Marriage Transformation

What is Marriage Transformation?

Transformation is a deep and vital shift in something or someone, a change from one state to another. Sometimes transformation happens rapidly, suddenly, unexpectedly, startlingly, amazingly, or in the twinkling of an eye. Other times, transformation happens over a long period of time and requires a great deal of effort. The process can be so slow that it is difficult for anyone at a particular time to see the progress underway.

Transformation is a fascinating concept. The world of nature is a good place to start understanding it. Plants, flowers, and trees start as tiny seeds. When you look at the seeds, you cannot imagine what will grow out of them. However, the potential for transformation exists in every seed. Water, sunlight, and, at times, tender care bring them from one form to another through a transformational process. A parallel exists in marriage—when you first marry, you have a glimmer of understanding of the relationship and family you will create, but much of it is unknown. Love, care, and nurturing create the marriage over time. Encouragement of one another’s qualities supports the transformation of your individual characters and of your marriage.

Creating a family within your marriage by adding children gives you another view of transformation. Throughout your children’s lives, you will watch them grow and develop. A baby starts tiny in the womb of its mother and grows until it goes through the transformative process of being born into a new world, a world very different from that within the mother. The child then goes through many developmental stages over several years.

Part of growth for human beings comes through the development of intellect and the transformation of ignorance into knowledge. Mothers have a vital role in the education of children so they develop essential self-respect and respect for others and have strong characters. Together with mothers, the fathers of the children and then educational institutions play key roles in raising children to be literate, educated, and contributors to the world. As an adult, your knowledge continues to grow. Within marriage, you learn new information and insights that cause you to behave and interact in new ways.

When you pair knowledge and reason with spiritual insights and guidance, you can shift your perceptions and make better life choices. Knowledge of your character and how to strengthen your qualities are part of this process. Often these kinds of spiritual insights can be immediately transformational in their effect on your lives and marriage.

Just as seeds have within them the potential of becoming plants or trees, you have the potential within you to bring to life all the character qualities. These include such gifts as love, kindness, faithfulness, friendliness, helpfulness, truthfulness, and trustworthiness. You water these “seeds” both individually and together through loving God, reading and studying spiritual books, praying, meditating, practicing, problem solving, dealing with life’s challenges effectively, and serving others. The degree to which we are working on the process together in love, fellowship, and unity often affects the speed of progress.

The ultimate transformation is creating a planet filled with marriages and families that are happy, lasting, and spiritually-based.

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