Hello and thanks for joining me. Today’s blog is about knowing your boundaries when you are interacting with the spouse of someone else. In today’s world being mindful of your interaction with someone else’s husband or wife is crucial, especially if you are a Christian. So this blog is to caution you on your behavior where someone else’s wife or husband is concerned.
Know your boundaries!
Be respectful of others marriages. If you and your spouse are Christian and choose not to have boundaries outside your marriage and where others are concerned, that is up to you. But remember that doesn’t mean other Christians feel the same way. Everyone has different outlooks when it comes to interacting with the opposite sex.
Some things to keep in mind
- Be respectful of someone else’s marriage and don’t overstep. By overstepping I mean being completely careless when you interact with someone else’s husband and or wife. Inappropriate advances such as hugging or kissing someone. Sitting on someone’s lap that is married to someone else or saying inappropriate things to someone else’s spouse are all things that are a potential threat to that couple and to you who seems to be irresponsible when it comes to your conduct around other married couples spouses.
- Dress appropriately. A gathering of any kind is where you should be at your best. That includes dressing appropriate.
- Don’t create emotional connections to someone that is not your spouse. Having an intimate conversation about your marriage or anything of a personal nature with someone else’s husband or wife instead of going to your own spouse is inappropriate. There is such thing as an Emotional connection to someone other than your spouse. Emotional Connections happen when you have overstepped a boundary that created feelings for someone who is not your spouse.
- Set boundaries within your own marriage so that there is not a doubt of what is or isn’t acceptable conduct within the walls of your marriage. I would also set boundaries for outside your marriage as far as other people of the opposite sex are concerned. It is important to be clear when it comes to the expectations you have for your marriage.
As always I recommend to all Christian Married Couples:
- Place God at the center of your marriages.
- Pray together.
- Fellowshipping at your Church home.
- Date Night (once a week) don’t skip it!
- Cuddle time at bedtime. (This is optional but I truly recommend it) Cuddling keeps the flame burning.
- When trying to connect make sure you are using each other’s love language if you have not completed the you can find it at www.5lovelanguage.com
Well, that’s it for now. Happy New Year and I wish you all a wonderful 2020!