(Psalm 67:5-6) “Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase, and God, even our own God, shall bless us.”
Appreciation is an act of gratitude showing that you value a thing. Whatever you appreciate will increase in blessings and whatever you don’t appreciate will just be lost.
When God gives you home and that home has a kind of spirit of appreciation, you will enjoy the goodness of God, even to God that we are serving. He is a good and a great God. He loves to bless people but one thing about Him is, if you don’t know how to appreciate, you will never get His blessings. Appreciation always attracts blessings. Malachi 2:1- I have cursed them already because you didn’t lay it to heart. The opposite word of blessing is curse. In marriage, if you don’t learn to appreciate, curse will take place.The purpose of God in marriage is blessing and its manifestations if we maintain appreciation in our homes.
Appreciate God in marriage. It doesn’t matter how long you have been married or in a relationship, the application of three principles will give joy to one’s home. They will determine how joyful your family will be. Singles must learn these as well for the future. To be able to close doors against the enemy in marriage and to enjoy God’s blessings in every home, one must have to have some levels of appreciation.
1. Appreciate your spouse or partner, give thanks to God not only for a moment but always. Many fail to appreciate God about their partners and in the long run, give the devil a chance to mess with and take relationships away. Give thanks to God even in your secret prayer, He will be committed to secure your home. And no curse will affect your home. Appreciate God and blessings will take over. Value appreciation, never cease to give thanks. Never complain to God nor grumble about marriage challenges.
2. Appreciate in return to your grateful partner. Appreciate your partner who appreciates you in many little things and even big things that the joy may not fade and totally lose. Reciprocate. Gradually failure seeps in due to lack of gratitude to one another. Do not resist the appreciation of your partner or else the devil will take advantage of the situation and somebody from the outside will do what you are supposed to do. Appreciation has a lot to do in the family just like when you appreciate God, in return, He will give blessings to you. In the she same manner, everyone who appreciates can expect to get appreciation in return. Sweeter and better it is if we receive appreciation after we show the same to others. The peace of God shall come. The more you reject appreciation continually, the faster the devil will ruin the joy and sweetness in your home and marriage. Don’t break the habit. Never be lacking in giving appreciation in the relationship. Expression and appreciation is very important. Appreciate every gift.
3. One of the expressions of love is giving. John 3:16- God loves and so gives. Many homes fail to offer gifts to their loved one. Husbands frustrate relationships by not showing love through giving tokens. Use the key to unlock the blessings by giving tokens of appreciation. Appreciate even little things, God will be committed to give more, same in the relationship. Appreciate the surprises, don’t underestimate or belittle the surprise even if you don’t like them. Appreciate the efforts as well.
4. Appreciate even if things are not perfect. One of the biggest problems in marriage is perfectionism. No matter how prayerful you are, you’ll never find a perfect partner. Your appreciation can help even in the area of weakness, to make him or her become what you expect them to be or else the expectation will just be destroyed. Many are just focusing on the shortcomings, faults and mistakes of one’s partner. Gifts, surprises and expectations even if they do not meet your expectations, appreciate. If you don’t appreciate, somebody else will do. Be wise in the process of learning each other’s weakness. Keep appreciating in a good way.
5. Do not appreciate other man or woman in the presence of your partner. It’s an annoyance. It will surely create insecurity in his/her being. It’s an insult to your partner, most of all a disgrace to yourself.
