Sacrifice is very important to the Lord and He respects individuals on the basis of their sacrifices.

He has his ideas of how we should live our lives and He wants it dedicated to him through sacrificial living.

Marriage is one area of our lives that He expects to show a lot of sacrifices.

For marriages to succeed couples must make a lot of sacrifices and it'll depends on how much you want your marriage to succeed because the whole essence of marital relationships are sacrificial.

You firstly sacrificed your freedom and a lot of your rights to embrace your spouse because the Bible demands that you live in oneness and in all humility.

All these pay you in the service of your God.

These basic sacrifices lead you into greater sacrifice in your relationship with the almighty God. You see yourself only in obedience to the word of God in your marriage.

God asks men to love their wives and women to respect their husbands because these what is difficult for them to do but they are not doing because of their spouse but because of their obedience to God's word.