Honoring your Spouse

Here is another great list from my paper files!   It's incredibly important to take this list as a PERSONAL inventory.  And not one of your spouse.  haha. 

Honoring and Dishonoring your Spouse

Honor your spouse by:

Building them up

Giving them your time and attention

Expressing appreciation

Admitting mistakes. Asking for forgiveness. 

Treating them as an equal.

Setting time aside fordates.

Being respectful in your conduct and habits.

Praying, reading the scriptures and attending the temple together. (Ephesians 5:21)

Communicating with love. (1 Cor 13:4)

Serving them. (Matt 6:21)

You dishonor your spouse if:

You ignore or degrade them.

You bury yourself in the TV or newspaper or electronic device when you could direct your attention to your spouse.

You get in the habit of making jokes or comments about the other person’s weak areas or shortcomings.

You verbally attack by criticizing, judging or lecturing.

You treat in-laws or other relatives as unimportant.

You fail to express appreciation for acts of kindness. 

You’re unwilling to admit you’re wrong or to ask for forgiveness.

You engage in power struggles that leave one person feeling defeated or harshly dominated as if they were a child. 

You over commit your time and energy so that everything outside the home and marriage appears more important.

You display distasteful habits in front of your spouse (bad table manners, bad hygiene, bad language.)