GRACE TO GROW/Rashea@LLO2 Academy

Tell me who has all the answers? And what couple is perfect? When you find one let me know.🤭

Give a little grace. Show a little mercy. Have a little patience.

No one is perfect. No one has all the answers. Moreover, there is always room for growth and opportunity to practice humility.

Give your partner or spouse grace to be human. Give them space to grow. Give them the opportunity to learn without always coming down on them.

Give them the same grace you would want if it was you in the hot seat of error. Find out why before you lose your cool. How many times have you gone off before hearing all the facts only to realize that the circumstances weren't all their fault or all that bad?👀

Avoid blaming. Avoid assuming. Before flying off the handle, ask.

Life runs so much smoother when we take the time to ask. And when your spouse or partner ask you for the truth, be HONEST. Now one likes being lied to. 

Lies tear down walls of trust. A home of distrust is a brawl for contention. Practice honesty. Even if you are the one at fault, tell the truth and work through the situation together.

Be willing to admit your mistakes and correct them. Take ownership of your behavior, words and thoughts. Take time to renew your mind with God's word. Not gossip or resentment.

Forgive quickly, especially when your spouse or partner is honest with you. Think about if it where you in their shoes. Give them the same grace and mercy and honest answer you would want.

Some things we learn over time. It comes with experience and mental and emotional maturity... Not age necessarily. Some people are much wiser beyond their years and others who are beyond their years act so immature.👀🤦‍♀️ So experience and mental and emotional maturity are the winning factors and key components here.

Don't micromanage your spouse or partner. That only causes them to distance themselves from you. No one likes to be in an atmosphere of contention all the time.

Don't run your spouse or partner away. Be the face they love seeing and voice they love hearing even as the years go by. Time and experience together should bring you closer together not drive you further apart.

Marriages that last where you sense and see togetherness are because the couple work at their relationship. They have trying times. They don't always agree, but mutually they work through their differences or the challenges that they are facing. They have learned to be gracious and patient. Your relationship may not be perfect, but it can be harmonious when you practice grace along the the journey.

Rashea@LLO2