| For your marriage to keep thriving, you must stay on | | | | can be more supportive or by just telling your spouse |
| focus. There are many ways to keep it on track. Here | | | | that you were thinking of them today. Marriages that |
| are three really important ones. | | | | rarely have anyone initiating useful time together suffer |
| Be thoughtful - Selfishness is the exact opposite of | | | | more and more over the long run. If you are thinking |
| your goal for marriage. You want oneness. To | | | | that your marriage will just take care of itself, you're |
| experience the joys and disappointments life together | | | | wrong. You need to take care of it. |
| is what you're after in marriage. When you're selfish, | | | | Love unconditionally - Too many people love someone |
| you are eliminating the opportunity to hear from your | | | | else because that person showed interest in them first. |
| spouse's heart. Not considering their side of things cuts | | | | That's an OK start, but what happens if that person |
| you short of facing issues in the strength of two. Most | | | | loses interest? Unconditional love is pretty hard to live, |
| people stay away from other people that are selfish. | | | | however, you can work towards it. Love your spouse |
| Selfish people are taxing and aggravating. Give | | | | because you love them, not only for their good looks |
| something to your spouse: a gift, a listening ear or time | | | | or intelligence or gifts. Choose to love them no matter |
| together doing what they want to do. | | | | what. God gives us the great example in this. He loves |
| Take the initiative - Can you be the one to start | | | | us even though we have rejected him and disobeyed |
| something that will have meaning in your marriage? By | | | | him. He loves those who curse him. How would your |
| initiating something that adds to your relationship, you | | | | spouse respond to you if they knew that you loved |
| are showing your spouse that they are important to | | | | them in spite of their faults and flaws? |
| you. You can start a conversation by asking how you | | | | |