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What Are Your Main Goals & Priorities for Your Marriage?Your first mission should be setting goals and priorities for your future with each other in order for it to be successful. Having a guide to follow would be very helpful! Have you and your mate taken time to determine what values, what guidelines, or what aspirations you have for you and/or your children? Have you ever drove on vacation to a new destination without a road map?? Chances are you wouldn't get to where you needed to be without one, which is much why you should have a "road map" for the direction you and your spouse want to go in. 
You and your spouse must work hard at this and it will take some time! Everyday life has a way of demanding our time in other things, therefore distracting us from what is really important. It takes
more than words to reach success.
These should cover important categories, such as God, your spouse, children, work, etc. Once these routes are defined, it will be much easier to work as a team in the same direction. In order to continue advancing in life, we have to take responsibility for our own growth. Think on these aspects as you go further into this section:
***Am I easily irritated when my plans must change for the good of our marriage? ***Do I invest the time needed for the growth of our relationship? ***Do we currently have a plan set in place for our future? When thinking about how to set up a plan for your goals and dreams, incorporate these important factors: A - Decide exactly what goals you & your spouse want to achieve in each area of life. B - Gather information from various resources on ways you could achieve those particular goals. C - Prepare to work wholeheartedly toward your goals with love and determination, no matter how long it may take you to reach those goals. D - Expect setbacks and disappointments along the way, which is natural in achieving anything worthwhile. E - Be willing to adjust and tweak as needed to reach your goals. F - Learn from every experience. Setbacks should be viewed as an opportunity for growth (when one door closes, another one opens). G - Resolve with your partner that you will hold each other accountable and that neither of you will give up until you achieve your goal. H - Review your plan often and keep it out in open view so you will see a daily reminder. Be sure to sign up for my monthly newsletter, Seasons. It is packed with inspiration and stories from the heart that will help you toward growing your marriage. Proverbs 16:3 - "Commit your works to the Lord, And your thoughts will be established".
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