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

As you seek to restore and build your relationship with your spouse, ultimately you must first build your relationship with the Lord. We must remember that He is God and only He transforms hearts. He is the only one who can ultimately transform your heart or your spouse's heart. We must keep in step with Him, walk with Him, and listen; carefully obey His Word and ask Him to teach us how to love Him and love our spouse.

That is the goal of this plan. And it is not something you can accomplish by sheer force of will in your own strength. You must be careful not to be results-oriented. Keep your eyes and your heart fixed on God and leave all of the results up to Him to accomplish in His own way and in His own time. He is sovereign and in complete control of every moment of every day. Trust Him. He knows what He is doing. Do you believe that God is all you need? Do you believe that He is the only one that can transform your marriage?

Give yourself and your marriage to the Lord. Walk forward by faith believing that the same power that raised Christ from the dead is at work in you. Say no to your sin and turn toward Christ. Step forward in obedience entrusting it all to Him. Daily, intentionally, deliberately, obediently, sacrificially, faithfully, and humbly DO the dos and DON'T do the don'ts.

DO:

1. Turn your eyes to Jesus.

2. Thank the Lord and praise Him.

3. Take ten to twenty minutes with the Lord in His Word.

4. Take every thought captive.

5. Treat your spouse as more important than yourself.

DON'T:

1. Do not correct your spouse.

2. Do not complain to them, around them, or about them.

3. Do not make comments.

4. Do not control.

5. Do not criticize.