Marriage requires sacrifice. Sometimes the sacrifices are small. Other times they’re life-altering. No matter the size, the sacrifice means nothing without love.
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Love is not only something God does; it’s who He is. Spending time with Him can help us appreciate this aspect of God. Then His unconditional and sacrificial love can overflow into our marriages.
The best way to understand how you can nourish your marriage is to ask your spouse to finish this statement: “I feel loved when …” The answers are a gold mine of information.
Laughter helps us avoid taking ourselves too seriously and is a great stress reducer. If your marriage is anything like Mark and Debbie Gungor’s, it has its fair share of stress.
Marcus and Amani Pollard learned early that if either had an issue, they needed to talk about the problem and move on. These communication skills have helped build respect for each other.
Husbands can reveal God’s loving, self-sacrificing movement into people’s hearts by the way they treat their wife. And wives can reveal God’s invitation to be filled with His strengthening presence.
It took a lot of desire, focus, patience and hard work for Drew Brees to get to the Super Bowl. And he’s found it takes the same kind of effort to raise a family.
A husband should care for his wife with the same intensity he nourishes his own body. So husbands must spend time every day doing things that help a wife feel loved.
Let Erin Smalley’s 10 tips on fighting for your marriage help you strengthen and deepen your relationship.
Culture says that chemistry and compatibility are keys to an enjoyable marriage, but character and commitment are really the essential qualities.