Twelve commitments result from looking at marriage through the lens of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. These commitments are as follows:

• We will grow and change our daily agenda.2
• We will work together to build a strong bond of trust.
• We will give ourselves a regular lifestyle of confession and forgiveness.
• We will identify what needs to be let go of.
• We will work on healing our self-inflicted wounds from the past.
• We will apply the principle that love grows where it is sown.
• We will let God’s word establish His love in our hearts.
• We will not allow anyone to steal our joy.
• We will take responsibility for our happiness rather than blaming each other.
• We will count to ten before speaking.
• We will deal with our differences with appreciation and grace.12. We will work to protect our marriage or relationship, whether single, de facto, or arried in the church.