Marriage is a two way street and I hear all of the time that it has to be give and take. I try to think about things to help strengthen our marriage and home. Here are a few things I like to go over from time to time. This helps keep me in keeping myself in check. Maybe you might enjoy this list and if you have other ideas, please share them on our Facebook and Twitter page.
1.) Honor and worship God together- This is something we endeavor to do. We go to church each week and share thoughts about what we heard and experienced.(Note: We often hear the same sermon but hear something completely different! Ha!)
2.) Love your husband- Of course, this is a given but to really love someone is often to do for them and not self.
3.) Let your husband take leadership in the relationship- It is obvious that we are equal in marriage but there must be a head of household. The proverbial Adam and Eve story comes to mind and I work on doing my part for my husband to be head of household. (Sometimes I have to stay in check on this one. ‘ Just sayin’).
4.) Make marriage top priority- With everything going on in life, it’s often a challenge to make the marriage the focus but it is a must for the marriage to be “top priority”.
6.) Disconnect with controlling contenders- (Gen. 2:24)- Sometimes, other people seek to control your relationship, marriage, discussions, thoughts, etc. The Scripture is clear that we must leave our father and mother and outside influences and cleave to one another. It’s often difficult to do but a must.
7.) Have patience and forgiveness in your back pocket-No one is perfect and we all are selfish in nature so having the “forgiveness” card instead of the “I want it my way” card is very important. ( I work on this one a lot too! How about you?).
8.) Be supportive and give freedom- The old story about having a bird and letting it go is a good one here. If you have a bird and you let it go and it comes back to you, it’s yours. If it leaves forever, you never had it. We all need freedoms. We need support. We need a true buddy who understands us. We need freedom to choose.
9.) Satisfy needs (1 Corinthians 7:3)- Each of us have different and various needs. I’ve learned that women’s needs are definitely different than men’s needs. So, with that in mind, each of us must find out the love language of the other and love in that way.
10.) Respect and encouragement-
Become a women who understands her “role”, then enjoy your relationship with God and love your husband all while having fun on your journey God has called you on.
Katie Girl
