1. Thou shalt reserve time for one another at all costs.

2. Thou shalt spend only what you have - financial stress kills romance.

3. Thou shalt leave no room for selfishness - be relationship givers and not takers.

4. Remember the “leave and cleave” principle from Genesis 2:24.

5. Thou shalt bring your expectations in line with reality - the perfect spouse does not exist.

6. Thou shalt trust one another and build reasonable boundaries - jealousy and trust rarely co-exist.

7. Thou shalt avoid alcohol or substance abuse, pornography, gambling, and other potential addictions that will quickly kill your marriage and your life.

8. Thou shalt be content with having enough and pray every day “Give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread” (Proverbs 30:8).

9. Thou shalt think of your marriage as a marathon - you will need determination and faith to go the distance of a lifetime.

10. Thou shalt keep Christ at the center and remember His words, “In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).