Avoiding The Greener Grass
Volume 2, Day 22
Nancy Anderson says she grew lukewarm in her faith and thus believed the world’s lie: “I deserve to be happy.” This led to an extramarital affair that nearly ended her marriage. She wrote her book Avoiding the Greener Grass Syndrome to help keep her painful story of infidelity from “becoming someone else’s story”.
In her book Nancy offers six action suggestions on how to build ‘hedges’ to protect your marriage and to help make ‘a good marriage great’.
Hear—give a listening ear to your spouse.
Encourage—build up your spouse by focusing on positive qualities.
Date—celebrate your marriage by playing and laughing together.
Guard—establish safeguards by setting clear boundaries.
Educate—study your mate to truly understand him or her
Satisfy—meet each other’s needs.
The grass on the other side of the fence may look greener, but faithfulness to God and commitment to your spouse alone brings peace of mind and satisfaction. When you avoid the ‘greener grass syndrome’ by loving and respecting your spouse, your marriage will be a picture of Christ and His church to the people around you (Eph. 5:31-32).
Author
Anne Cetas
