One Thing to Grow Your Marriage Each DaySample

What you do

Devotional Content: 

Some days I really think I nail it as a husband. It just seems to come easy. I’m in a good mood. I am patient. I express my love. I serve. I do all the right things and none of the wrong. I wish I could say I’m consistent in perfecting my role as husband every day, but I’m not. In fact, the days I nail it are few and really far between. 

Most days I succeed in one or two areas. It’s not that I don’t want a home run every day, because I do; but my humanity gets in the way. So on most days I can beat myself up for striking out, but God is teaching me to focus on the hits, not the misses. In other words, I may only do one thing right as a husband some days, but that one thing can make a difference in my marriage—especially if it is praying with my wife or serving her or setting aside time to be with her. When I focus on the misses, I stay in a pile of regret. When I focus on the hit, I get excited and am motivated to get another hit the following day. Marriage is a journey. None of us will be perfect every day, but we can do that one thing that makes a difference.

Today’s One Thing: Focus on what you do for your marriage today, not on what you don’t do!