Good morning everybody, we are continuing our topic of love language in marriage. Couples should go all out to speak the language of their spouse unreservedly since our aim in marriage is to place our spouse.

It will be good to always look for creative ways to speak the love language our spouse understands. Marriage is a place where we serve each other. We don’t think of ourselves first. We allow and trust God through our spouse to take care of us

That is why it becomes imperative for us to learn and understand our spouse love language.

3.  Words of Affirmation

Here, words mean a big deal to your spouse. In speaking his/her love language, you want to be careful of what is said, how it is said, when it is said, your body language, your tone, pitch and everything surrounding the words you say.

Here, it means a lot to your spouse when you give words of encouragement. Words that will uplift him/her. You might not be able to provide all the money in this world but your reassuring words makes them feel loved.

Your thoughtful words keeps him/her going. In times of stress, needs, bills to pay, weakness etc, your words are like magic.

Speaking negative, derogative, harsh and hard words or sermonizing or nagging your spouse could be counterproductive.

Please watch for those other than your spouse that speak gently, softly and tenderly to you. Avoid them, it could be a danger spit for the devil to exploit. An emotional affair could develop if you are not

discerning and careful.

Never look forward to anyone’s company or enjoy any ones company other than your spouse.

4. Quality time

If the love language of your spouse is quality time, then love mean time. Not only quantity but quality of time.

Your spouse will appreciate being present with him/her. Your presence and not just present matters to them.

Create memories. Go out for outings together, dinners, vacations, go to seminars together and just spend time together. However, what you spend your time on also matters.

Quality time means time of getting to know your spouse better, listening them talk, being sensitive to them, trying to understand them and knowing how to react and respond.

The lord will help is all. If could be challenging since usually opposite temperament will always attract and some time our love languages are different or we want our love language expressed in a different way from that of our spouse.

Our male female differences, the background we grew up in and other factors are responsible for this.

As a matter of rule, watch out for people of the opposite sex you spend too much time with.

5. Gifts

Your spouse feels love is not complete until it is expressed in buying of gifts. Something must be given to show you care. It has to cost you. More often than not, the thoughtfulness behind the given will mean more to your spouse. So its nor about the gift, but you taking the pains of know the appropriate gift to buy at what time or occasion. Example you wife just deliver a baby, and you got her a a sexy gown. She probably can’t even wear it because of breast feeding.

Find out our favorite color, scent, her size, her preference, her need. What is the point buying your wife high heels when she is pregnant or buying your husband an expensive office suitcase when he needs a belt and doesn’t go to office but works from home.

In all these love language, we all need the help of the holy spirit to lead and guide us. Lest our good works become evil spoken of. We get offended and not appreciated because it didn’t meet our deepest desire.

The holy spirit is our helper, when we call on him he will help us even in performing our duties of speaking our spouse’s love language.

May God grant us understanding.

God bless our marriage.

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I learn to speak my partners love language.

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Pray for wisdom to speak the love language of your spouse

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Eph 5:25 ESVHusbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having
cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
Speak your spouses’ love language

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Eph 5