I recently got an email entitled "10 Secrets of a Successful Marriage" and I immediatly wondered why they called them secerts. I wish these "secrets" that seem like common sense to me were applied to more marriages. Maybe the divorce rate in the US wouldn't be >50%.
My favorite "secret" was this: "Marriage is often about fighting the battle between your ears. Successful couples have learned to resist holding grudges, bringing up the past and remember that they married an imperfect person - and so did their spouse." I think I liked this one so much because recently Matt and I have been discussing some things that we could easily hold against one another. And it has been a battle in the mind, at least for me. Its sad that Satan can so easily make my mind wander and cause me assume the worst of Matt. Why isn't it easier to give him the benefit of the doubt and trust his heart?
A simple, yet surprisingly difficult, principle to follow at least over the first 15 months of my marriage. I have to consciously make an effort to trust him.
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