Marriage should be serious fun.
Thatās the premise behind a series of classes called āMarried People,’ hosted by Chapel Springs Church in Bristow.
The classes are hosted on Wednesday nights at 7:30 p.m., and are open to all married couples.
Pastor Josh and Leah Wesley both work in the ministry at Chapel Springs, and recently hosted one of the āMarried Peopleā classes.
The Wesleys have been married for 15 years, after meeting through a mutual friend in ministry.
āWe really became best friends and got to the point where, āI just donāt want to live life without you. I donāt want to experience anything about life without you by my sideā and that was it,ā said Leah Wesley.
According to Pastor Josh Wesley, the classes are for all married couples who want to make their marriage better.
āWeāre trying to help people ā not just from the slant of ācome fix your broken marriageā ā but also weāre being proactive in helping people continue to nurture healthy marriages. Marriage gets a lot of flack for being the āball and chain.’ We really believe that marriage opens and unlocks a lot of opportunitiesā¦weāre helping people develop their relationships,ā said Pastor Josh Wesley.
Hereās some advice from the Wesleys about marriage.
1. Stop comparing your marriage to other peopleās marriages. The way that you have fun and enjoy your lives together is unique.
2. Develop the ability to give.
āMarriage is not a give-and-take. Itās a give-and-give. And when we both are giving equally, everybodyās being blessed,ā said Pastor Josh Wesley.
3. Make the decision to put your spouse first every day, and value them.
4. Developing your imagination and creativity, and explore new ways to have fun.
āIn marriage we kind of tend to get very hum drum. We tend to do the same thing over and over again. We go to work ā we have responsibilities. And we forget to be creative and to spark that love and enjoyment with one another,ā said Leah Wesley.
5. Know that marriage requires a lot of hard work.
6. Your marriage needs to be above all relationships, including the relationship with your children and parents.
Chapel Springs Church, with locations in Bristow and Stafford, is committed to offering marriage enrichment opportunities and helping people heal fractured marriages. Next Wednesday, July 29, concludes the “Married People” series with a session at 7:30 pm in the Bristow auditorium. All married couples are welcome to attend.
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