Love is a CHOICE. Even though loving one another is a commandment, it is still a conscious choice we must make because there are many times as married couples when we don’t “feel” like loving our spouse. Since we know that Love is a Choice, it behoves us to make make that choice to love our spouse. If you will choose to love your spouse, you would have invariably chosen to live differently.
Here are some choices you can make towards your spouse/marriage, I CHOOSE TO…
· I choose to Love my husband/wife
· I choose to pray for my spouse
· I choose to respect my spouse
· I choose to accept my spouse as a gift from God
· I choose to be patient with my spouse
· I choose to be kind to my spouse
· I choose to please my spouse
· I choose to forgive my spouse
· I choose to honor my spouse
· I choose to trust my spouse
· I choose to be understanding to my spouse
· I choose to grow with my spouse
· I choose to encourage my spouse
· I choose to help my spouse
· I choose to be truthful to my spouse
· I choose to be faithful to my spouse
· I choose to be unselfish with my spouse
· I choose to be hopeful with my spouse
· I choose to speak in love to my spouse
· I choose to stay with my spouse the rest of my life!
Even if you are troubled in your marriage or your partner is not responding as you would like, we must still make the choice first in ourselves. Ask God for the strength for you to choose to “love” today. Expecting nothing in return, open your heart to the gift of Love.