Enjoy intimacy. Understand all aspects of intimacy, realizing that it’s more than just a fulfilling sexual relationship. Know that intimacy also includes building a close friendship with your wife, developing a close state of mind that binds the two of you together, seeking to understand more about each other’s thoughts and feelings, and being willing to make sacrifices for her.

Love your wife with a biblical love that selflessly commits your body, soul, and spirit to your wife’s betterment. Ask God to help you avoid looking at other women in lustful ways that can compromise your sexual purity. Ask Him to help you make your wife your standard of attractiveness (not a fantasy model) and to stay passionate about her.

Communicate openly about sex. Synchronize your schedules so you and your wife both go to bed at the same time. Keep your body in good physical shape by getting exercise to stay fit and paying attention to your hygiene. Don’t go to bed angry; make up quickly. Schedule romantic getaways as often as you can.

Manage your money faithfully. Acknowledge that it is God who truly owns everything you have, and that He expects you to be a faithful steward of all He has entrusted to you. Ask God to help you be content with living within your means. Get out of debt and avoid future debt. Set up a budget and stick to it. Give generously and cheerfully as God leads you, making sure that you give to God first before spending in other ways.

Pray with your wife over major purchases before you decide whether to make them – and if so, when to make them. Organize your financial paperwork into a filing system that’s easy to use. Every so often, declare a day of fasting from spending money to develop more self-control. Make a list of ways to cut expenses, then do so.

Keep a healthy home. Care about the quality of your home, realizing that it should be a sparkling testimony of your faith. Know that your impact on generations to come will be directly related to the ministry you have at home.

Build your home with wisdom from the Bible, prayer, and listening to your wife and men you respect. Build your home with godliness by working to have the proper attitudes and conduct before God in all situations. Build your home with leadership by determining to be more obedient to God’s plan for you to be the leader of your home. Build your home with care by working diligently to keep your house in good physical condition. Ask your wife for a list of projects to tackle around the house, and create your own list as well.

Make sure your home is safe, such as by keeping chemicals, medicines, and firearms locked up and having an exit plan in place for your family in case of a fire or disaster. Mow the lawn whenever it needs to be cut. Clean out your garage or storage shed. Repair whatever needs fixing around the house. Thank God regularly for your home and everyone who lives in it.