Have You Identified What Is So UNIQUE About Your Marriage?

Earlier this week we touched on the importance of finding out what was unique about your marriage. Uniquenesses may change over the years, but something will always be there that will keep you and your marriage from becoming 'just like the Jones'. Why? Because you are special and so is your marriage.

Until we, as women, realize how unique we are and what we are capable of handling, we will never be content or reach our full potential.

Women tend to get caught up in the comparison game. We are quick to evaluate whether we are succeeding in an area based on how we stack up to how others are doing in the same area.

We dress according to the latest trends.

We paint our homes the colors that we see in the magazines.

We measure our success according to the reality shows as if they should set the bar for us in building our homes, disciplining our children, dealing with our husbands, finding a spouse.

We think success is when we are 'like everyone else'!

Comparing ourselves with others can easily become a sin by coveting what others have or how they do things. That is where focusing on our uniqueness and working hard to make the most of what we have been given will give us the drive to build our homes with thanksgiving and grace rather than striving and envy.

Many marriages have tough issues to deal with, but if we see those issues as a unique challenge we can begin to build a life around the challenge and move forward.

As women, let's be quick to complement one another as we deal with our issues. Keep unhealthy comparisons out of your marriage. Embrace your uniqueness' and strive to build a marriage that is authentic.