Once a man and woman have married, the only thing they should receive from their parents is advice and counsel, and then only when they ask for it. Parents should not offer opinions or advice without being asked.
Love in marriage is more than just a feeling or an emotion; it is a choice.
We each were endowed at birth with a unique gift, something we were born to do or become that no one else can achieve the way we can. God's purpose is that we bear abundant fruit and release the blessings of our gift and potential to the world.
Headship is not rulership; it is leadership.
You do not have to marry in order not to be alone- all you need not to be alone is to have some other humans to be your companions and close friends.
Every person is born with a seed of greatness.
God had no problem with the man's separateness, his uniqueness, or his wholeness.
If we are focusing on our needs, the relationship is in trouble.
The third basic need of a male in a relationship is an attractive woman; for a woman, honesty and openness.
Marriage will not solve "aloneness."
If we get into the habit of thinking of ourselves as always owing a debt of love to our spouses, we will be less inclined to take offense when they say or do something that we do not like.
Faithfulness to your husband means sticking up for him, always building him up and never tearing him down.
It is therefore vital for you to understand that being single-" separate, unique, and whole"- is most essential to, and the foundation of, not only marital relationships but all relationships.
When trying to communicate with each other, a husband and wife should be careful to make sure their voices and faces agree with their words.
Some vows, or contracts, are for life; others are for limited periods of time.
A woman says what is on her heart while a man says what is on his mind.
For everything that God desires to do in the earth, He enters into partnership with those to whom He has already given dominion.
No matter how good or bad we may feel, no matter how up or down we may be, Christ loves us, accepts us, and thinks the world of us.
It is my belief that no matter how advanced man may become in science, technology, systems, and knowledge, he can never improve on the foundational precepts of marriage as the bedrock of social development.
It is my conviction that marriage is such a good idea, only God could have thought of it.
A man leads with his mind while a woman leads with her heart.
Few people who marry plan for their marriages to fail, but neither do they specifically plan for success.
The husband provides direction; the wife, maintenance.
There is no limit to what the Lord can do in and with and through any individual or any married couple who surrender themselves and their resources completely to His will and His way.