7 Ways to be Your Spouse’s BEST FRIEND

5.  Serve your spouse before yourself.

John 15:13 (NLT)

There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

This can be a hard one because we are selfish by nature.  However, this point might be the most important one of all.  We must love our spouse so much that we are willing to “lay down our life” for him/her.  Husbands, you may be familiar with Ephesians 5:25, “For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her…”. This is often quoted at weddings along with Ephesians 5:24, “As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything.”. Although the word “submission” often leaves wives with a bad taste in their mouths, to “submit” and to “give up your life” are different ways of laying down your life for your spouse.  It is about serving your spouse before yourself.  When both spouses do this consistently, their friendship and marriage will remain strong.

For more information on how to serve your spouse, be sure to check out our His and Hers devotionals,

7 Days to a Stronger Marriage, by clicking here.