You know those guys who walk around fit and healthy? They’re so lucky. I wish I could be healthy like them. My guess is, as you’re reading this, you’re raising your eyebrow and wondering, “What the heck is he talking about? No one is fit and healthy because they’re lucky. They work hard to get and stay there.” And you would be correct.
The same is absolutely true for a healthy marriage. Nobody falls into a healthy marriage. Sure, some marriages are easier than others. But all healthy marriages take work. And I’m not talking about once in a while kind of work but regular, consistent disciplines that will shape your marriage into something beautiful, even if it’s never exactly easy. Here are 7 disciplines of a healthy marriage.