Marriage can be a beautiful, once-in-a-lifetime relationship, where both people love each other more and more for the rest of their lives.

But, that takes effort, work, and an individual commitment to think the best of your spouse. So, if you’re married, one of the best things you can do for your marriage is to reshape how you think about your spouse and your relationship. So, here are seven journaling prompts that you can use to mentally prepare yourself to be a great spouse.

1.     What are my spouse’s best qualities? What have they done very well recently to be a good spouse to me and our family?

2.     How have I loved and served my spouse well recently? What am I very proud of in regards to how I’ve acted in our marriage?

3.     What challenges have we overcome together in our marriage?

4.     How could I be an even better spouse in my marriage?

5.     What hardships or suffering has my spouse been through that’s really painful? What was it like for them to go through that?

6.     If there are aspects of our marriage I’m unsatisfied with, how can I ask my spouse for help to improve those parts of our relationship and lives?

7.     In our future, what am I excited or hopeful for?

I would recommend that periodically, you pick one of these journaling prompts, write about it for five to ten minutes, and then on a different day, you can pick a different prompt and do the same. Exercises like this take very little time, yet they make a huge difference in the quality of your marriage.

I know that over time, if you meditate on these questions, you can shape your thoughts to uplift and honor your marriage well. When you intentionally take time to view your marriage in the best way possible, you have the opportunity to love your spouse and your family in the best way possible.

Thank you for reading my practice’s blog, my library of all the random thoughts that would make a terrible book but make a halfway-decent blog. To request a session or contact me, head to my Scheduling page to get in touch with me today!