Reorganized Simplicity: 75 Ways to Bless Your Marriage

Valentine's Day is less than a couple weeks away. If you have been struggling in your relationship, this is a great time to evaluate some things that you can do on a regular basis to bless and strengthen your marriage. If you marriage is strong, there are always things that you can continue to do to maintain a successful and God-centered marriage.

The Bible gives us an amazing picture of what true and selfless love is and we should always be striving to achieve this in our relationship with our spouse.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (New International Version)

^"4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."

Here are a few ideas that I came up with that you can do all year long to bless your marriage:

Pray for each other
Pray together
Read the Bible together
Do a daily/weekly devotional together
Go to church together
Spend 30 minutes of dedicated time together each day
Go to bed at the same time
Make lunch for your spouse
Make a romantic candlelit dinner for your spouse
Recite your vows together just because
Renew your vows
Surprise your spouse with their favorite treat
Hang your favorite couple picture in your bedroom
Laugh together often
Kiss like you mean it
Surprise your spouse by coming home from work early
Put the kids to bed and give your spouse a break
Take 10 minutes each evening to tell each other about your day
Let your spouse sleep in
Let your spouse take a nap
Forgive each other
Talk/Communicate
Agree on how you are going to manage your finances
Get and stay out of debt
Have lunch together without the kids
Have a non-negotiable monthly date night out
Have a weekly in home date night (if you can't make it out of the house)
Go on a vacation together at least once a year (even if it is one night)
Recreate your first date
Give your spouse a massage
Get a couple's massage
Take a bubble bath together
Get busy...often
Have a make out session
Take a walk together
Hold hands every chance you get
Put your phones away, turn the T.V. off, and get off the computer
Get up early and watch the sunrise together
Make your spouse breakfast in bed
Make coffee in the morning
Make your spouse a special breakfast when they have an important day
Send a sexy text
Leave a sweet Facebook message
Leave a sweet note on the fridge
Call your spouse on the phone just to say you are thinking about them
Stop what you are doing and listen when your spouse is talking
Dress-up for your spouse just because
Support your spouse's goals, dreams, and aspirations
Bring your wife flowers
Buy your husband a power tool (or anything he would appreciate)
Write a letter of thanks to your spouse
Complete one of your spouse's chores
Look at your wedding album together and talk about your favorite memories
Do something spontaneous
Read His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage together
Respect your spouse
Say only good things about your spouse to others
Play a game together
Complete a household project together
Cook a meal together
Take a class together
Make your bedroom a relaxing place to be (for us this means no kids)
Have the house clean and dinner ready when your spouse comes home
Send your spouse a complimenting text/email (or several) throughout the day
Take care of the kids when your spouse is sick
Ask what you can do for your spouse
Give your spouse a night off to do what they enjoy
Make a bucket list of things you want to do as a couple
Encourage your spouse to pursue a hobby
For her: Don't nag
For him: Put the toilet seat down
Get along with your in-laws
Tell your spouse what a great parent they are and give examples
Demonstrate to your children what a healthy marriage looks like so someday they can have one of their own
Kiss, hug and say "I love you" every chance you get