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"I Always Say Yes"
...in honor giving preference to one another.
Romans 12:10
Several years ago, journalist Larry King interviewed television personality Art Linkletter, who had just turned ninety. King, who has famously been married several times, asked Linkletter the secret of longevity in marriage. Linkletter and his wife were married seventy-four years. Linkletter simply replied, "I always say yes to anything she says."
"So how do you stay happy?" asked King in surprise.
"Oh, that's Lois," said Art. "She's happy--when she's happy, I'm happy."1
There's a lot of truth in that little bit of folk wisdom. Of course, the real secret is when both partners begin practicing this habit. The place where encouragement is most needed is the home, where our flaws are exposed and our selfishness is most likely to exert itself. But marriage works best when spouses are less selfish, more selfless, and when they understand that it's not about making themselves happy but about making the other happy--in honor preferring one another. It is God's plan, and it works!
Biblical love is not emotions or feelings, but attitudes and actions that seek the best interests of the other person.
Jerry Bridges in The Practice of Godliness
1Larry King interview with Art Linkletter on July 26, 2002, taken from a CNN transcript at cgi.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0207/26/lkl.00.html, accessed March 7, 2011.
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Isaiah 9:1-13:22
...in honor giving preference to one another.
Romans 12:10
Several years ago, journalist Larry King interviewed television personality Art Linkletter, who had just turned ninety. King, who has famously been married several times, asked Linkletter the secret of longevity in marriage. Linkletter and his wife were married seventy-four years. Linkletter simply replied, "I always say yes to anything she says."
"So how do you stay happy?" asked King in surprise.
"Oh, that's Lois," said Art. "She's happy--when she's happy, I'm happy."1
There's a lot of truth in that little bit of folk wisdom. Of course, the real secret is when both partners begin practicing this habit. The place where encouragement is most needed is the home, where our flaws are exposed and our selfishness is most likely to exert itself. But marriage works best when spouses are less selfish, more selfless, and when they understand that it's not about making themselves happy but about making the other happy--in honor preferring one another. It is God's plan, and it works!
Biblical love is not emotions or feelings, but attitudes and actions that seek the best interests of the other person.
Jerry Bridges in The Practice of Godliness
1Larry King interview with Art Linkletter on July 26, 2002, taken from a CNN transcript at cgi.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0207/26/lkl.00.html, accessed March 7, 2011.
Read-Thru-the-Bible
Isaiah 9:1-13:22