稳固婚姻的密钥(之一)

May 3, 2024

爱是……不自私自利。(哥林多前书13:5)

除了妻子藏匿于床底的那个鞋盒以外,这对庆祝五十年金婚的夫妇之间没有任何秘密。她同意让丈夫看鞋盒里的东西,他发现有两个钩针编织的娃娃和五万美元的现金。她解释说:“多年前,我母亲告诉我,幸福婚姻的秘诀就是绝不要争吵。因此,我生气的时候就保持沉默,用钩针编织娃娃。”丈夫很开心,因为在这五十年间她只生过他两次气。他说:“亲爱的,这就解释了两个娃娃的由来,但是那五万美元呢?”她微笑着回答:“那是卖娃娃得来的。” 婚姻疗法通常要求“积极倾听”,通过解释、认同和正面的反馈来肯定你的配偶。但研究表明,许多夫妻对结果并不总是感到满意,而且问题还在不断出现。约翰·戈特曼(John Gottman)博士说:“那是因为我们要求他们在几乎还不会爬的时候就做奥林匹克式的体操。”因此,苏珊·布恩(Susan Boon)建议,确定必须解决的问题,学会去接受还未解决的。慢慢地变通这些问题,承诺要彼此相守。针对每一个消极的经历,找出五个积极的经历来抵消。脏袜子、呼噜声、温控设置、不叠被子等等习惯都有可能使对方抓狂。我们必须学会“要存敬畏基督的心彼此顺服。”(以弗所书5:21)另外,还要记得:“爱是……不轻浮无礼,不自私自利,不轻易动怒,不怀怨记恨……”(哥林多前书13:4-5)说到这,你做得怎么样?

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