One of the blogs that I follow is Time Warp Wife by Darlene Schacht. I really enjoy her posts because she ministers to women about how to be a better wife, mother, and how to be a more Christ-like woman. The post for today is one I wanted to be able to reference back to so I am copying and posting the list here.
31 Marriage Tips:
- Keep God at the center of your marriage
- Fight with your husband, not against him
- Forgive each other quickly
- Carve time out of busy schedules to spend together
- Put each other before your pride
- Communicate with loving respect
- Don’t say things you’ll regret. Ever.
- Don’t give up on your marriage
- Pray for each other often
- Pray together
- Don’t measure your spouse by a list of expectations
- Give more than you’re given
- Trust God for your reward when you endure trials
- Cultivate your friendship
- Encourage more than you nag
- Speak highly of each other
- Speak highly to each other
- Let go of the past and look forward together
- Offer grace to each other
- Do little things that say, “I love you.”
- Kiss each other often
- Don’t ignore your spouses need for physical intimacy
- Address problems before they become a serious issue
- Stop keeping score of everything, like “who forgave who last…”
- Keep unity in mind – put we before me
- Let go of your anger and communicate with a cool head
- Speak life to each other with words of encouragement
- Respect each other with both your words and your actions
- Live with an attitude of gratitude
- Smile more – stress less
- Always say “I love you,” even–and especially if–you’ve had a bad day
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