From Gary Chapman's A Marriage Vine

Today's Focus: Developing My Serve

It is said of Christ, "He went about doing good?" Is that true of your life? Is that the way your treat your spouse? If someone observed you for an entire week, would they say of you, "He goes about doing good for his wife?" Or, "She goes about doing good for her husband?" This week we're talking about developing an attitude of service. If we can develop this attitude in the marriage, perhaps it can spill over to the children. Wouldn't that be nice?

Maybe you had a good model of this in your parents, or perhaps you had a poor model. At any rate, you can develop this Christ-like quality. It all begins with a prayer: "Father, give me the attitude of Christ toward my husband or my wife." That is a prayer God will answer. We know this is His will for us. Then ask Him to bring to your mind one thing you can do for your spouse today that you are not presently doing. Write it down and ask God to give you the will and the power to do it. One act of service each day would transform most marriages.