The
missing ingredient in most marriages is having fun together. We are so busy
with commitments outside of our marriage, that we neglect our mate.
Spending
quality time with our mate communicates that we value our relationship with
them. It joins actions with the words, "I love you." It helps us to
feel like less of a paycheck and housekeeper and more like a couple.
As
we focus on saying and doing those little thoughtful gestures each day that
mean so much, we fertilize the blossom of our union, and more love bursts forth
in living color.
Our
continued focus, our increased time, and our effort to plan activities that we
both enjoy, will pay big dividends in our assurance of our love for one
another. This helps to diminish fear, insecurity and doubts that the devil
likes to whisper in our ear.
There
is always room for improvement in our marriage, and it takes attention to
ferret out those weaknesses and to find God's inspiration to improve those
areas of our relationship.
Looking
at old photos together, and reminiscing about the good times we have shared and
the bad times we survived together, impresses on us the importance of our common
history, which can never be replaced.
So
let us make time for one another every day. Not just as an afterthought, but as
much of a priority as eating and sleeping. In these times of quicky divorces,
we have to realize that people are not expendable.
Our
children will notice as we make each other our main concern; and they will
learn from our example, which will enhance their future relationship with this
same commitment to their spouse.
Prayer:
Father
God, thank You for helping us to grow together in spirit, soul and body as our
years together increase. Help us to appreciate our differences, to bear with
our idiosyncrasies, and to make time for one another every day of our life
together.
Teach
us how to strengthen our emotional, mental and physical connection through every
stage of our marriage. Remind us of the ways we made each other a priority when
we dated, and help us to creatively find ways to show our care and love for one
another now.
Thought
for the Day:
If
we do not focus on making our union a priority in our busy schedules, we will
drift apart and end up in the deep waters of a riptide without a life raft.
