2020 Marriage Challenge Day 10

Day 10 of the 28-Day Marriage Challenge

Day 10: Love Partners

In the context of marriage, love has an important byproduct--it partners. One of the greatest problems I see in marriage is that too many couples are not equally responsible in the relationship. One is playing the role of a parent rather than the role of the spouse. The other is playing the role of a child rather than the role of husband or wife.Marriage is supposed to be a relationship between two equals. While we each have our own strengths and weaknesses, both parties are equally at work to make the marriage thrive. When one fails to take responsibility, the other is forced to pick up that responsibility. Then the relationship changes from two adults to parent/child.Love partners. It means we both engage in making the marriage work. We both use our strengths to help the whole. We both act like adults, having left childish habits, attitudes, and actions behind.When partnership thrives, both spouses contribute, feel fulfilled, and are not alone. When the partnership fails, the marriage suffers, intimacy erodes, and respect is lost. Partnership is so important, a couple must continually reevaluate their patterns and habits to ensure they are pulling their own weight. If you love your spouse, be a full-fledged partner. (For more, see section two of Friends, Partners & Lovers.)            Application: Tell your spouse about the areas in which you are grateful for their work and how you feel as though they are contributing to your marriage. Ask your spouse if there is any area in which they feel alone and they desire you to become more involved.        For more, see:For more on the parent/child type marriage, read HERE.Six Signs of a Lazy Man