THE FIRST STEP TO A BETTER MARRIAGE IS UNDERSTANDING THAT MARRIAGE IS NOT A ROAD TO RECEIVING, BUT A PATHWAY TO GIVING.

THE SECOND STEP IS TO UNDERSTAND THAT MARRIAGE WAS CREATED BY GOD AND TO HAVE JOY IN A MARRIAGE, IT MUST FIRST HAVE GOD.

THE THIRD STEP IS TO UNDERSTAND THAT LOVE IS VERB, MEANING THAT IT IS AN ACTION, AND NOT A FEELING. NEVER LEAN ON YOUR FEELINGS, INSTEAD CHOOSE TO ALWAYS ACT WITH LOVE.

THE FOURTH STEP IS TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU, NOR YOUR SPOUSE, IS PERFECT. FORGIVENESS MUST BE IN THE DNA OF YOUR MARRIAGE FOR IT TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

YOUR MARRIAGE MUST HAVE A BIAS TOWARD ACTION! ACT AS IF YOU LOVE EACH OTHER. ACT AS IF YOUR MARRIAGE IS A PRIORITY. ACT AS IF YOU WILL NEVER BE WITH ANYONE ELSE EVER. ACTION IS NOT BASED ON HOW YOU FEEL BUT IS BASED ON THE INTEGRITY THAT YOU HAVE.

HAVE A MISSION FOR YOUR MARRIAGE. WHEN YOUR DESCENDANTS MENTION YOUR AND YOUR SPOUSE, WHAT DO YOU WANT THEM TO SAY ABOUT YOUR MARRIAGE? HOW DID YOU AND YOUR SPOUSE CHANGE THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER? WHAT CAN THEY BE PROUD OF? MAKE A MISSION FOR YOUR MARRIAGE AND LIVE THAT MISSION OUT DAILY.