Marriage is a journey…....through different places, terrain, seasons, etc
Children
FriendsIn - Laws
By: Peter Okello Gideon
Make every difficulty an opportunity for growing together. This leads to total commitment to travel this journey side-by-side
Words of appreciation
Words of encouragement
Words of Kindness
Request do not demand
“For some words of affirmation feels like
arriving at a water falls in a desert”
..example of a lady with ‘words’ but the husband
never heard of affirming, loving
words…
Compliments Notice
ThankfulnessAppreciate
Encouragement Care
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul & healing to bones Prov 16:24 By: Peter Okello Gideon
Presents are a symbol of love
Presents
Giving presents is a way of investing in our
marriage:
Don’t wait for a special occasion
Discover what your spouse likes (without a budget)
Inexpensive but of high value
“….the best present givers are those who find out what the other person
likes rather than giving what they themselves
like…”
By: Peter Okello Gideon
Kind Actions
When life is hectic, the instinctive question we ask is; why isn’t s/he helping me?
It is better to ask; is there something I can do to help you?
Paul describes kindness as love’s second characteristic. Spouses show kindness to each other when they serve each other in practical ways.
How to demonstrate helping hands:
Taking rubbish, ironing, cooking, cleaning, fetch water etc.
Do to others as you would have them do to you Luke 6:31
By: Peter Okello Gideon
Quality Time
Quality conversation requires sympathetic listening but also self-revelation.
•Maintain eye contact when your spouse is talking.
•Observe body language.
•Refuse to interrupt.
•No distractions!
“A couple came for counseling due to disagreement. The man had a back problem, despite that whenever he got home he helped his wife to cook,
clean up, look after the garden. He told the counselor; my wife feels he does not love her. On asking the wife, she said – I wish he would stop doing things
& sit down with me each evening just to talk”By: Peter Okello Gideon
Touch is a powerful communicator of love in marriage
Takes many different forms
Speaks louder than words
Sexual and non sexual touch
“To touch my body is to touch me. To withdraw
from my body is to distance yourself from
me…” Gary Chapman
.for many wives, touch and signs of affection
have little to do with sex
.for some husbands, touch is simply part of
sexual arousal..
Practice non sexual touch with yr spouse
By: Peter Okello Gideon
Write ten (10) specific occasions through which you have known your partner’s love
for you
e.g. we sat under the stars talking about our future while dating…
Qn.
By: Peter Okello Gideon
THE FIVE
LOVE LANGUAGES
By: Peter Okello Gideon
Know your love language & communicate it Learn your spouses’ language & fulfill it
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