Wednesday, 18 June 2014

Deactivate Marital Malice

Malice is an act purposely intended to cause pain, harm or discomfort to another person. It is perplexing to see married couples reacting maliciously towards issues that should rather be sorted amicably. Marriage is a bond that is suppose to be a replica of man's relationship with God. God encouraged Husbands to Love his
wife as Christ loves the church (as his own body) because he that loves his wife loves himself. Wives should also respect her husband and be submissive to him (1 Peter 5: 24-25).

Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, The senior pastor of Fountain of Life Church says, Malice is silent aggression that he has heard exists in three levels:

Partial Malice
This is where the man, for example, continues to meet his responsibilities, like giving money for housekeeping, dropping his wife at work etc, but normal conversation is restricted to innuendoes and communication only occurs when it is absolutely necessary;

Semi Malice
where the couple resort to communication in writing, or using the children as go-between; and

Full Malice
This refers to a total breakdown in communication. Here the couple do not relate at all and everyone goes his/her way, doing his/her own thing.
It was George Savile who said, “Malice, like lust, when it is at the height, doth not know shame.”

Any way you look at it, malice is an assault on the peaceful ambience of the home. It often:
  • leads to emotional distress and all kinds of psychopathic illnesses,
  • lays the foundation for psychologically disadvantaged children, and
  • silently chokes the life out of marriages
Learn how to deactivate malice before it destroys your home here




Read Also:
5 Prerequisites for Marriage
 

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