Putting Your Spouse First. All of ones heart soul and strength is to be committed to loving God making Him the first priority. The theory is that without a strong marriage and loving home kids wont thrive so youre doing them a disservice by putting your spouse on the back burner which can lead to marital trouble and even divorce. Put your spouse first. These secure feelings help to build trust between you and your marriage will be stronger and happier.
Take Mini Marriage Time Outs. And when you feel this way in your marriage the chances you will divorce go down. That way both get their needs met in the relationship. A sense of we forms as you maintain this priority on purpose each day. Allowing the needs of another to take precedence doesnt make you a wimp. I offer it only as a thought exercise because I think MOST married.
These secure feelings help to build trust between you and your marriage will be stronger and happier.
The question of who should come first is further complicated. Church membership and regular church attendance will be one way a family shows that God is first in their lives see Hebrews 1025. Im divorced largely because I prioritized all kinds of bullshit ahead of my wife and our relationship. Your kids will live with you for just two short decades. Both parties need to be 100 committed to the marriageyou put your spouse first and they put you first. If you treat your husband like a king he will treat you like a queen.