I
"Thou shalt have no other human being before your husband or your wife."
No other human being should come before your mate - no one, neither
father nor mother, son nor daughter, brother nor sister, friend nor
acquaintance.
II
"Thou shalt put no thing before your husband or wife."
You should put no thing between each other. No house should ever come
before your spouse. Whether house, car, pleasure, money, or fame - nothing."
III
"Thou shalt not belittle, criticize or faultfind, but rather encourage your
spouse in all ways."
Since God's Word teaches us to make no idols, it follows that we are to
honor each other's name. Honor each other and seek to put each other first
above any other peson on earth.
IV
"Thou shalt remember her/his day, to keep it special."
Set time aside for the two of you so you may not grow apart but even
closer. Your spouse and your children are worthy of your time and your
undivided attention.
V
"Thou shalt give honor not only to your father and mother, but to those who
become your father-in-law and mother-in-law."
As you two become one, you marry into another family. Wise is the
husband or wife who does not take it upon himself or herslef to find fault
with those who are related to their spouse.
VI
"Thou shalt not destroy the spirit within your spouse."
Husbands, do not destroy your bride's dreams and hopes for the future
which she now places in your hands. Most of man's earthly happiness depends
upon his wife. Most asssuredly God will bless a man in this life, yet John
Wesley discovered that, regardless of a noble cause, a woman can make a man
most miserable. Wife, covenant that you will not be such a person. Both of
you must honor and build up the personhood of the other.
VII
"Thou shalt give your passions only to each other, not to another."
You should not give away your passions to another in word, in thought,
or in deed. This person beside whom you stand on your wedding day is to be
your lover as well as your helpmate and your best friend.
VIII
"Husband, steal not from your wife that which is her privilege to give.
Wife, receive what he gives to you with gratitude"
The spirit of gratitude can greatly can greatly bless a home. If your
minds are filled with thoughts of gratitude, and if you look on that which you
do have and not that which you do not have, you will be blessed.
IX
"Thou shalt not bear false witness to each other."
Be honest with each other. Dishonesty and an unwillingness to talk
through differences build a silent wall which is not easily dismantled. The
real self, then, refuseds to be disclosed, and a couple may gradually begin to
drift apart.
X
"Thou shalt not seek greener pastures, whether they be those things physical or
material."
Do no engage in selfish fantasies. Be content with the one whom God
has given to you, and God will bless your lives together.
I strongly recommend reading "The Ten Commitments" from "Conversation With God" (book 1) by Neale Donald Walsh (pages 96 - 97).
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