*DAILY DEW 23/FEBRUARY/2023* *THE STUFF OF A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE* (VI) _Key Bible Text:_ *"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself."* (Ephesians 5:25, 28 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ 7. Don't just fall in love. Stay in love. It is easier to fall in love than to stay in love. Everyone falls in love, or something that looks like that. But to stay in love with one partner for years till death is the real deal! To stay in love, you must decide or choose to love daily. I look at my wife as she sleeps sometimes, and can't help but remind myself how much I love her and want to keep loving her. To fall in love can be the work of hormones and emotions but to stay loving is the work of a decision born in a heart that understands commitment. The love that is most true and real is the love that has almost "seen you finish", but still never gets over you. That love, is not hanging on because of perfection or false idea of perfection but because of commitment and genuineness. This is why the great talks about compatibility or incompatibility is nothing but a show of poor understanding of commitment and poor understanding of how love is supposed to work. The love that builds a home and marriage that stands the test of time and remains true in every season, is one that is rooted in the love of Christ. Such love must take after the Christ kind of commitment. Always true, always abiding and ever loving. This is the love that wins. Not the love that only waits till someone else takes the initiative nor the love that does not remain hopeful in the face of stormy waters or delayed troubles or unexpected challenges. Rather, the love that wins is the love that keeps striving to obey God and maintain the God kind of love standard. _MEDITATION:_ *"The Love that wins is the God kind of love. It is beyond emotions and natural feelings. It is about yielding to the prompts of the Holy Spirit, always."* *#David_Joshua_Egbochuo* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#Wedding_Anniversary_Series* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_FEBRUARY,2023* ❤ Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you.