What is Commitment?
Commitment is the quality of being dedicated to a cause, an agreement or pledge to do something in the future. Most couples do not understand what it truly takes to make a marriage work. Commitment is putting in the work, effort and heart to continue to make the marriage work. They fell in love, which was actually romantic love based on endorphins and physical attraction and an optimistic viewpoint. Real love is a choice to “Love” your spouse no matter what you feel like. Love is an action in your commitment.
Commitment is a choice to continue to be involved in marriage your marriage work, it shows that you value your promise to your spouse and your covenant promise to God.
The marriage vows are a pledge of commitment. I take you (wife/husband) for better or worse, sickness and health, for richer or poorer, til death do us part.
How to really learn to commit?
Become aware of the areas you are lacking in or where you are weak, be willing to change, focus on that area, and commit to improving this builds character! Most people do not talk about the benefit of marriage improving our character. We grow exponentially as a married couple, we learn to give and sacrifice in ways we never thought we ever thought we would be able to do. This is the hard part of marriage, where the two become one that most couples have problems in.
What is Commitment? Commitment is the act of committing, pledging a promise, obligation, a dedication to each other of fidelity (sexual faithfulness), to put each other first (love, communion and needs). To be committed to putting yoru spouse before everyone and everything else.
What it takes to have a Lasting Commitment? A setting of the will and purposing in your heart. Protecting your eyes, mind and heart from anything that will distract and take you away from yoru commitment to your spouse.
Commitment involves your character. Who you are as a person at your deepest level of yourself, being honest with your strengths and weaknesses is necessary in developing a stronger character which makes you be able to commit in every area to another person your spouse in all the joys and struggles of life.
Both you and your spouse are committed to building a healthy and happy marriage together., a family together. You have a joint vision and purpose. In walking out that joint goal you develop self control, self discipline, persistence, sacrificial giving (selflessness) and determination. You become a better person.
What is Commitment? dedicated, loyal,
Commitment means treating each other respectfully even when you disagree, especially when you disagree. Commitment means you promise to work things out even when they are hard. Especially when things are hard. This develops yoru character and you become a better person married then you ever were single because marriage is the two becoming one and that means there are things yo must let go of and sacrifice in order to have a healthy and happy marriage.
We are committed to there things in our life such as:
God, Parents, Jobs, Business, Working out, Health, Wellness
where are you at?
What needs to change
what need to develop
How to develop the necessary character values
stay with it
Its Worth it!