List of 20 Absolute Face-to-Face Commitments - 1 to 10

By Paul D. Refior

Copyright 1994, 1998 and 2005

You will certainly agree that marriage is infinitely more than a list of do's and don'ts.

Yet one of the problems these days is that so many couples fail or refuse to acknowledge important do's and don'ts, and these couples do not make or fulfill important commitments and promises.

Do you want a happy and God-honoring marriage? Then I suggest that you make the following commitments before the Lord and that you verbally express these commitments to your spouse (yes, eyeball to eyeball, out loud, and over again regularly).

1. I will always choose to love you.

2. I will always be absolutely honest with you.

3. I will never divorce you.

4. I will never abandon you.

5. I will never have sex with anyone but you.

6. I will never touch any person besides you in a sexual or romantic way.

7. I will pray for you every day.

8. I will never hit you, slap you, punch you, or in any way touch you violently or with the intention of causing you pain.

9. I will never yell at you, talk harshly to you, or say anything to you with an intention of hurting you or cutting you down. I will never call you a demeaning name.

10. I will always support you and nurture you.