Dos and Don'ts: A One-Week Plan to Help Your MarriageSample

Just knowing the word is not living the word. We want to be doers of the word. So today let's look at how to DO some of the dos.

1. Turn your eyes to Jesus and off of yourself, and off of your spouse. Fix the eyes of your heart and mind upon the Lord and keep them there.

You want to look to Jesus, fix your eyes upon Him, and set all of your hope on Him. You will want to put your faith in Him and in His power to accomplish His work in your hearts and your marriage. Going forward each day, look to Christ and Christ alone.

2. Thank the Lord and praise Him throughout each day. Thank the Lord and praise Him in the morning when you get out of bed, at noon, and again at night before you go to bed.

Set the alarm on your phone to remind you several times each day to stop for a minute to thank and praise the Lord. Choose a worship song for each alarm. This might take time to set up but it is an intentional way to turn from focusing on your way of thinking to meditating on praiseworthy things. Thank the Lord that you are not alone even though you may feel alone. Affirm that He is in control rather than you or your spouse.

Practice praying for your spouse specifically and lovingly. Trust in God to help you and to help your mate.

3. Take ten to twenty minutes with the Lord in His Word. Plan strategically to spend at least ten to twenty minutes a day reading and praying through the Scriptures listed in this plan.

Set your alarm for thirty minutes earlier in the morning to spend extra time in the Word.

Make a list of the Scriptures in this plan and read through them over and over for the next several weeks. Pray through them and contemplate the truths in them.

Choose one scripture each day to text to yourself and read it throughout the day.