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The first thing to do is
plan/prepare. Sit down as a couple to talk about the things that have made you
feel close to God in the past or that you think would make you close to God in
the present. Make two lists. It would be common for each spouse to have
different ideas. Since this article is about getting closer to God as a couple,
look at the two lists to see if there is anything you could do together. Set
yourselves up for success.
See if there is an item that
both of you have on your lists (for instance prayer). Talk about how you both
like to pray, when to pray, and where to pray. The goal is to come into
agreement on how you would like to go about praying as a couple. There is an old
saying that couples that pray together stay together. Getting started
is the easy part. The more difficult part is to be consistent with your new
goal. Let’s look at some things that would help. You can start with setting a
specific time each day. If setting a time each day is too rigid a couple might
try setting a sequence, i.e. breakfast, dress, make bed, prayer.
Also a couple might arrange
accountability with another couple who would like to also improve their
spiritual life together. Once you have started your new goals and
practiced them for a period of time, perhaps 30 days, it will become second
nature to you and it will require much less effort to sustain. The
strongest thing that you can then do as a couple is to turn outward to help
other people. Volunteer at church, help out at a shelter or soup kitchen,
or visit a sick friend. If your schedule is too busy to help others, then you
are too busy. Purposely helping others will be a life changing
experience.
Taking turns reading aloud from
a book that helps you get closer to God is very effective. When you read aloud
you both experience the words at the same time and can have very meaningful
discussions on the content. Praying for each other is an excellent tool
and life changing experience.
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