Better Than Blended DevotionalSample

Spend Time with Your Spouse

Outside of our relationship with God, our marriage is our priority relationship. Many times we become so focused on blending with the children and learning about them that we forget to invest in learning about and spending time with our spouse. But no matter how busy life gets and how many demands are placed upon us, we need to always remember that our first priority relationship is with our spouse.

How do we preserve our marriages as our priority relationship? Here are some tips:

• 1. Put God first. He should be Lord of your life and your marriage.

• 2. Set time aside each evening for you and your spouse to talk to each other about your day.

• 3. Be open to what your spouse needs.

• 4. Listen attentively to what’s going on in your spouse’s life.

• 5. Hire a reliable babysitter for date nights.

• 6. Plan date nights—and stick to them.

• 7. Plan a night away (or a few nights) to rekindle the flames.

• 8. Learn about something that interests your spouse so that you can engage in his or her interest.

• 9. Flirt with each other as much as possible.

• 10. Make communication a priority.

Think about it!

Do you and your spouse have a regular date night? How often do you pray together as a couple, and as a family?