Tips for having a great marriage/Relationship

[saveyourmarriageng]

 
We can have a great marriage   if  we are ready to work on our marriages/relationship to save it and make it a successful marriage relationship.
here are some of the things you need to do.
1.believe and Trust your partner
2. be faithful to your partner
3. Always maintain an open line of communication in the relationship
4.love your partner
5.Be ready to make sacrifices to make your marriage work
6.Be ready to adjust and make compromise so that your marriage will succeed sometime
7.learn how to manage your time well between work and marriage life
8. Be faithful to your spouse
9. Show respect to your spouse
10.Always be ready to work on your marriage everyday to make it succeed
please others can add or contribute

[HRoberson]

11. Don't rely on your partner to make you happy, fulfill you, or make you "whole."
12. Don't fall into the trap of believing you have to, or can do that for your partner.
13. If you think you have to get married, don't.

[Davidjayjordan]

Put Jesus first, others second and your marriage third.

[Nevertheless]

Put Jesus first, others second and your marriage third.

Wrong.

Jesus first, your marriage second, then others.

[Davidjayjordan]

Put Jesus first, others second and your marriage third.

Wrong.

Jesus first, your marriage second, then others.

But the long adopted, true and tested PRINCIPLE for Christian missionaries has always been J-O-Y

J for Jesus
O for others
Y for yourself

Jesus said put others before yourself and your own needs and then He provides for you.

Jesus-Others-Yourself spells JOY

[MeMyself]

Put Jesus first, others second and your marriage third.

Wrong.

Jesus first, your marriage second, then others.

Yep.

Those that put others in front of their marriage don't typically have healthy unions.

[MeMyself]

11. Don't rely on your partner to make you happy, fulfill you, or make you "whole."
12. Don't fall into the trap of believing you have to, or can do that for your partner.
13. If you think you have to get married, don't.

Good stuff!

[Helen]

Let me add what we have found to be true -- and I honestly have to say I do not know of a marriage that is as wonderful as my husband's and mine:

1.  Share the same faith, and be serious about it.
2.  Do not criticize your mate; let the Holy Spirit take care of that side of things.  Pray instead.
3.  Be willing to take the blame -- pro-actively if necessary!
4.  Pray together
5.  Laugh together
6.  Be interested in your spouse's interests; learn about them
7.  Learn to work as a team
8.  Except for bearing and nursing a baby, there is no such thing as 'a man's work' or 'a woman's work.'  There is work to be done and two of you to do it. 
9.  Keep the bedroom free of problems. 
10.  Snuggle
11.  Greet each other with a smile, always.
12.  Do not EVER gossip about your spouse or your relationship.
13.  Because sickness, money worries, and bad times will come, treasure each day you have when things are good. 
14.  Take all disagreements to the Lord, together, then keep your heart quiet for a response from Him.
15.  Don't go into debt; work together to live within your means.

[DaveW]

But the long adopted, true and tested PRINCIPLE for Christian missionaries has always been J-O-Y

J for Jesus
O for others
Y for yourself

Jesus said put others before yourself and your own needs and then He provides for you.

Jesus-Others-Yourself spells JOY

That is true.

However - IMO you are putting "spouse" under Yourself rather than Others. There lies your problem.

Spouse should top the list of "others," followed closely by your children.

[Helen]

A Christian marriage is the closest we can come to giving the world a picture of Jesus and His church.  Care for the marriage should come immediately after one's relationship with Christ.  Both are the foundation from which a person works.

[Nevertheless]

But the long adopted, true and tested PRINCIPLE for Christian missionaries has always been J-O-Y

J for Jesus
O for others
Y for yourself

Jesus said put others before yourself and your own needs and then He provides for you.

Jesus-Others-Yourself spells JOY

That is true.

However - IMO you are putting "spouse" under Yourself rather than Others. There lies your problem.

Spouse should top the list of "others," followed closely by your children.

Precisely.

[chosenone]

Put Jesus first, others second and your marriage third.

Wrong.

Jesus first, your marriage second, then others.

Yep.

Jesus is my Lord, and then my husband, then my children, and then others.

[chosenone]

A Christian marriage is the closest we can come to giving the world a picture of Jesus and His church.  Care for the marriage should come immediately after one's relationship with Christ.  Both are the foundation from which a person works.

I agree and it is important for children to see their parents doing this.
All good points on this thread.

I would add, making sure that the man or woman you marry is Gods choice for you.
My husband is a man with whom it is so easy to be married. He is the most easy going, easy to please, nice guy you could ever meet and it is a total pleasure to be his wife.

[Jaime]

Yes of course, God, family then others.

[Leanne]

I like to think of it as both of you putting Jesus first. Your soul and that of your spouse intertwined with the the bond of marriage, your sexuality makes you one flesh. Both man and woman become an individual and that individual puts Christ first.