good atmosphere for better marriages. (Prov. 15:13).
- Joy upholds marriage. Since joy builds love and love is the right pillar for marriage, no marriage can survive without it.THE PLACE OF JOY IN MARRIAGE
- Joy makes one to enjoy divinity. Atmosphere of joy is the atmosphere of God. When joy departs, God cannot impart. God dwells in joyful home. (Acts 8:8; Luke. 2:10)
- Absence of joy is the real cause of many bad marriages, separation and divorce.
- Happiness is a temporal thing but joy keeps the fire burning and overcome all odds that may set to occur.
- Good deeds increase joy. Good deeds done towards your spouse will increase his or her joy and if he or she reciprocates with good deeds, your joy increases too.THE PLACE OF JOY IN MARRIAGE
