Family life

And today, and in old times the theme of family life was constantly discussed. How to find the right way to marriage? How to save the family? How to avoid mistakes and learn to come on time to a common opinion? This was often said at the time of Patriarch Nikon, they say to this day.

The marriage of convenience has always been rejected by the Orthodox Church as originally doomed to collapse, for in such relationships the falseness is already laid in the very beginning. As a rule, bargaining in marital relations is impossible! Imagine that using your beauty or material and high position, you simply can not keep your partner throughout life, because sooner or later another woman may appear, ready to offer her youth and beauty in return for marriage. Will your spouse be able to stand in this case?

In general, all love, oddly enough, can be divided into two categories: from God and demonic. Divine love is sent down by Jesus Christ our God, who bequeathed to love each other until his death.

Demonic love is characterized by its emotionality, sharpness, impatience of each other's shortcomings. At the beginning of such love lies selfishness.

The wife of Patriarch Nikon went to the monastery after the monastic vows of her husband. This is the real true feeling of the two people who are married to Christ.

Of course, at the initial stage of the relationship and family, and relationships in general, a man and a woman are not yet connected by deep feelings, but with love and attraction. Whatever it was, you can not call such feelings love. True, perfect love develops over time, and this is quite difficult and painful. It's not for nothing that they say that the family is a big work. Over time, the husband and wife begin to feel the unity of the soul, the common vocation and the unity of one another.

The Apostle Paul also said that a man should always be at the head of the family, and that Christ is always above the man. Thus, the center of the family is Jesus. That is why the family must change from the point of view of the Christian way of life.

Of course, not many can do the same as the wife of Patriarch Nikon. But it is not self-denial that underlies the family. At the heart of the marriage, there is always mutual understanding and patience for the shortcomings of each other. Only by observing these rules can you achieve much and really productively live your family life, which will take place next to your beloved and appreciated person.

Source: www.nikon.su