WALKING IN AGREEMENT
Gary Smalley clearly illustrates Amos 3:3 by sharing a principle that he and his wife Norma agreed to establish in their marriage relationship. Amos 3:3 reads in the New International Version: “Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?” Gary Smalley relates that after numerous arguments and frustrations, he and his wife made an agreement in their marriage. “What we agreed upon . . . has had a powerful impact on our marriage. It has forced us to look beneath surface opinions and discover the very root of our own thinking. When we disagree about a situation, our commitment to this principle helps us verbalize our feelings until we understand each other . . . It’s been keeping us out of arguments ever since . . . we agreed never to make final decisions on matters that affected both of us unless we both agreed. If we don’t arrive at unity before the bus gets here, we don’t…
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