Why Our Marriages Deserve the Spotlight This Year

As the year begins, it’s easy to get caught up in the busyness of life—prioritizing kids, work, health, and countless responsibilities. But let’s pause for a moment and ask: Are we putting our marriages first?

It might feel natural to believe our marriages will take care of themselves as we are focused on good things like our children or work, but putting your marriage first will solve a lot of your daily problems and create the peace you long for. Here’s why this is crucial:

1. Prevention Over Cure: Just as we maintain our health to avoid illness, we can’t  expect our marriages to stay healthy without daily intentional practices that nurture our marriages to prevent distance and disconnection. A thriving marriage needs to be mindfully cultivated daily with love, patience, and intentional effort.

2. Modeling Healthy Relationships: Our children learn how to navigate relationships by watching us. The love and respect we show our spouse sets a powerful example for them. By putting your marriage first, you’re not only strengthening your relationship but setting  your children up for success in their future relationships.

3. Mutual Support and Growth: A loving, supportive marriage benefits both partners. It’s a space where shortcomings are overlooked, and strengths are celebrated. This mutual support creates a ripple effect, confirming what comes around goes around. 

4. Leading by Example: If you want more love, surprise, or excitement in your marriage, take the lead. What you give often comes back to you. Simple acts of kindness and thoughtfulness can transform your relationship into a beautiful, exciting, passionate adventure.

5. A Higher Purpose: At the end of our lives, the most profound questions will revolve around how we loved and treated those closest to us. Our marriages, will be our most rewarding relationship and if nurtured, can refine and bring out the best in us, 

Shining a spotlight on our marriages brings immense rewards.

Small daily acts of prevention don’t take much time, but they require intentional effort. The kindness you invest in your relationship will be reciprocated, strengthening the foundation your marriage is built on. Through these efforts, we breathe life into our marriages, shaping a relationship aligned with our highest values and eternal purposes. This kind of success surpasses anything the world can offer.

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Let’s make this year the year we truly put our marriages first.