I might not make any friends with this post but...when are we going to learn that nagging and complaining won't change our mate? Women are especially bad at this. We nag our male counterparts to death about stuff that we think they need to change, all the while contempt builds in their heart because they think we don't accept them for who they are and contempt never leads to anything good so the nagging ends up tearing the relationship apart.Today's Dare: Begin praying today for your spouse's heart. Pray for three specific areas where you desire for God to work in your spouse's life and in your marriage.
We need to realize that we can't change our partners. We can berate them all day long, but that's not going to convince them to change their behavior, its just going to drive a wedge between the two of you. The best way to get someone to change is to pray for a seed to be planted and for Him to nurture it as it grows. But even better is to pray for a change in you to better understand your mate and their idiosyncrasies.
We fall in love with imperfect people, its not our job to change them. We fall in love with the things that make them unique, don't allow their uniqueness to become an annoyance. We fall in love with our mates because we feel they make us whole, make room for one more in your relationship allow room for Him to work in both of you.
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