Your Spouse's Pillow

A friend sent me the following link to an article about the foundations of successful marriage.

Thank you, Gerry. You might be interested in the following posting from Crosswalk:
Crosswalk.com - Success in Marriage

This article speaks of some incredibly valuable principles.

We do NOT have to wait for our spouse to gain spiritual maturity. As individuals we are called to have thoughts, character and responses that are "right" even if our spouse is not doing what we consider right. We naturally tend to give that power to others and allow them to make us feel angry, bitter, and resentful. But, in reality, we each control our feelings because our feelings are defined by how we think about the things that happen around us and to us. This is wonderful news because it means we have genuine power to bring good things into everyone of our relationships. So, let's don't wait for our spouse, child, parent or friend to change. Ask God for power to change your thought patterns and read this article thinking only of yourself. Don't print it out and put it on your spouse's pillow.