Opposites Attract!
Opposites attract or so the saying goes. How has that been true in your marriage or relationships?
Obviously as opposites attract, or as we have differences in our marriages, we are going to need values that center us. What are the values you have in your marriage?
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Opposites do attract. My husband and I were completely opposite. I grew up in a very loving home. My husband did, not. I had expectations of creating a life as I had known it. It created a lot of conflict in our life because it didn't make sense to me. By the same token, I didn't make sense to my husband.
As the years went on, we did learn to accept the differences in our personalities. We also began to appreciate them. One of the first scriptures God lead me to was, "Why keep on biting and devouring each other" "The other one was Love builds up' Our home was meant to be a "Safe" place.
God didn't want me or my husband to have the "Same" marriage or family. He wanted us to have a newly created marriage and family life.
I knew God had wired each one of my children differently, for His good purpose. When I realized that about my husband, our relationship changed.
Now after almost 30 years together, we are, partners friends & lovers.
Boy O boy Kathy and I are opposites! Farm girl marries city boy. Extravert marrires introvert. Cold natured hot natured. Messy vs clean. So needless to say God has been the glue to meld these puzzle pieces together. I have known her for 28 years and she is the Godliest woman I have ever met. Can't imagine my life without her. No doubt she is my number 2!
i'm opposite of nearly everyone i meet.
My husband and I have been married for 27 years, and are opposites in many ways. He's an introvert, I'm an extrovert. He's quiet, whereas I tend to be more boisterous. But the nice thing is that those differences work together to complement each other–I pull him up when he's down, and he calms me down when I'm too busy and excited. It's a very good give-and-take relationship. God has blessed our marriage, because it strengthens us, making each of us better than either would be alone. It's a balance I believe was made in heaven.
Amen to that Sister. I have the same type of opposites in my marriage.
I believe that there has to be something in this “opposites attract” business. My work involves speaking to people and a lot of listening too. Sometimes I speak to several thousand at a time and have to command their attention. Obversely, I am married to the most talented, artistic woman in the world who has built an online business with several hundred clients that she has never seen nor spoken to.
We compliment each other well in this and with six children, we have managed to instil a little bit if each of us in them.
So, I had a nice thought about my #2 in this post, now i am off to SAY IT to her……..