For real—let’s be honest. You need to be stronger to stay in a marriage than to even live single. A sweet and peaceful marriage takes strength on both sides. It’s not just when things get chaotic that you need strong people; even peace requires work.
Intentionality in everything is the secret ingredient to a successful home. But here’s the real foundation: you have to genuinely like your partner to be intentional. It can’t be one person always trying to make it work while the other allows themselves to be constantly reminded that they have “options.”
At the end of the day, it all comes down to who you really are. Without genuineness, irritation creeps in, and the relationship begins to feel like a burden.
Sometimes we enter marriage thinking love alone will sustain it, but the truth is, love matures through discipline, forgiveness, and daily choice. Strength isn’t just about enduring the storms—it’s also about knowing when to rest, rebuild, or release.
Commitment in marriage is daily—it’s not just a word, it’s a discipline. And part of that means knowing when to cut your partner some slack. (Trust me, I cut too many. 😅)
So, define your own version of intentionality—and choose happiness, genuinely.
