We all need to feel important, and validated.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if, as husbands and wives,

we behaved in a way which demonstrated how important our spouse is to us?

Time & priority demonstrates what level of importance your spouse holds.

An encouraged spouse feels important…

both because of the time you’ve spent with her/him and the attention you’ve given her/him.

Where does your spouse come on the list of “to-do” items in your day?

Let’s try an analogy:

If you think of your day as a sandwich…

sandwich

which item represents your spouse?

Do you bookend your day with your spouse, like the bread on either side of your sandwich?

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Is your spouse like the meat of your day –

the strength, the protein, the item in which you invest the most?

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 Or has your spouse become like the token piece of cheese, pushed between layers?

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Is your spouse like the extra items – a tomato, a piece of lettuce, an onion or a pickle slice –

that could easily be left off?

(Or – sometimes deliberately left off… because you’re not “in the mood”? )

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Could it be that your spouse is relegated to the thin spread , like butter, mayonnaise or mustard-

only there to add a bit of flavor?

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What does your spouse feel like – in the sandwich of your day?

Yeah. Just a thought…

Hope Faith Love Prayer Action

Need some ideas on what to do together?

Check out this post at Leadership Couples…

10 Activities Healthy Leadership Couples Need to Do Together

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