Year 1 vs Now being married for 5 years (in August). We almost didn't make it after that first year but thank God we grew up & decided to grow together.
Quick things I've learned:
1. I can't change my
husband, only God can
do that so my job is to
pray. #Pray
2. Don't freak out when
he tells you crazy stories from the gym,
when he went paintballing or in general.
I want him to share everything with me & he won't if I get overly
emotional & motherly on his tail. Lol #Friendship
3. Marriage is a journey.
So you marry someone
who doesn't have your
deal breakers and..
Then get ready to go
on a journey. If my
hubby doesn't "figure it
out" in a certain area by
year 2, he will figure it
out in year 4. Be patient.
You're both growing.
#Grace
4. Shut up. Yup. We both
shut up a lot with each
other. There's no point
in arguing because we
aren't divorcing. Choose
your battles. We pursue
peace like crazy in our
home, put on our big girl
& boy pants & act like
Christian adults & yes,
we are really actually
happy. #Love
5. Protect your
marriage. Me & my
husband are one flesh &
I wanna make sure
others see him like they
see me. I will always be
his number one fan &
vice versa. I ain't
sharing our arguments
with people who will
hold onto it long after
we made up.
#Protection
6. We don't bring up the
past. It's behind us for
a reason. Move on. #Grace
7. If your spouse is
saying a concern, listen.
They know you best &
believe them. #Mirror
8. You better learn to be
content broke or with
money because that
can make or break your
marriage. You better
believe if we ever got
evicted, we would be
evicted together in a
tent on the street.
Cuddling. #HesMine
9. He loves me like
Christ loves the church
& submits to God & I
submit to him as onto
the Lord. He's my leader. And, God honors
us because we honor
him.
10. If I ever feel like
ministry or life is getting too busy & we
aren't focused on each
other, I tell cornelius ..&
he shuts his whole day
down to spend it with
me. I use my concerns
wisely. We got work to
do but family is first
after God.
#MarriageGodsWay
Bonus: Use discernment
when bringing up issues
(example: if my husband just got done preaching, it's not the time to dump all of my
issues onto him)

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