LIVING STREAMS DEVOTIONAL
By Pst. Ezekiel Atang
MARCH 2025
WHY WERE YOU BORN?
(John 18:37 KJV)
Thursday 13th March
Marriage 101
HARMONIOUS MARITAL COEXISTENCE II
(Matthew 7:1-2, 12 KJV)
“Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets”.
Several days ago we talked about the laws that sponsor harmonious marital coexistence, and we saw that you will always reap what you sow in marriage every time. What you give to your spouse is what will eventually come back to you. So, we concluded you should do to your spouse what you would want them to do to you too. However today, I take it a step further into a point that may seem to contradict the first one.
2. Do Not Treat Your Spouse the Way You Want to be Treated.
Marriage is between men and women, marriage is a male and female affair and not a male-male or female-female business. Therefore you cannot treat your spouse the way your gender is treated. Men are not women and women are not men, therefore they both cannot be treated the same way.
There is a way women want to be treated, and it is not the same way men want to be treated. There is a difference between a man and a woman; male and a female. So, just because you want to be treated a certain way does not mean that your spouse want a similar treatment. Many times your spouse wants a contrary treatment. Don’t try to turn your wife into a man, and neither turn your husband into a woman. I will give you a few examples:
-Women want to talk and be talked to a lot. To them it is a sign of love and affection. But men don’t want to talk much and they would rather not be talked to at all, sometimes.
-Even though men do not always feel like talking, they must not make the mistake as men to ignore the advances for discussion or conversations made by their wives. Talking is one of the things you do that makes her feel loved. It is strange but it is true.
Women love details and suspense in their talk; and there is nothing men hate like unnecessary details and boring suspense. Just go straight to the point. Men are result oriented in their speech, they want to hit the nail on the head one time. But women are like this because they speak more to bond while men speak more to inform.
Husbands want sex; wives want romance.
Women want flowers, while men want expensive electronics or jeans etc.
So don’t buy flowers for your husband, and don’t buy electronics for your wife – though there are very few exceptions.
Be sensitive to your spouse’s gender and act accordingly.
Action Points
i. Let every husband and would be husband take out time to discover ten top things women like.
ii. Let every wife and would be wife take out time to discover top ten things men like.
iii. Ask your spouse about their greatest need and pleasure, and begin to fulfill it from today.
Prayer
-Lord I receive the grace to be patient with my spouse in Jesus Name.
-I receive the wisdom to cross over into their gender and to provide things that make my spouse pleased and happy in Jesus Name.
-I submit myself to your Spirit today to become teachable in these things in Jesus Name.
Nugget
Don’t try to turn your wife into a man, and neither turn your husband into a woman – each gender wants to be treated differently – LEARN.
For Further Reading and Meditation
MORNING
Micah 6; Revelations 6
EVENING
Psalms 121
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