Bobby McDonald - The Best Thing I Can Do for My Marriage Is Listen to God

Bobby McDonaldOctober 14, 202420mWatch on YouTube

Speaker: Bobby McDonald Title: The Best Thing I Can Do for My Marriage Is Listen to God Date: 10/13/2024 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

Summary

Bobby McDonald teaches that husbands can best serve their marriages by listening to God and applying His direction in four key areas: developing genuine appreciation and encouragement for their wives, prioritizing the marriage relationship above church activities, serving their wives with a cheerful and willing attitude, and respecting their wives' individual convictions rather than imposing their own standards. He emphasizes that transformation comes through God's Word and the Holy Spirit's work, not through human effort or control.

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God spoke and it was doneBobby shares how God has been speaking to him about working on his shortcomings as a husband, bringing conviction and the grace to change.

Appreciation and encouragement lighten the loadThe Lord showed Bobby that saying thank you from the bottom of the heart is a powerful way to encourage and make a spouse's load lighter.

Can we thank God for our spouse as they are right now?If we cannot thank God for our spouse in their current state, we will not thank them even if they change to our liking.

Prioritizing the second floor of marriageIndividual relationship with God forms the first floor, the bond between husband and wife forms the second floor, and family and church life rest on top.

Serving our wives with a cheerful attitudeHusbands are called to love and help their wives just as Christ loved the church, doing so with a cheerful heart rather than the wrong attitude.

Do not force your own convictions on your spouseWe cannot act as the Holy Spirit or the conscience for our spouse; God does not require the exact same convictions from each person.Mark 2:27

Do not take advantage of your spouse's christlikenessA spouse's patience, kindness, or willingness to serve should never be taken advantage of through rude behavior or unreasonable expectations.

Focusing on yourself as the problemInstead of scheming how to fix the marriage, the number one solution is to honestly bring one's own sin and need for change before the Lord.

Real love is flexibleAvoid unyielding rigidity and quick negative responses; love is flexible and considerate of people above personal rules or plans.

Stop trying to solve marriage issues in your own wayRather than judging and forming opinions based purely on human sight and hearing, we must wait and hear what God wants us to do.Isaiah 11:3John 5:30

God does miracles when we listen and obeyMiracles happen when we stop trying to figure things out through our own methods and instead obey the specific word God speaks to us.

Perseverance and hope in marriageMarriage is a union of two sinners, but God brings great value and beauty out of perseverance as we overcome struggles through His grace.

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