How to Have an Honoring Marriage (Marriage Vows Series)

How to Have an Honoring Marriage (Marriage Vows Series)

 

As a marriage coach, I notice how many marriages are devoid of an essential ingredient: honor. Most of these couples are experiencing conflict in their relationship, but few realize the conflict often stems from a lack of honor. In today’s episode, we are going to discuss what it means to have an honoring marriage. I share several practical ways of how to have an honoring marriage that we all can do.

 

But first, we discuss what is honor anyway?

 

In its most simplistic terms, honor can be defined as thinking highly of and showing high regard for someone or something. It’s recognizing the importance or someone or something. When we show honor to our spouse, we value them, their perspective, their opinions, etc.

 

Practical Ways to Show Honor

One of my favorite Scriptures on showing honor is Philippians 2:3-4: Be free from pride-filled opinions, for they will only harm your cherished unity. Don’t allow self-promotion to hide in your hearts, but in authentic humility put others first and view others as more important than yourselves. 4 Abandon every display of selfishness. Possess a greater concern for what matters to others instead of your own interests.

 

Honor, you see, is esteeming others above ourselves. It’s quite simple (not always easy) to do this in marriage. Here are some tips I shared on the show:

 

1. Encourage your spouse.
2. Call them up higher.
3. Respect your spouse’s opinion(s), especially when you disagree.
4. Speak well of your spouse in private and in public.
5. Prioritize what’s important to your spouse.

 

Be sure to listen the full episode below and let me know how you’d add to this list.

 

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode

• Join the Real Relationship Talk / Christian Marriages & Relationships Facebook Community!
• More ways to show honor in your marriage

 

 

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