From earliest times of the ritual of marriage, couples were sent away
with music of various instruments. Music is a major part of people's
lives and often music is a big part of people's careers. If we compare
musical instruments to the characteristics of a successful marriage, we
find the keys to a lasting relationship. Instruments that can represent
the keys to success are cymbals, violin, harp, piano, and trumpet. A
couple whose goal is success will work together to make beautiful music
that will last up to and beyond the passing of a spouse.
Musical
cymbals represent the harmony that is needed throughout marriage. You
will find there are many factors that will affect the harmony of your
marital roles. Changeable conditions like health, family unit members,
environment, socioeconomic level, or personal aspirations can be like
clanging cymbals. In an orchestra, conductors must blend cymbals to
harmonize with the other instruments. A couple must work together to
synchronize their roles as wife and husband. As you strive together
with love, you will find harmony. Without harmony, you will be like two
cymbals clanging.
The violin represents commitment. When you
take your marriage vows, take them with the idea that your marriage will
last into eternity. In making a commitment to marriage, the two
individuals must blend together for success. A violinist depends upon a
bow and a violin to make beautiful music. The bow and the violin are
completely different. The bow has a function that is separate from the
violin. Yet, the two parts perform together to produce a melodious
sound. It is the same in marriage. You have different backgrounds,
ideas and talents. However, it will take both of you to make the
beautiful music of a successful marriage.
A harp symbolizes love.
Love in marriage is like playing pleasing music on a harp with strings.
A maestro is motivated by the love of the sound to practice many long
hours to perfect his skill. In marriage love motivates the good manners
of kindness and patience within marriage. Take notice of the little
things that you love about one another. Recall these loving actions
when things do not go the way you would prefer and when you seem to be
clashing cymbals. Be willing to make sacrifices to keep your love
strong. Loving gestures will reflect in the music of your marriage.
During a musical performance, an audience often judges a musician's love
of playing the harp by the expression on his or her face. Without ever
saying a word, the maestro reveals his or her pleasure with the musical
sound. In the similar way, couples that love each other will show their
happiness and fulfillment in their actions and their faces, as well as
their words.
Disparaging remarks about your partner in front of other
people is like a harp out of tune. When a spouse grows weary showing
love to the other, often marriage will be discarded in divorce. Marriage
partners are like a musician that plays melodious harp music; they
reflect love and pleasure for one another.
Communication in
marriage is often like playing a piano or organ with many different
sounding notes. If a musician plays a wrong note or key on a piano, the
listener is not pleased. In marriage if partners do not have open and
frank communication with each other and God, the marriage will go off
key and will suffer. Avoid worrying over the little things in marriage.
Talk about problems. Discuss children, financial concerns, career
changes and spiritual matters. Consider each other's opinion. Reflect
upon the value of having someone to share your most important events in
life. Open communication and careful planning often eliminates worry and
anxiety and avoids the distasteful sound of wrong notes.
The
trumpet of marriage unity makes a successful sound for a couple. Often a
trumpet is played to show respect or reverence of someone's life. It
has been said that a person often toots his/her own horn. In marriage,
two must unify and merge into one family unit.
You should seek to toot
the horn of success together. When you are united through the bond of
matrimony, seek the will of God in all your decisions. Call upon Him in
Jesus' name to provide you with wisdom and guidance.
Unify with
politeness, forgiveness and kindness to one another. Show respect for
your marriage partner. Proclaim the victory of your success by being
respectful and honorable to one another. Be like a musician with a
trumpet that sounds loudly and clearly.
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