Stale Bread and Crackers

 

Sometimes our relationships or marriages get like bread and saltine crackers that have been opened. Stale! That doesn’t mean they are necessarily bad, it simply means they don’t have the freshness they once had.

What do we do with our stale bread and crackers? Typically, don’t we throw it out or feed it to the birds and squirrels? We can’t do that when our relationship or marriage goes stale can we? That being the case, what do we do?

Regardless of who we think may be at fault for a stale marriage, we really only have one option—start by changing ourselves by;

·         Looking within for ways we have left the wrapper open to staleness.

·         Wondering if we may not be reaffirming our love as much as we could.

·         Placing the value on the marriage or relationship that it should have.

·         Not taking the other party for granted so often.

·         Expressing ourselves as a committed partner.

We need to believe in our heart of hearts that it is possible to fall in love, not just once when we found the one we are committed to, but that we can each and every day of our lives with them. If we can do that, we, and they, will never get stale. If we do that, it will become a partnership of amazement, because they will follow your example.

Bottom Line Thought: Stretch your thinking to include this about you: “I never thought it was possible to fall in love with her over and over and over again.” PS: Has God ever stopped loving you?