When was the last time you were thankful for your spouse? Thankful for the person he or she is – character traits, talents, attitudes, actions and words …
Today?
Yesterday?
Last week, or month? Maybe last year… what about in the last 10 years?
It doesn’t matter when last you practiced being thankful – what matters is that you begin now. Yes. Now. Right now.
And what’s one powerful way to express this gratitude – this thankfulness for your spouse? Take action in prayer. Tell the One who provided. Begin with Him.
If you talk to God about how thankful you are for your spouse, you’ll focus on what’s right in your marriage – it’ll uplift you. And if you’re praying with your spouse and they hear you, you’ll encourage them also.
So, now it gets personal… what sort of things are you thankful for in your spouse?
Here ‘s what some couples I’ve spoken with list as things they’re thankful for in their spouse:
- how he brings her Hershey’s with Almonds
- how she makes the food he likes, just the way he likes it
- how he’s fair & non-judgemental
- her patience
- his work ethic
- how he makes her laugh, even in the worst times
- how she always pays the bills
- knowing that she prays for him
- knowing that he likes to play board games
Thankfulness in big things – thankfulness in little things… it doesn’t matter. Just be thankful.
I challenge you to make your own list, and the next time you pray with your spouse express this thankfulness. (What if all you did in your prayer is give thanks?)
It might become a habit – to uplift each other with persistant prayer.
Prayer – another way to encourage your spouse.
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