01/27/2026
***26 Marriage Tips for 2026***
It's always sad to hear of a couple divorcing, and unfortunately, it has become all too common. It represents the end of something once believed in, something others once gathered and celebrated, a covenant made, and lives shared. Somewhere along the way, it failed, and at some point, hopelessness set in--eventually, someone surrendered to hopelessness. Many young people no longer even see the value in marriage. Yet it matters--significantly. In 2026, reclaim your marriage, fight for your marriage, nurture your marriage. It matters.
Marriage was created by God Himself in the garden!
Marriage is a spiritual entity, designed to be a living picture of Christ and the Church--unity, sacrifice, love, care, longsuffering, covenant.
Your spouse is the only person on earth, the Bible says, with whom you become ONE with. (Gen. 2:24)
A breach in your marriage hinders your prayer life! (I Peter 3:7)
The enemy hates marriage and all it represents. He wants to destroy it. Marriages are always under attack from every angle--direct and subtle.
Here are 26 marriage tips for 2026!
1. Forgive quickly, repeatedly, and without reservation.
2. Apologize quickly and without qualification, justification, or excuses.
3. Show interest in what your spouse is interested in--not because you are interested in it necessarily, but because you are interested in them!
4. Look each other in the eyes.
5. Ask more questions.
6. Have tough conversations. Don't settle for surface answers. Keep at it until the real issues are on the table. If they'll say it to others or even journal it but won't say it to you, it's a problem! There has to be clear, open, ongoing communication on the good and bad days.
7. Never keep secrets, deceive, or withhold things from one another. Secrets are the soil in which trust is broken, and the enemies of your marriage quietly grow there.
8. Don't spend time alone with others of the opposite s*x.
9. Give each other space--to grow, to learn, to explore. It may feel uncomfortable at times, but support them.
10. Be patient with one another as you each evolve, grow, and change as humans. It's not easy being a human!
11. Be physical and intimate. Touch more.
12. Joke, laugh, flirt, be silly. A merry heart does good like a medicine! (Prov. 17:22)
13. Really forgive. Don't just bury it to get through the moment. Every time it comes up in your mind, declare you have forgiven and don't give it power.
14. Write each other notes, especially if you're not a note person; your spouse likely is.
15. Learn to give the gifts your spouse would want and not the kind you would want or appreciate (this is harder than it seems sometimes!)
16. Every day, treat your marriage like it is the most important relationship in your life. If you don't, it will suffer.
17. Pray for your spouse--all the time.
18. Don't criticize your spouse to others. Go to them, talk through things, no matter how hard or how many times it takes.
19. Don't listen to counsel from anyone who encourages you to hide things from your spouse, deceive your spouse, or lie to your spouse.
20. Read, treasure, soak up, meditate on, and aim to really walk out all the verses about marriage. God's word is always right and guides us in every situation.
21. Give your spouse and your marriage a fresh start when needed--for real, 100%.
22. Put your phone down.
23. Serve each other in some way every day. Jesus said the greatest is the servant. If He can wash the disciples' feet, be the greatest in your marriage, and find ways to serve.
24. Husbands, be attentive, protective, and nurturing. Wives, be a fan, show respect and admiration. This is what the other is looking for. She wants safety, he wants respect.
25. Don't put your children before your marriage. Your marriage created your children. It is your only covenant relationship--it comes first.
26. Don't deceive yourself that your walk with God is ok if you aren't fighting for, valuing, safeguarding, and nurturing your marriage.
