6 Ways to Win in Your Marriage

Love Each Other

This sounds easy, but it’s not. Love your spouse the way they want to be loved. Don’t love them way you want to love. For instance, a wife who loves quality time with her man, won’t be satisfied with little gifts. She’ll probably appreciate them, but they aren’t what she really likes. A husband, who likes having fun with his wife, won’t be satisfied with love notes. It will do more for him, if she does something with him that he finds fun, even if it bores her to tears.

Make A Budget

Money problems kill marriages. Make a budget and stick to it. Making a budget can be about as fun as a root canal, but the stress caused by making a budget is less than the stress caused by unpaid bills, and out of control spending. Don’t buy stupid junk, unless it is stupid junk you both want and can afford.

Love Your Kids, but LOVE each other

You have to love your kids, duh. But, your kids will grow up and leave one day (hopefully). You need to have more in common than just your kids. Your kids need your time, love and devotion, and so does your spouse. Don’t neglect your spouse for the sake of your kids. They can’t divorce you and take half of your things. And, they won’t be there for you like your spouse. They’ll have their own lives, their own kids, and their own careers. The last thing you want is for the kids to move out and be stuck in a house with a stranger.

Make Time for each other

You can’t make time, but do it anyway. Find time for each other. Every week make some time, and every year do something special. It doesn’t have to be expensive or long, but it has to be special. Take time to do things you both enjoy. Play a game together, watch a movie, go for a hike, rob a bank, or whatever excites you. Do something special with your spouse. Time is to short, make the time.

Be nice

Don’t make fun of your spouse or put them down in anyway even though it’s easy. You know each others darkest secrets. You know how to hurt each other and how to make each other feel good. Don’t mock each other, put each other down, or be rude. You can be honest without being a jerk. If you have to say something pointed, put it in a nice way at the right time. Don’t tell your husband that your mad about him not feeding the dog when he’s working on the car, and don’t tell your wife she’s behind on the laundry when she’s slaving over dinner. Be nice. Say something nice for no reason once in a while.

Put Jesus in it

Jesus is awesome, and He makes a great addition to any marriage. He’s a great conflict negotiator, and He even helps with the bills.  He will show you both where you need to change and help you do it. Lifeless religion won’t help, but a living relationship with Jesus is the foundation to every great relationship. Pray for each other. It works

Is Charlie Sheen Jesus?

Charlie Sheen is saying some very “out-there” things. Is he Jesus?

Charlie

“I am on a drug. It’s called Charlie Sheen. It’s not available because if you try it once your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body.” – to 20/20

Jesus

Jesus said he was the Light of the World who came to show people how to be others-centered. He did say that when you love it will be like rivers of water that bring refreshing to others, but He mentioned nothing about our faces melting off.

Charlie

“The nights I don’t sleep it’s because there’s a higher calling telling me to stand guard.” – to Howard Stern

Jesus

Jesus stayed up all night once in a while too, but he was praying for others not fighting off giant cockroaches who were trying to steal his stash.

    

Charlie

“I healed in like two days.” – to Howard Stern

Jesus

It took Jesus three days, but He was dead-not addicted to crack, coke and porn stars.

Charlie

"I’m different. I have a different heart. I have a different type of blood."

 Jesus

Jesus said that too, and He proved it. A million men sleep with hookers and do coke everyday. I'm not really convinced Charlie is different yet.

Charlie

"We win so radically in our underwear before our first cup of coffee, it’s scary. People say it’s lonely at the top, but I sure like the view."

 

Jesus

Jesus wasn't worried about winning. He lost His life to make others winners. He encourages us to do the same.

Charlie

“It’s a metaphor for having absolute rocket fuel in my veins. When it comes to getting focused and delivering things in a way…” – to Howard Stern

Jesus

Jesus said His blood was life, and would bring us back to God.  He delivered on that one.

Charlie

“What’s not to love? Especially when you see how I party, it was epic. The run I was on made Sinatra, Flynn, Jagger, Richards and all of them look like droopy-eyed armless children.” – to 20/20

 Jesus

Jesus did go to a few parties, but He was loved because He loved, healed, and cared for others when one else could.

Charlie

“The last time I took drugs I probably took more that anyone could survive. I was banging seven gram rocks because that’s how I roll, I have one speed, go. I have a different constitution, a different brain, a different heart. I got tiger blood man.” – to 20/20

Jesus

Jesus was beaten, stabbed, and abused more than His body could take. He willingly laid down His life for us all.

 

Charlie

"Dying is for fools. I’m proud of what I created. I exposed people to magic. I exposed people to things they would never see in their normal lives."

Jesus

Jesus thought that dying to our selfish desires was the key to seeing supernatural things take place in our lives. But, what does He know?

 FINDINGS:

Charlie Sheen is not Jesus. Charlie cares about Charlie and a few people who are close to him, and Jesus loves everyone. Case closed. But, I like Charlie Sheen. He is very funny.

I'm not trying to judge him. We could all be him. I am just showing the ridiculousness of our own thinking. We all make dumb mistakes. He, unfortunately, choose to make his in public. But, I am praying for him and hope to see him a little more stable for his family's sake.

Please Pray for this guy...He is losing it.

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