2. The importance of being the right person in marriage

3. Was the importance of picking the right person always reinforced to you?

4. And I DEFINITELY agree that picking the right person is a must if you want to have a happy marriage.

5. But BEING the right person in your marriage is just as important.

6. If we are going to have good marriages, then we have to focus on being the right person EVERY day of our marriage.

7. So how do you become the right person for your mate?

8. 1) Spend time with Jesus.

9. 2) Ask the Spirit to help you make your marriage the A priority second only to your relationship with Jesus.

10. Pay attention to each other EVERY day. Serve each other EVERY day.

11. Talk to each other EVERY day. Forgive each other EVERY day.

12. 2) Ask the Spirit to help you make your marriage a top priority second only to your relationship with Jesus.

13. 3) Ask the Spirit to help you keep committed to one another.

14. Hebrews 13:4 “Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.”

15. 1 Corinthians 10:13 “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted

16. beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”

17. 1 Peter 5:6-9

18. 4) Husbands, ask the Spirit to help you love your wife as Christ loves the church.

19. Ephesians 5:25 “And you husbands must love your wives with the same love Christ showed the church. He gave up His life for her.”

20. Husbands, you are designated as the spiritual leader of the home.

21. 5) Ask the Spirit to help you stay humble before each other.

22. Ephesians 5:21 “And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.”

23. 6) Ask the Spirit to help you continually say good things to your spouse.

24. Proverbs 16:24 “Kind words are like honey--sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.”

25. Ephesians 4:29 “Don't use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an

26. encouragement to those who hear them.”

27. 7) Ask the Spirit to help you pray together.

28. 8) Ask the Spirit to help you not give up.

29. Galatians 6:9 “So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up”

30. 9) Ask the Spirit to help you listen.

31. James 1:9 “Everyone should be quick to listen, and slow to speak.”