On your wedding day you pledged your vows of love, commitment, honor, and faithfulness to your wife. To honor your wife is to make a decision to place high value and importance on her. Love involves putting that decision into action. By treating her as a priceless gift, you grant her a position worthy of great respect and a high place of honor in your life.

Persistent Care

As the marriage continues, this value of honor must forever be guarded and extended. Never take your wife for granted. Recognize the intrinsic worth she brings to the relationship. Recall the sacrifices and contributions she has made to your well-being and to your growth and development as a person. Has she done more than you have given her credit for? You continually extend honor to her by recognizing her accomplishments, speaking about her with respect, extending common courtesies, praying for her, supporting her new ventures, and overlooking her shortcomings. And the best part is that your wife will love you all the more as you honor her.

Bottom Line

Marriage is for better and for worse. The better part of marriage comes by extending this virtue of honor. Make it a hallmark of your marriage.