VITAL INGREDIENTS TO A HEALTHY AND HAPPY MARRIAGE!

Laughter needs to be the soundtrack to your marriage. In good times and bad, you've got to be able to laugh with your spouse. A marriage with no laughter is a sign of a marriage in deep trouble. Find reasons and ways to laugh together.

2. Communication

Communication is key in every relationship, you must have a very nice relationship with your spouse. It doesn't come naturally for anybody! Remove the distractions, turn off the electronics and talk.

3. Sex

Right now, all the guys are thinking, "why wasn't this number one?!" Sex is vital to a healthy marriage. It's a God-given gift to promote oneness, intimacy, and pleasure (in addition to procreation). Make sex a priority. If things are healthy in the bedroom, everything starts getting healthier.

4. Friendship

In too many marriages, the wife has her set of friends and the husband has his and they rarely or never connect socially. You need "couple friends" that you share ideas together.

5. Goals

Couples shouldn't just plan together, they should dream together. Without common goals and dreams for each other and for your family, you will be like a ship without a compass. Dream big and help each reach those dreams.

6. Celebration

When goals are reached or milestones achieved, spouses should celebrate together! Your marriage should be full of moments of celebration. Celebrate together privately and find ways to celebrate life's victories and moments with your extended family and friends. Even in life's toughest seasons, there are still plenty of excuses to have a party!

7. Faith

If these were in the order of importance, Faith would easily be at the top! God invented marriage and without Him, I'm convinced that no marriage can be what He intended it to be. Pray together, study God's Word together and allow Him to direct your paths. He is the one who can hold you together even when the world feels like it's falling apart.