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

Today we will finish unpacking the rest of the dos.

4. Take every thought captive. Watch over your heart and mind. Don't let it run wild. Be careful to think on truth and things that are holy and right.

The enemy, Satan, would want nothing more than to lie and distort and make matters worse. Remember, that you and your spouse are on the same side. Your fight is not against them. Our warfare is not against flesh and blood but against the evil principalities and powers in the spiritual realm. So make sure that you are listening to Christ and His word rather than to the devil and his lies.

Identify where you are most prone to be discouraged, deceived, or detoured. Ask the Lord to help you choose Scriptures that would specifically help you stand firm and not give in to wrong thinking. Be sure to lovingly speak the truth to yourself so that you will not be led by the enemy down a dark alley of lies.

5. Treat your spouse as more important than yourself. Serve your mate each day. Honor your spouse. Consider them first.

Prayerfully read through Philippians 2. Consider what it means for you to put your spouse before yourself. What would it look like for you to humble yourself as Jesus did? Be a servant of the Lord and a servant to your spouse.

Maybe you are concerned about all of the things that you have to get done during the day, and you wonder how you would be able to add something else. But serving your spouse in love doesn't have to mean adding a long list of to-dos to your day. It can be as simple as being thoughtful, considerate, and kind in each and every interaction. A little kindness goes a long way.

Close today in prayer.