Living a Servant MarriageSample

Spirit, Soul, and Body

I want to highlight some areas of serving one’s spouse. My hope is that an idea here or there will prompt you to think or even evaluate your service to your spouse. 

I have broken down the area of serving your spouse into several areas. I followed a model of personhood that Paul, through the Holy Spirit, wrote about in 1 Thessalonians 5:23:

“May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 

Our spouse is above all a spirit being. At the core of him or her is a spirit that best operates if his or spirit is being fed and nourished. 

Your spouse also greatly benefits when you pray together. As a servant, you do not have to worry about this being your personality or not. It is your responsibility to attempt to connect together spiritually. Praying together daily or regularly in the presence of God and God the Father-in-Law is a blessing to Him. 

The soul of your spouse has been given to you to serve, bless, and support. You are to be part of the healing and growth, standing by him or her as as they take risks. You have the opportunity to watch your spouse discover his or her own amazingness!

Your encouragement and praise as a husband or wife can help your spouse believe in themselves. Your praise can also help your spouse take one more step toward reaching the goal they have set out to reach. Your voice can strengthen or weaken the will of your spouse, depending on whether you serve with praise or poorly by being critical. As a servant, you would do well to strengthen and encourage your spouse to use his or her will to glorify God, the Creator. 

We are spirit beings with amazing souls, and equally amazing bodies. These bodies are machines that need plenty of maintenance. We get to feed our bodies a few times a day, drink, hopefully exercise, and eventually take showers or baths to keep them maintained. 

As it relates to your spouse, talk about each of you getting a little consistent time to exercise. 

Honoring your spouse through your spirit, soul and body by living a servant marriage is vital to marital success. To learn more about how to create a servant marriage, purchase my book, Servant Marriage here.