Monday, August 2, 2010

ABC's of Marriage


    Having a "blog block" I'm borrowing this from NewEveryAM, since we both were at the shower for her future sister-in-love, my future daughter-in-love...
                      


This list was recently shared at a bridal shower I attended. It is a great list for all married women. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

A May your ADMIRATION of him be spoken both to him and in the company of others
B BUILD each other up
C Keep CHRIST as the CENTER of your marriage
D DELIGHT in each other and be DEVOTED
E ENCOURAGE each other. Be his biggest cheerleader.
F FAITH is the key that keeps you together in the storms of life. FORGIVENESS.
G GIVE unselfishly with reckless abandon to the one you love. Be GENTLE enough to need his protection.
H HELP each other be all you can be
I INITIATE healing a misunderstanding
J JESUS is the sweetest name in times of trouble. Call His name and pour your heart out to Him.
K May your opinion always be spoken in KINDNESS
L Keeping the LOVE alive is a lifetime assignment. Remember that LOVE is a choice, not a feeling.
M MANAGE your time so that he will always be your first priority, even after children
N NURTURE a truly good relationship. This means lots of time, effort and energy.
O OVERLOOK an offense and surprise him with an unselfish act of love
P PRAYER and PATIENCE are the two key pillars to a solid marriage
Q Be QUICK to forgive and QUICK to ask forgiveness
R RESPECT your man. RESIST REVENGE.
S SUPPORT him with words of encouragement and be willing to SACRIFICE for him.
T Be TENDERHEARTED and TRUSTWORTHY
U Be UNSELFISH and UNDERSTANDING
V VALUE each other. Remember men are VISUAL and do your best to look good for him.
W WAIT patiently for the Lord to intervene.
X Desire to be a woman of EXCELLENCE
Y YIELD to him and the Lord will honor you for it.
Z Be ZEALOUS to make your life with him all that you dreamed it could be



2 comments:

Gretchen said...

Thank you so much for this, Sandy. I'm very happily married, but I've been a bit of a crab today, and it's so good to see those ABC's in black and white.

Sandy said...

Gretchen, Don't we ALL need these reminders every day?!