One Thing to Grow Your Marriage Each DaySample

There is no shortcut if you want your marriage to grow

Devotional Content: 

How much time do you spend on average each day with your spouse? One survey concluded that most married couples spend five minutes or less together a day. That same survey says that before marriage those same couples spent three hours together a day! That is twenty-one hours a week before marriage and thirty-five minutes a week after. In college, when Nancy and I were dating, we spent a ton of time together and it was great. Then we got married, and things began to change. She was continuing with college; I was building a career. We still spent time together, but we were not as purposeful about how we used that time. We really began to take each other for granted. Six months into marriage we were drifting apart and knew something had to change. 

What about you and your spouse? Are you at five minutes or three hours or somewhere in between? Is your relationship closer now than it was this time last year, or are you drifting apart? If your marriage is going to grow, there is no shortcut to time spent together. Start today and be purposeful. If you are currently spending zero time together each day, start by spending five minutes a day with each other. Make it the most connected five minutes you can imagine: talk, touch, listen. You will be amazed at the difference it can make.

Today’s One Thing: Spend five minutes today connecting with your spouse.