AMAZING THINGS TO DO AS A COUPLE TO HAVE THE MARRIAGE OF YOUR DREAM
BY Bisi Adewale
Marriage goes beyond keeping a roommate, much more deeper than that. If marriage must work both husband and wife must be intentional about what we call “togetherness in marriage”
Below are things you are expected to do together as husband and wife intentionally.
- Talk together. Talk, talk, talk and talk (communication)
- Live together (same house). 2:24
- Take a stroll together. Hand in hand
- Rejoice together (Don’t monopolize glory)
- Work together (Job is twice tedious if done alone). (Ecclesiastes 4:9)
- Sleep together. (Never stay in different rooms. Those “daddy’s room” and “mummy’s room” is ungodly. Be in the same room and on the same bed. Don’t just be together for sex only. Marriage is companionship.
- Enjoy sex together. Wives have the right to enjoy it just as the man, seek to satisfy each other.
- Mourn together. If there is a reason to mourn, (God forbid) please do it together.
- Spend together. Joint account is the best in all Christian’s homes. What God had joined together, let no account put asunder.
- Pray together. Couples that pray together, stay together. Prayer is the pivot of all successful marriages. Pray for and with your spouse. Make your marriage a part of your salvation experience.1 Thessalonians 5:17
- Attend church together. Go hand in hand to church. Do not leave your spouse behind. Sit together in the service. (If the church permits it)
- Study the Bible together. Sit down with your spouse to study the scriptures. It will increase your closeness to God and each other. Joshua 1:8
- Praise God together. Let your home be filled with the praise of God. Lift holy hands in one accord with your spouse to say the Lord is good. The results will amaze you.
- Plan together. Plan with your spouse. Two good heads are better than one. Plan the future of your home together, then pray about it. This will effect a bright future for you.
- Be together. The house becomes dry in your absence. Let your spouse and children enjoy you. Make it your habit to be with your family, just for the fun of it.
- Study nature together. As you stroll together, study nature. Observe plants and animals, talk about them, it will bring you closer to each other and the Creator of all things.
- Do house chores together. Don’t commit house chores into the hands of your wife alone. Support her in the kitchen. Help her in doing the plates, flushing the toilet, cleaning the bathroom etc. This is the best way to demonstrate your love. Proverbs 17:17
- Baby-sit together. Give your wife a helping hand, as she cares for the baby. Learn how to feed the baby, change diapers, lull the baby to sleep, bath the baby etc. Real men are always involved in the baby sitting of their children. Proverbs 18:24
- Bath together. Make it an habit to take your bath together especially on Saturdays and public holidays. Better still; shower together every evening before hitting the bed. It encourages intimacy and enhances good sexual life.
- Train your children together. Child training is not a one-man affair. It should involve both parents. Both of you must view the discipline and training of your child as a point of duty if you must raise godly children.
- Serve God together. Serving God as a couple enhances your relationship and lays a good example for the children. Do not be idle in the church. Join the church’s workforce. Get busy serving the Lord.
- Relax together. Many couples find it easy to do many things together but relax with the family. If you fail to rest, you are putting your life “under arrest”. If you love your family, relax with them.
- Play together. Make your home a playful arena, all work and no play makes marriage a difficult one.
- Do projects together. If you must build a house, do it together. Proverbs 19:20
© Bisi Adewale 2020
