Serve the Lord as a couple. Know that God expects you to serve Him sacrificially, giving Him your undivided allegiance. Remember that your service should benefit others. Get started by reading the Bible to understand more about what spiritual gifts are and how they work.

Be willing and available to serve however God leads you. Ask God to give you a servant’s heart. Look for opportunities to serve – perhaps beginning with small, simple tasks like cleaning up after a church event, and working up to bigger assignments that may require special training.

Find out what ministries in your church could use you and your wife as a team. Consider taking a short-term missions trip together. Encourage your wife in her service (both what she does alongside you, and what she does individually). Be faithful, no matter how you serve, trusting that God will use your efforts to bring about good.

Reach out to others with the Gospel. Share the message of God’s good news with those around you. Reach out to your wife if she’s not yet a believer, and to your family members, friends, co-workers, neighbors, etc.

If your wife is a believer, witness to other people together, knowing that doing so will draw you closer to each other – and to God. Pray specific prayers for specific people. Always be prepared to share your testimony, telling how you lived your life before you began a relationship with Jesus, how you became a Christian, and how your life has changed since you met Jesus.

Support worldwide missions. Open your home to people in hospitality for meals, etc. Pray for a heart of compassion. Participate in neighborhood activities. Invite acquaintances to church. Give people books or tracts when they want to know more about Jesus.

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Adapted from A Husband After God’s Own Heart: 12 Things that Really Matter in Your Marriage, copyright 2004 by Jim George. Published by Harvest House Publishers, Eugene, Or., www.harvesthousepublishers.com.

Jim George and his wife, Elizabeth George, are Christian authors and speakers. Jim, author of several popular books, has M. Div. and Th.M. degrees from Talbot Theological Seminary and has served in various pastoral roles for 25 years. He has served on The Master’s Seminary faculty and staff for 10 years. Jim and Elizabeth have two married daughters and are grandparents.