A marriage is a commitment that supersedes feelings and emotions. Day after day, actions and words help build a solid marriage. One hundred percent effort and heart should be given by both husband and wife.
Although this long term commitment is the foundation of a marriage, it’s the daily details that make it colorful and rich. Thankfully, there are limitless possibilities when trying to show a husband how special he is. Here are some suggestions to fan the flames.
Praying for Your Husband
How fortunate the husband whose wife diligently prays for him! A wife who seeks to make her husband happy, cares for all his affairs, his spirit, and his future. This is an excellent way to keep hearts open and bring about great peace and love to both the praying wife and the receiving husband.
Make a concerted effort to pray for the marriage and any special needs he may have. Some ideas for points of prayer are his:
- Spiritual wellness and peace
- Employment
- Health
- Ambitions and goals
- Relationship to the children
- Marriage solidarity
- Fluidity and peace in the home
- Fresh romance
Expressing Love in the Little Things
The smallest of gestures can leave the greatest of impressions. Nurture his heart by spoiling him. In these little, oftentimes silent offerings, a husband’s love tank is filled. In return, so is the wife’s. Try slipping in at least one extra deed every day for him. It’s only a short action, but has potential to strengthen bonds. Here are some suggestions to spark the imagination:
- Fill up his car with gas
- Stick a love note in his wallet
- Do a chore he’s been dreading
- Fix him a surprise dessert
- Research is favorite team and start a conversation about it
- Stock the fridge with items he likes
- Set us a surprise date
- Try something new in the bedroom department
- Act like a teenager, and make his a CD of love songs
Offering Respect to Your Husband
One of man’s deepest desires is to be respected. Who better to offer this respect than the woman he loves the most? What’s respect? According to Webster’s 1828 English Dictionary, respect is, “Regard. Attention.” In other words, simply pay him attention. Show him that he matters.
One way to have an altruistic heart and show a husband respect is to ask his opinion of something. If a man feels like his opinions are respected, he feels loved and appreciated. But more than asking his opinions try to actually listen to them, even heeding them. Husbands, given the chance, do have some excellent input.
Another way to show respect is to speak highly of him in other’s presence. Whether or not he’s actively listening, speaking highly of your husband raises his esteem and effectively shows a wife’s enduring love and high regard for the man of her dreams.
Serving a husband is a duty to be cherished. By diligently praying for him, performing thoughtful acts of kindness for him, and showing a deep seated respect for him, a marriage will pulsate with life. Saturate a husband with these tips and actions and and enjoy the road of an excellent marriage.
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