Gò0dNews for Marriage
Marriage Pathways ife has many pathways that are created from birth to our present-day living. There are unique individual characteristics that make up each of our pathway descriptions. Your pathway description would be a chronological recording of all experiences and events that have occurred in your life. The description that you would share communicates to others exactly what has shaped you into who you are today. It’s the reason you react to circumstances in the manner you do. It’s your personal history. Good, bad, or indifferent, you have ownership of it, whether you’re able to accept it or not. For anyone contemplating marriage, knowing the personal history of your future spouse is very important. Let’s add age into the equation and how it affects our marriage pathways. A young individual’s personal history is much shorter than an older individual’s history. That still does not minimize the importance of sharing your personal history with your future spouse. Understanding your spouse’s personal history before you enter into your marriage relationship will help to eliminate many times of frustration and misunderstandings after you’ve exchanged those marriage vows. Questions should be asked courteously, and responses truthfully given, so you will know each other as well as possible when married. An older individual’s personal history is much more complicated, so many more questions and responses will be required to know each other prior to marriage. Marriage is difficult enough without adding to the stress from the result of poor communication habits formed prior to marriage. Why should I write an article such as this? Why are you reading this article? Things happen in our lives unexpectedly and also as a result of our poor behavior. If marriages can be saved or made easier from the provoking of your thought, consideration, and understanding of these words, then I have been successful in making a difference in your life and marriage. Please be encouraged to use your courtship time wisely. It certainly will be a blessing after marriage when you suddenly learn something new about your spouse. You just might be a little more understanding. If these thoughts and words are given considerable consideration and God is placed into the center of your relationship, then your new marriage should be successful. Deaths of spouses do occur, and so do divorces. These are facts of life. We all make mistakes. God has provided forgiveness for our mistakes. Ask for it and allow God’s healing to begin
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in your life before your next marriage. Oh my, the pain and suffering that you will avoid certainly will be a blessing to your new marriage. To know and understand the pathway that your future spouse has walked will ease your struggles within your marriage relationship. It will certainly minimize the number of conflicts or troubled times in your new marriage. Own your personal history. Be responsible for it. Resolve the issues that need to be resolved. It’s so much more pleasant to share that kind of history with your future spouse. Blessings as you use your courtship time wisely. Blessings as you work diligently at knowing your future spouse well. Blessings as you place God into the center of your relationship now and after you’ve exchanged marriage vows. Blessings as you keep your courtship alive and healthy, both now and throughout your entire marriage. You will find happiness and understanding within your new marriage. About The Author
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by Carl Corser
Carl Corser is an ordained bishop, serves as president of the Gideons Cleveland North Camp, board of directors and chaplin of the Peach State Antique Tractor Club, and owner of Corser Enterprises (roll- off dumpsters, sheet metal and welding shop, and home renovation).
