1. Love God with whole of your heart.When you love the Lord,you haven created a solid foundation for a lasting home. Love Him deeply, passionately and fully. He will make it His duty to preserve your home against the destroyers
2. Surround yourself with couples who have strong marriages.
According to Jim Rohn You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. Proverbs 13:20
3.Take care of yourself.
Be beauty conscious even if you are developing old age wrinkles. Dont allow your husband to begin to compare you negatively to others.Remember:'Men look at outward appearance...'
4. Forgive your spouse and forgive yourself
5. Choose joy
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22
Dont allow anything to steal your joy...God will take care of the rest!
6. Talk together a lot.
Talk about the little things, about small things. Especially when you don’t feel like talking
Relationship walls begin to build up when we stop talking about the little things.Regular conversation breeds understanding
7. Cultivate friendship
Its easier, more fruitful, to work at being a better friend than being a better spouse. (It’s tricking your mind, really.) There’s nothing a man (or woman) wouldn’t do for a friend.
Wounds from a friend can be trusted. Proverbs 27:6
8. Protect your marriage
Always and forever. No excuses.Dont give room to third party interference!Beside every home is a serpent.Be careful!
9.Woman,never take your husband for granted.
Thank him for what he does, even if it’s his duty. Make him a big deal. Always.
10. Honor your husband,honour your wife
As a wife,In the big things and the small things:Be intentional about lifting your husband up. Make it your ambition to bath your relationship with honor, even in moments of disagreements.As a man, obey the scriptures :Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel
11. Dream together
12. Put on the mindset of Christ
See life and your husband through the eyes of Christ. A great marriage is only possible when we see and treat others as Christ does.
Whoever claims to love in him must live as Jesus did. 1 John 2:6
13.Pursue each other.
Not just to the bedroom...but in physical life.Dont let him leave you behind...in knowledge,in things of the spirit and in exposure.
14. Laugh often, loud and long
He might never make it to “the funniest man” list in town, but make him feel like he’s the most entertaining guy in yours. Nothing blesses a guys heart like a happy laughing wife. And knowing he’s the source. As a man make your wife laugh...get a joke out of every brewing misunderstanding.
A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit. Proverbs 15:13
15. Be a hottie in bed.
No matter what,be creative in bed.Routine sex is boring.See to it that your spouse is super satisfied! Or at least try. Begin to try.
16. Speak up more
Instead of assuming he/she can read your mind
17. Be willing to “lose”
If you win every agreement you may lose the peace at home!
18. Think more about making your marriage work
Marriage thrives when we put a little more thought to it. It cannot thrive on left-over attention, you have to give your best effort.
19. Surprise him/her
With gifts, with notes, with attention, with meals, in bed. Cultivate a little mystery. Invite him for a mystery celebration.
20. Don’t try to be the Holy Spirit
Be his wife/husband. That’s all God wants from you. All the job He gave you.You cant change anyone easily.Adapt,understand and influence
21. Pray for him/her daily
Prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan – John Bunyan
22. Call your spouse regularly,when the two of you are far apart. text him everyday
Let him/her know he’s loved, thought of and cherished.But dont monitor partner as if you dont trust him.Even if he is not trustworth...trust him or at least pretend as if you do
23. Praise more than you criticize
“You get more of what you affirm. Have you ever noticed that when someone praises you, you want to repeat the behavior that caused it? Notice the good things and affirm (your spouse). Call them out. Acknowledging your spouse is huge in terms of reinforcing the behavior and getting more of what you like.” – Michael Hyatt
Outdo one another in showing honor Romans 12:10
24.Touch each other often.
In the car, as you watch TV, as you walk in town or the mall or grocery aisle, in church. Don’t wait for him to reach for your hand, reach for his. Constant physical touch is good for your souls and the soul of your marriage.
25. Communicate your love.
It’s not enough to say “I love you”. Put it into action through care,attention and discussion.
26. Pray before you confront.
And continue praying during and after. Invite God into your heartache before you invite your spouse.
27. Admire him/her
As a wife gush over how strong he is as he lifts and moves things around the house. Touch his body in wonder. Marvel at his thinking and ideas. Make him feel like the most amazing man on earth. Because he is. Or should beat leastTo you.
As a man,show your admiration by your looks and your touch!
28. Put down the phone, shut the computer listen to your wife
Peace and quiet. Give each other undivided attention.
29.Be an easy to please partner
Don’t make it hard for your man/woman to please you..
30.Respect your in laws.
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