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The 4 C’s of Godly Marriage
Marriage is precious and beautiful like a diamond. What begins as a lump of coal~~under tremendous pressure and heat~ends up as a diamond.
“The 4 C’s of a Godly Marriage are:
》Christ~ We are sanctified/perfected in Him
》Commitment~Husband and Wife honor their covenant with God and each other.
》Communication~Spouses walk in agreement. Even when they disagree, they come together to pray for God’s will. Husband is the head anc Wife submits to her husband as unto God.
》Compassion~Spouses extend grace, understanding, and forgiveness just as the Lord lavishly extends unto them.”
~Cassandra. All rights reserved.
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◆ Bible Scriptures
◆ Encouraging lessons that incorporate beach life into fun parables
◆ Daily prayers
◆And ★Bonus★ days that are devoted to husbands and wives regarding headship and being help meets, respectively!
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What Does Your Walk Sound Like?
How can a husband and wife walk together if they cannot come together in agreement? (Amos 3:3)
When we look at the word “agree”, the Greek word for agree is
“sumphoneo” (pronounced~ Soom•foan-e-o). Sumphoneo means “to sound together”. It brings to mind the word “symphony” and one might consider how their marriage sounds. Does the sound glorify God? Would He describe the sound as one of discord and confusion or one of accord and harmony? We need to reflect on the sound we are making with our spouses. A husband and wife need to come together as one-flesh partners and produce one sound that resonates agreement. By agreeing, they walk out the spiritual principle of being “one-flesh” in the natural (Mark 10:8).
There is power in your agreement! Even if you and your spouse don’t truly agree, you must agree to submit to one another out of reverence to God and at least come together and pray (Ephesians 5:21). Pray for agreement that you will both seek God’s will in making decisions when you come together in prayer. Husband is the head and therefore, the ultimate decision he makes is one he should be comfortable being held accountable by God for. He will have to answer to God for being the head of his wife and whether his decisions were made in line with God’s will. When a husband and his wife sumphoneo or agree, the spiritual blast from the sound that they release into the spiritual realm must be like a heavenly blast that pushes the unseen, wicked influences away and surrounds their marriage with a spiritual force field.
Deuteronomy 32:30 says, “How should… two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?”
There is power in the sound you and your spouse make when you agree. The two of you can put the enemy to flight when you come together and sumphoneo! Amen! Praise God for the sound of agreement!!!
Cassandra Salamone♡
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What Does Your Walk Sound Like?
How can a husband and wife walk together if they cannot come together in agreement? (Amos 3:3)
When we look at the word “agree”, the Greek word for agree is
“sumphoneo” (pronounced~ Soom•foan-e-o). Sumphoneo means “to sound together”. It brings to mind the word “symphony” and one might consider how their marriage sounds. Does the sound glorify God? Would He describe the sound as one of discord and confusion or one of accord and harmony? We need to reflect on the sound we are making with our spouses. A husband and wife need to come together as one-flesh partners and produce one sound that resonates agreement. By agreeing, they walk out the spiritual principle of being “one-flesh” in the natural (Mark 10:8).
There is power in your agreement! Even if you and your spouse don’t truly agree, you must agree to submit to one another out of reverence to God and at least come together and pray (Ephesians 5:21). Pray for agreement that you will both seek God’s will in making decisions when you come together in prayer. Husband is the head and therefore, the ultimate decision he makes is one he should be comfortable being held accountable by God for. He will have to answer to God for being the head of his wife and whether his decisions were made in line with God’s will. When a husband and his wife sumphoneo or agree, the spiritual blast from the sound that they release into the spiritual realm must be like a heavenly blast that pushes the unseen, wicked influences away and surrounds their marriage with a spiritual force field.
Deuteronomy 32:30 says, “How should… two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?”
There is power in the sound you and your spouse make when you agree. The two of you can put the enemy to flight when you come together and sumphoneo! Amen! Praise God for the sound of agreement!!!
Cassandra Salamone♡
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Who Do We Really Wrestle in Our Marriages?
Ephesians 6:12, KJV, ” For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
Do you feel like you’re in a wrestling match with your spouse? Do you resemble two wrestlers circling one another as opponents instead of teammates? Someone ring the bell! No, don’t tap out! There’s no one else you need to bring into the ring! Take a break; sit in your corner and realize that you need a drink of living water–God’s Word. When we read Ephesians 6:12, God clearly points out to us who our true opponent is. The fact that God distinguishes that we do not actually wrestle against”flesh and blood” but against the evil enemy and his demons is an important revelation. God reveals in this verse that the enemy will make it seem as if we are wrestling against our spouses and other people, when, in fact, it is not truly a physical battle. It is a spiritual battle against wicked spiritual beings.
The wife who is wrestling against her husband who is addicted to pornography, drugs, alcohol, or gambling does not need to wrestle against her husband. The husband who is wrestling against his wife who is caught in adultery does not need to go against her as an opponent. Our spouses are not our enemies! The devil and his wicked angels are our enemies. Praise God! We can take heart that we are not left alone in the ring! God has already won the most important battle of them all when Jesus conquered death and the enemy on the cross.
Just like the televised “WW_”matches and professional wrestlers, the tactics and victories of the enemy are fake! They are rehearsed tactics that the enemy has practiced on other people and replayed over and over to try to tear marriages apart. We have to recognize our true enemy and declare victory in Christ because Jesus has already defeated him! Don’t let the enemy fool you into believing his victories are real. Jesus holds the Heavenly~Weight Title of VICTORY! Lord and Savior Jesus♥ Colossians 2:15, KJV, ” And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.” Take another look at the Message version and there is no doubt as to why you and your spouse working together can walk in victory: ” All sins forgiven, the slate wiped clean, that old arrest warrant canceled and nailed to Christ’s cross. He stripped all the spiritual tyrants in the universe of their sham authority at the Cross and marched them naked through the streets.”
Let’s revisit Ephesians 6:12 the Message version, which says: ” 10-12 And that about wraps it up. God is strong, and he wants you strong. So take everything the Master has set out for you, well-made weapons of the best materials. And put them to use so you will be able to stand up to everything the Devil throws your way. This is no afternoon athletic contest that we’ll walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels.”
Your marriage is not a “’til death do we part” fight against your husband or wife. Your marriage is a match endorsed by Almighty God in Heaven
and He has already conquered the enemy! Thank You Jesus! Husbands and wives are in a fight to the finish to withstand the enemy’s wiles and temptations as a team not as competitors. Instead of seeking the winning verbal slam to knockout your spouse, join hands and pray together. Join forces against the subtle tactics the enemy employs that pit you against each other. Recognize that your marriage “is for keeps” and that you and your spouse work together on the side of the winning team against the real enemy who would like nothing better than to see you pinned down and pitted against one another. That is the defeat he is after–husband and wife in opposite corners. Don’t concede defeat. If your partner is not too keen on being a team player, remember your personal trainer Jesus has your back! Only two need to agree♥ My prayer for you is that your spouse will touch together with you and come into agreement that nothing and no one will come between you. God bless
Matthew 18:19 ” Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.”
~Cassandra Salamone. All rights reserved.
“Cultivating A Fruitful Marriage”
Many have jumped onto the bandwagon that agrees with the culture of the world that a successful marriage is simply a happy marriage. I beg to differ and speak up to say that fruitful marriages do not necessarily indicate that husbands and wives are happy. The purpose of marriage is not as a means to our ends of achieving happiness. At least, that’s not why God designed marriage. God designed marriage to glorify Him and manifest the eternal love relationship that Jesus Christ has with His bride–the church (Eph. 5). I believe that if a husband and wife are in agreement with God’s design and bring Him glory, there will be times of happiness. However, happiness is not the point; holiness is the point!
With such a focus on what is temporal, one has to consider that a husband and wife who are experiencing brokenness and dealing with being sinned against by their spouse in their marriage are blessed with something greater than mere satisfaction when they allow God to be glorified in their suffering. They may not have a marriage that appears to be successful because there is a lack of happiness; but a marriage in which God is at work because at least one spouse honors their vows, has eternal rewards to anticipate.
If a couple has a happy marriage, by all means, they should give God the glory; but it is for naught if they only celebrate and announce it to give themselves a pat on the back. Truly, the marriage to be desired is one that is Christ-centered, in which, He gets the glory!
I embrace happy moments but do not make happiness the goal. Rather, I want a fruitful marriage that bears good fruit because I have chosen to walk in relation with Christ in His love. May God bless all covenant marriages and continue to be the Lifter of the heads of all those who may be suffering at this present time through trials in their marriage. Amen!
John 15, Message version :
” 15 1-3 “I am the Real Vine and my Father is the Farmer. He cuts off every branch of me that doesn’t bear grapes. And every branch that is grape-bearing he prunes back so it will bear even more. You are already pruned back by the message I have spoken.
4 “Live in me. Make your home in me just as I do in you. In the same way that a branch can’t bear grapes by itself but only by being joined to the vine, you can’t bear fruit unless you are joined with me.
5-8 “I am the Vine, you are the branches. When you’re joined with me and I with you, the relation intimate and organic, the harvest is sure to be abundant. Separated, you can’t produce a thing. Anyone who separates from me is deadwood, gathered up and thrown on the bonfire. But if you make yourselves at home with me and my words are at home in you, you can be sure that whatever you ask will be listened to and acted upon. This is how my Father shows who he is—when you produce grapes, when you mature as my disciples.
9-10 “I’ve loved you the way my Father has loved me. Make yourselves at home in my love. If you keep my commands, you’ll remain intimately at home in my love. That’s what I’ve done—kept my Father’s commands and made myself at home in his love.
11-15 “I’ve told you these things for a purpose: that my joy might be your joy, and your joy wholly mature. This is my command: Love one another the way I loved you. This is the very best way to love. Put your life on the line for your friends. You are my friends when you do the things I command you. I’m no longer calling you servants because servants don’t understand what their master is thinking and planning. No, I’ve named you friends because I’ve let you in on everything I’ve heard from the Father.
16 “You didn’t choose me, remember; I chose you, and put you in the world to bear fruit, fruit that won’t spoil. As fruit bearers, whatever you ask the Father in relation to me, he gives you.
17 “But remember the root command: Love one another.”
Cassandra Salamone ♥
Join in the 7-day M&M Challenge!
I invite husbands and wives to join my ministry in its first challenge! It’s sure to be a challenge that will spur us to Make the Most of Our Marriage Moments. Starting Monday, for 7 days, a different color m & m will be posted with a sweet tip. I invite you to join in on this challenge and comment to share what you did each day , as well as, how this challenge made your marriage moments sweeter and more fun! I’m excited to share and look forward to hearing from you! 🙂
Cassandra
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