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“Always say please and thank you,” said my friend Leslie.
Volunteering with Leslie at church, I asked her what marital advice she would give me. She didn’t hesitate with her response. Married to the love of her life for decades, she gave me the best piece of advice I’ve ever received.
Forcing myself to say “please” and “thank you” to my husband, even when I don’t want to, makes me think about him. Selfishness tears a marriage apart, putting our needs before our spouses doesn’t produce good fruit. In God’s design for marriage, two people become one. To create an unbreakable bond, each spouse must put their partner’s needs before their own. Mindfully saying “Please” and “Thank you” helps acknowledge the other person and their efforts to become one.
Asking the right questions leads to good advice. Wisdom comes by requesting it. In my prayer time, I ask the Lord for His wisdom, and in life, I seek it from my wise friends. Every person we meet has wisdom to share. If we learn to ask the right questions, we’ll find good advice on whatever the subject.
To receive good advice, we must desire it. Then we must search for people who possess it. For me, I go to people whose lives I would like to model. During my single years, I sought advice from married couples whose union I respected and admired. Since I’ve married, they have become our marriage mentors. Their support and love help us become one, experiencing marriage to the fullest.
Live life to the fullest by learning how to mine good advice from the wise. Seek wisdom from those who possess it. Start with God, ask Him for guidance on seeking advice, and see where He leads you.
Journal Question:
What advice have you received that has impacted your life the most?
In what ways do you seek good advice?
How can you tell who will give you the best advice?
Prayer:
Lord, thank You for giving us wise people who can give us advice. Please help us seek wisdom by asking the right questions to You and others. Let us become wiser with each day that passes.
IJNIP. Amen
