Δ Don’t shout at your spouse when you aretalking to them. It can really hurt them.
*Proverbs 15:1*“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
Δ Do not speak evil of your spouse to anyone. Your spouse will become who you call them.
*Genesis 2:19* “And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.”
Δ Do not share his/her love or affection with another man/woman. It is called Adultery.
*Mattew 5:28* “But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.”
Δ Never compare your spouse to another person. If the other person was good for you, God wouldhave given them to you.
*2 Corinthians 10:12* “For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.”
Δ Be gentle and accommodating. Your spousehas sacrificed so muchto be with you. It hurts them deeplywhen you are harsh and irritating.Be tender.
*Ephesians 4:2* “With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;”
Δ Hide nothing from your spouse.You are now one andthey are your helpmate.Let there be no secret you are keeping from them.
*Genesis 2:25* “And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.”
Δ Do not make negative comment about your spouse’s body. She risked herlife and beauty to carry your babies. He works hard to put food on the table.
*Proverbs 18:22* “Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtainethfavour of the Lord.”
Δ Do not let his/her body determine his/her worth. Cherish and appreciate them even till old age.
*Ephesians 5:29*“ For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:”
Δ Never shout at your spouse in the public and in private. If you have an issue to sort with them, do it in the privacyof your room.
*Mattew 1:19* “Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.”
Thank and appreciate your spouse for taking good care of you, the kids and the house. It isa great sacrifice they are making.
*1 Thessalonians 5:18* “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
Δ All women cannot cook the same way; appreciate your wife’s food. It is not easy to cook three meals a day, 365 days a year for several years. All men cannot earn the same amount of money, appreciate what he is able to bring home.
*Proverbs 31:14* “She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.”
Δ Never place your siblings before her. She is your wife. She is one with you. She must come before your family.
*Genesis 2:24* “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”
Δ Invest seriously in your spouse’s spiritual growth. Buy books, tapes and any material that will edify your spouse *&* strengthen your spouse’s walk with God. That’s the best thing you can do for them.
*Ephesians 5:26* “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;”
Δ Spend time with her to do Bible study and pray.
*James 5:16* “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”
Δ Make time to play with your spouse and enjoy their company. Remember when youare dead, they will be by your grave but your friends may be too busy to attend your funeral.
*Ecclesiastes 9:9* “Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.”
Δ Never use money to manipulate or control your spouse. All yourmoney belongs to your spouse and all their money belongs to you. You are both joint heirs grace of God.
*1 Peter 3:7* “Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.”
Δ Do not expose your spouse’sweakness. You will be exposing yourself too. Be a shield around your spouse.
*Ephesians 5:30* “For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.”
Δ Honour your spouse’s parents and be kind to their siblings.
*Songs of Solomon. 8:2*“ I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother’s house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.”
Δ Never cease to tell your spouse how much you love them all the days of their life. No one ever tires of hearing that.
*Ephesians 5:25* “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”
Δ Grow to be like Jesus. That’s the only way you can be a good and godly spouse.
*Romans 8:29* “For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.”
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