"There are those married people who permit their eyes to wander and their hearts to become vagrant, who think it is not improper to flirt a little, to share their hearts and have desire for someone other than the wife or the husband. The Lord says in no uncertain terms: “Thou shalt love thy wife with all thy heart, and shalt cleave unto her and none else.” (D&C 42:22.)
And, when the Lord says all thy heart, it allows for no sharing nor dividing nor depriving. And, to the woman it is paraphrased: “Thou shalt love thy husband with all thy heart and shalt cleave unto him and none else.”
The words none else eliminate everyone and everything. The spouse then becomes preeminent in the life of the husband or wife, and neither social life nor occupational life nor political life nor any other interest nor person nor thing shall ever take precedence over the companion spouse." ~Spencer W. Kimball
I love the last line of this quote. Being totally faithful does not just apply to physical intimacy. Total fidelity means that you put your spouse FIRST. No job, child, parent, hobby, friend or interest should ever take precedence over your spouse. There are people who would never be unfaithful to their spouse by cheating with another person, but who don't realize that they ARE being unfaithful to their spouse by putting something else first in their lives (a career? a sport?). I invite you (and myself) to honestly examine your life and determine if you are being totally faithful to your spouse in every way. If there is room for improvement, start by talking to your spouse about how you feel. Then work on finding ways to increase your fidelity until you can reach your goal of total fidelity.
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