Together for Better: "A Guide to Helping Your Better-Half Derive Happiness in Marriage"

By Elizabeth Owode

Marriage is a wonderful union ordained by God. Elizabeth Owode explores the foundations of marriage and demystifies its age-long myths. She provides in this book practical insights into building a great and successful marriage.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris UK
• Release date: Nov 26, 2020
• ISBN: 9781984590633

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1 Will you be Guilty?

Chapter 2 Help-Meet

Chapter 3 The Man Is The Head

Chapter 4 To Bless, Not To Beat

Chapter 5 He is Your Head, not Child

Chapter 6 Children First?

Chapter 7 Love

Chapter 8 Be Authentic

Chapter 9 Leave To Cleave

Chapter 10 Leading from the front

Chapter 11 Communication I

Chapter 12 Communication II

Chapter 13 Communication III

Chapter 14 Love Language

Chapter 15 Unbridled Anger

Chapter 16 Forgiveness

Chapter 17 Fear

Chapter 18 Marital Synergy

Chapter 19 Be a Doer

Author’s Note

Notes

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DEDICATION

To God Almighty

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I acknowledge my late father, Rev. Olusegun Oniye, who will always encourage me to be better in all that I do and to always improve. Thank you, daddy.

I am grateful to my beloved husband, Dotun Owode, who supported me from the outset of writing this book to its successful completion. His invaluable advice and insights into the book; including but not limited to its conceptualization, editing, and publication, were enormously helpful. Thank you so much dear. I love you.

I appreciate the support of my Father in Christ, Rev Kolawole Awoyemi, who out of his busy schedule reviewed this book and provided insightful feedback. His words of encouragement and interest about the progress of the book were of immense value to me. Thank you very much sir for your time and prayers. More Anointing in Jesus name.

I really appreciate my pastor, Adebayo Adesi, for his words of advice to always follow the leading of the Holy Spirit. Thank you for taking out time to proof-read the early draft of this book. God bless you sir.

Many thanks to Mrs Celestina Thomas, my sister, for her advice and encouragement from the beginning to the end of the book. Your referring me to the epistles of Paul in the bible during the conceptualization of this book was timely and fantastic.

I also appreciate my brother- in- law, Segun Fakorede, who in spite of his tight study schedule edited this book. Your contributions were very beneficial to the success of this book.

INTRODUCTION

"Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled;

but fornicators and adulterers God will judge."

Hebrews 13:4 (NKJV)

Marriage, as you might well know, is a special and intimate bond between a man and his wife. It is a unique lifelong union different from any other type of relationship a man may have with other people; including his parents, siblings, friends, etc. It is the fusing, binding and bonding of two lives which can only be separated by death of any of the spouses (1 Cor. 7: 27; Rom. 7: 2, 39).

The institution of marriage has been wonderfully blessed by God; and as such for us Christians, the importance of a healthy marriage cannot be overemphasized. God has not made marriage a burden, but a blessing to us; it is to be enjoyed and not endured.

Challenges may arise in marriages, as it is with other facets of life, which can influence general perspectives about marital union. For some, marriage is a fearsome institution which they wish to avoid