RELATIONSHIPS
4 PRINCIPLES GUARANTEED TO BUILD A WONDERFUL AND LONG-LASTING RELATIONSHIP
Relationships that could have been very fulfilling and of mutual benefits to those involved have often ended up in feud, acrimony and broken, leaving those involved devastated and disoriented. Many that could have lived healthy, fulfilling and successful lives are often left frustrated and badly hurting from such needless broken relationships.
Building healthy and long-lasting relationships with your spouse, friends, neighbors, co-workers, employers, etc is usually about observing time-tested principles. Some of these principles, which many have neglected to their own perils include:
SELFLESSNESS: Very often, we are all concerned with getting the best rather than giving our best in relationships, always forgetting the injunction that “It is more blessed to give than to receive”. Time and events have always proven that it is in giving our best to others that we receive the best. It is as we take cognizance of the interest of others that we derive fulfillment of our own interests and long-lasting peace in our relationships. Put others first and it will surprise you how issues concerning you will start to get more attention from them.
FAITHFULNESS: This is about trust, which is the cornerstone in an enduring relationship. Many are quick to swear oaths of loyalty and faithfulness, which they find easy to betray even at the slightest enticement, subscribing to the unwritten modern pledge of “Till something better comes along, for as long as I feel like, as long as we both shall love”. Faithfulness is often the precursor of fruitfulness. Learn to keep faith therefore to enjoy fruitful and enduring relationships.
PREPARATION: Trials are inevitable in relationships. They come in varied forms such as financial hardships, health struggles, communication problems, sexual problems, interfering external bodies, unwholesome and unexpected conduct from our partners