Communication plays a significant part in sustaining and nurturing the ties that bind a couple together for a lifetime. The initial attraction that arranges the groundwork for bonding isn't strong enough to secure a marriage for life. This is apparent by the high rate of divorce, personal unhappiness, and relationship problems that plague marriages.
Bonding becomes the mainstay for providing the constancy required for healthy physical and emotional attachments. Bonding is nurtured by communication from the inception of a relationship and through each stage of its development. The deeper the roots of bonding, the more stable and satisfactory intimacy becomes.
Bonding opens the door for the social interaction we crave and need within the family, out to our extended family and the church family as well. The Psalmist posed an interesting question to God. "What is man that you are mindful of him?" The great mystery and privilege lies in the bonding and interacting we have with the Lord God himself.
So then, we must always aim at those things that bring peace
and that help strengthen one another.
~Romans 14:19 Good News Bible
Do you really love life? Do you want to be happy? Then
stop saying cruel things and quit telling lies. Give up your evil ways and do
right, as you find and follow the road that leads to peace. The Lord watches
over everyone who obeys him, and he listens to their prayers. But he opposes
everyone who does evil.
~1 Peter 3:10-12 Contemporary English Version
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