PROACTIVE COMMUNICATION A KEY TO SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE!!!

‪What is communication? 

Communication means to overcome the desire to conceal feelings and thoughts and rise to the level of talking about money, fears, wishes, motivations, sexual feelings and responses, mistakes made, resentments, and misunderstandings with the intent to resolve them

How often do you communicate with the person you are in a relationship with? How sincere is your communication with him/her? The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand, we listen to reply. All relationship problems stem from poor communication. Communication ceases when the need to conceal becomes stronger than the desire for unity. Your marriage will become a happy, mutually satisfactory one if both of you set your sights on unity.

 

A happy marriage is not possible without communication that reveals, with reasonable certainty, how the other feels and thinks about a given action or situation. Communication is to love and relationships what blood is to the body. Nothing is more vital in a marriage than encouraging and appreciating your spouse. Be sure to tell your spouse, ''I love you'' everyday and show that love by your actions. It heals a lot of wounds. Communicating love and expressing admiration in both words and actions can enhance every marriage. Good intentions are not enough in a relationship. Communication is the key. Learn your communication style. Don't can't survive where there is communication in marriage and relationship.

 

Hearing and recognizing the voice of the Lord, is the most important aspect of our relationship with Him. This is because every relationship depends on communication. It would be difficult for a relationship where there is no communication between the parties to prosper. If your communication isn't effective what good is it? Improve your communication and have Peace and Harmony at home. Enhance your relationships today with effective communication! Effective communication is a foundation key to health, happiness and success in relationship and marriage. Develop a positive character and have effective communication with your spouse! Our Character and Communication determine our relationships. Our relationships determine true Success. Character and Communication are activities we must work to be better at and continuously develop daily.

Why is communication important in relationships and marriages? 

Communication makes relationships and marriages sweet. You fall in love by communication and you sustain it also by communication. Lack of communication brings confusion. The Bible says in Amos 3:3, "Can two walk together except they agree?". You can only agree by communication. Have you noticed that when relationship turns sour, the first thing that jump out of the window is communication. Couples practically stop communicating. When you avoid discussing issues, it will slide into radioactive mode. Emitting fire gradually until one day it burns down the house. But proactive communication saves stress.

 

 ''Can two work together except they agree?'' when two people come to the place where they have the same mind, the same judgment, the same outlook, and the same goals, yes, they have given up their individuality, but they don’t lose their creativity. The relationship is centered on cooperation rather than opposition. They are working together. Once couples learn to talk to each other about what's bothering them in a respectful manner is the beginning to effective communication. Poor Communication is often the primary problem in marriages.

Why must we communicate in Relationships and marriages? 

1. To pass basic information. 

2. For partnership. 

3. For conflict resolution- this level requires intense communication. and a lot of men avoid it. 

4. For connection- you cannot connect if you don't talk for conflict resolution. 

5. Personal information and revelation- here you talk about what you feel inside. 

6. For intimate communication- this has to do with sex and that's where the men want to be. 

Barriers to why people avoid communication?

1. Sarcasm. 

2. Harshness. 

3. Insensitivity.

Asking question is as powerful as prayer! Always ask question in your relationship for better understanding and an enhancement for easy communication. Every crisis in a relationship can be dismantled with enough questions. Do not keep mute and get yourself worked up because you do not want to lose your partner. If the person leaves you because you ask question, then they do not deserve you!