What is sacrifice.
When I think of sacrifice I think of the savior. He sacrificed his life for ours. A selfless act for all mankind. What are we doing in our marriages that our selfless. What sacrifices do you have to make as a married person. Here are somethings that might interest you to know.
Marriage, when it is healthy, will include its share of sacrificing for each other. Two people cannot come together in one home, love, communicate, and care for each other without occasionally suffering for each other.
Is the person with whom you plan to spend the rest of your life a giving person? Is he or she someone you believe would trade their comfort for your needs, if necessary? Would he faithfully sleep at your bedside in the hospital? Would she willingly give up her “me time” to take care of you in a time of sickness?
Are you a giving person? What if finances became tight and you had to choose between your weekly golf time (that you love) and her hair appointment? Would you be willing to give up something important to you to bless her? Speaking to the ladies, if money became tight would you be willing to go without certain comforts to allow your husband to play golf (or other activity he enjoys)?
During the dating/courting phase of a relationship, these small sacrifices may seem like no big deal. You may be thinking, “Of course I’d give up something as small as golf or a hair appointment.” After marriage, reality sets in, and sacrifice becomes reality, not theory – and it is often painful. It is hard forgoing things we think we deserve especially in cases when we believe our sacrifices are not noticed.
My advice is to keep giving.
I know that if we give and if we serve we can find happiness in marriage. I know I am not married yet. But this goes with any relationship you are in. The more you give the more you receive. The more you receive that more you want to give. What a blessing it is to serve your companion. Look for little ways to serve him and to sacrifice things for his dreams. He will be more willing to sacrifice his dreams for yours.
When I think of sacrifice I think of the savior. He sacrificed his life for ours. A selfless act for all mankind. What are we doing in our marriages that our selfless. What sacrifices do you have to make as a married person. Here are somethings that might interest you to know.
Marriage, when it is healthy, will include its share of sacrificing for each other. Two people cannot come together in one home, love, communicate, and care for each other without occasionally suffering for each other.
Is the person with whom you plan to spend the rest of your life a giving person? Is he or she someone you believe would trade their comfort for your needs, if necessary? Would he faithfully sleep at your bedside in the hospital? Would she willingly give up her “me time” to take care of you in a time of sickness?
Are you a giving person? What if finances became tight and you had to choose between your weekly golf time (that you love) and her hair appointment? Would you be willing to give up something important to you to bless her? Speaking to the ladies, if money became tight would you be willing to go without certain comforts to allow your husband to play golf (or other activity he enjoys)?
During the dating/courting phase of a relationship, these small sacrifices may seem like no big deal. You may be thinking, “Of course I’d give up something as small as golf or a hair appointment.” After marriage, reality sets in, and sacrifice becomes reality, not theory – and it is often painful. It is hard forgoing things we think we deserve especially in cases when we believe our sacrifices are not noticed.
My advice is to keep giving.
I know that if we give and if we serve we can find happiness in marriage. I know I am not married yet. But this goes with any relationship you are in. The more you give the more you receive. The more you receive that more you want to give. What a blessing it is to serve your companion. Look for little ways to serve him and to sacrifice things for his dreams. He will be more willing to sacrifice his dreams for yours.
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