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WORK AT YOUR
MARRIAGE IN 2015
Too often, we make huge plans and major resolutions, and we get
frustrated when we can't keep them. It is advisable to make small,
manageable, incremental changes that really add up. When we guard our
words, make our thoughts obedient to Christ, and cultivate new actions,
we can see marriage changes this year .
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In 2015 these factors are very important to consider for your marriage:
Set goals and stick with them.Take daily action that creates a ripple
effect in your marriage.Stay motivated, focused and balanced. Feel happier every day with your
spouse
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Learn to make small daily choices that
will transform your marriage.
Define, pursue and celebrate personal
and marriage success in 2015.
Work at improving your marriage in
2015.
Be inspired daily to live your dreams
and accomplish your marriage goals
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When spouses have a greater
sense of belonging in marriage,
they begin to accept that their
marriage has a destiny. Self-
esteem and confidence also bring
a sense of belonging. There will
no longer be any need for self-
sabotage or blame on any of the
spouses.
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Marriage is hard work. In order for marriage to really work in 2015, God MUST be at the center of the relationship. We are unable to know how to love our spouse unconditionally, unless we have God's love and know of His love.
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When the storms come into
your marriage, keep God as
your "spiritual umbrella". He
will not allow your marriage to
end.
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Show appreciation for your
spouse daily. Encourage each
other every day. God wants us
to speak good words to each
other always.
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Stay best friends.
That is what has helped me for
37 years in marriage.
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Learn to prioritize the important things in our lives. Some spouses put their work before their marriage. The order we must operate in is: God first, spouse, children or family, then work or ministry. Marriage cannot fail in this order, this is God's order.
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Forgiveness is another
important ingredient to keep in
your marriage ALWAYS in 2015.
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In your heart there should always
be a part of forgiveness to offer to
your spouse in return. Giving
forgiveness frees you from
bitterness that could later raise its
ugly head later on in the marriage.
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Forgiveness also stops the
enemy from having an entry
point in your marriage and in
your life personally.
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Marriage is a journey and it takes a path that has corners and bends and also some paths have rocks and pebbles.
‘What you bring into the relationship has a direct impact on what you get out of it’.
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SOME 2015 MARRIAGE RESOLUTIONS
Resolve to give significantly more of
your time & attention to your
spouse.
Resolve to focus on your spouse’s
positive traits and qualities.
Resolve to be kindest and nicest to
your spouse.
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Resolve to give your spouse the best of
yourself.
Resolve to demonstrate appreciation for
and to your spouse often.
Resolve to say something nice to your
spouse every day.
Resolve to ask your spouse for what
you want/need instead of them reading
your mind.
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Resolve to not judge your spouse.
Resolve to catch your spouse doing something good.
Resolve to take a risk… and open your heart completely to your spouse.
Resolve to be mad about your marriage and be madly in love!
Resolve to love your spouse unconditionally.
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It is only you who can do
something about your marriage
in 2015.
The above may not all work for
you so you should set your own
and believe you will be able to
work them out.
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SETTING GOALS FOR MARRIAGE IN 2015
Resolutions are rarely kept past 30 days, but goals can be life changing. More than good intentions, goals help you put in place concrete steps to create a different marriage, and a different kind of love. Goals are simply dreams with deadlines. So take some time to dream together!
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QUESTIONS TO PONDER ON.
What is the most important
issue or goal you have on your
heart for 2015 for yourself?
What is the most important
issue or goal you have on your
heart for 2015 for your
marriage?
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What is the most important
issue or goal you have on your
heart for 2015 for your family?
What adjustments on the home
front would make reaching
these desires easier?
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How are you planning to grow
yourself
-Spiritually?
-Physically?
-Emotionally?
-Socially?
-Academically or in your career?
How are going to raise your
marriage flavour in 2015?
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What new thing are you going
to bring into your marriage in
2015?
It is you to do something and
not other people.
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The key to success is not just
voicing your goals, but to set
time to actually DO your goals
into your daily planning.
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The final secret to success is to
reward yourselves and
celebrate every possible victory
all along the path. If your goal is
to argue less, then the first day
you go all day without a fight,
celebrate it!
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If your goal is to save money,
plan ways to do it yourselves.
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Make it a goal to list off five ways
you can celebrate each other as
you make progress in your goal to
stay in love. A long lasting love is
just a couple who have made it
their goal to go one more day in
love and invested the time and
effort to pull it off—one day at a
time.
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I am passionate about marriage and the lives of people. I desire to see people reach new levels in life, come out of frustration, which is a place a lot of people live, to become the person you know you should be but do not know where to start to be it, and to growing into Christian maturity.
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We must all do something this
year in our marriages. We have
no options but to work at our
marriages.
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