GRATITUDE MAKES A MARRIAGE GREAT!
Jeeva and Sulojana Sam
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You do not need us to impress upon you the power of gratitude.
Scientific studies quoted in such publications as Psychology Today & Harvard Health Journal prove that gratitude is a key to happiness, productivity, self-esteem, physical health, mental health, satisfying relationships, better sleep…to name a few key benefits.
In our experience, it is also the best-known antidote to anxiety. A grateful spirit contributes greatly to a peaceful mind. The peace inside of you will spill into what’s outside of you, including your marriage!
The main reason that gratitude makes a marriage great is because it is a spiritual habit.
In Psalm 100, verse 4 we read these powerful words: Enter His gates with THANKSGIVING and His courts with praise.
In other words, when we begin to express our gratitude to God, the doors are opened for us to enter into God’s presence. That’s how powerful gratitude is!
This powerful spiritual habit shifts the atmosphere in your marriage by sustaining the habitation of the Holy Spirit!!
When you enter into God’s presence with thanksgiving, you respond to everythin that happens as one who is filled with God’s nature and character. You are not likely to react simply out of what you think and feel.
Would that change the way you treat your spouse? You bet!!
Start a Gratitude Journal
So, here is how you are going to incorporate the spiritual discipline of gratitude into your daily lives.
Start a Gratitude journal and make two different kinds of entries every day.
1. Write down at least one thing you’re thankful for that day.
You can do this either at the beginning of the day or the end of the day. Write down your answer to the question: “What am I thankful for today?”
It could be the great weather,
a surprise phone call/message,
your home,
your health,
your family (see picture),
the green grass,
the white blanket of snow, etc.
Whatever strikes you as a reason for gratitude that day, simply write it down.
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2. You write down one thing that makes you thankful for your spouse.
Answer the question: What is one thing about my spouse that I am thankful for?
e.g. Making breakfast for me every morning.
What if you are in serious conflict right now?
It may not be easy for you to find something to be thankful for in the moment.
If that is the case, go back to the past and come up with something from your dating days or the early part of your marriage. This may necessitate time travel to the distant past that spans many years or even decades!
Regardless, go as far back as you need to and write down that particular reason for gratitude.
e.g. Surprising me with a gift on an anniversary.
Get the idea?
Give thanks in all circumstances
The Bible tells us to "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." (I Thessalonians 5:18).
Your circumstances may not seem like they are reasons for gratitude.
This is when you need to look past what you see in the natural.
Tap into the spiritual realm.
Enter into His gates. With Thanksgiving.
Alright! What are you waiting for? Get cracking with your first two entries right now.
P.S: Gratitude is just one of the daily habits we teach couples in our marriage mentorship to practice regularly to shift the spiritual atmosphere in their marriage. Ask for a pdf with all 10 habits by replying to this email or sending us a DM.
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