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marriage is much like a rowboat. It requires two people paddling at the same time for it to work correctly. If only one does all the paddling, the boat goes in a circle, BUT if both are willing to paddle, your little marriage boat will go amazing places.
The first thing required in order to build a stronger marriage is a never give up attitude. Don’t quit. Keep paddling!
Despite what you have heard, love is an action, not a feeling. God created love between a husband and a wife to be an action. Ephesians 5:25 says, “Husbands love your wives AS Christ loved the church, and GAVE himself up for her.” (Emphasis ours.) Notice we are to have the same kind of love that Christ has, which is that of giving. Giving is an action.
Love is not something you fall into or out of ... instead, love is a choice. Make the choice every day to love your spouse, even on days when you don’t feel it.
Continuing to pursue one another will keep your marriage fresh, vibrant, and fun. Too many couples get comfortable after they have been married for a while and stop doing the very things that caused them to “fall in love” with one another. “Comfortable” is for old house shoes and recliners, not for marriage.
Don’t ever stop flirting with your spouse. Flirting is a healthy part of your marriage.
Marriage should be about celebrating your love for one another often, for no reason other than you love each other.
Communication to a marriage is like oxygen to life. Without it, it dies.
Eve was God’s before she was Adam’s, just like your wife was God’s before she became yours. She is not just a daughter of a king, she is a daughter of the King of Kings. Treat her as you would a princess because your heavenly Father-in-law is watching.
If strangers, coworkers or even church friends see a better side of us than our spouse does, something is terribly wrong. No one wants to be married to a critic. Be your spouse's biggest fan, not their biggest critic.
God created marriage for a husband and a wife to be naked with one another - for there to be nothing hidden from one another - no secrets.
DON’T BE AFRAID TO PROCLAIM YOUR LOVE FOR YOUR SPOUSE ON SOCAL MEDIA. Someone of the opposite sex won’t question your love for your spouse, if you regularly brag on your spouse. It does not hurt to tell the world, “I married the most beautiful woman in the world,” or “I married the most handsome man in the world.” Praising your spouse on social media is a very healthy thing to do.
