Marriage

Dear Lord,

Thank You for family. Thank You for our marriage and thank You for our in-laws. Thank You for our extended family. We pray for both of our families right now. We pray we would make it a priority to connect with them, check on them, visit them if we can, host them, and share Your love with them. We pray we would have the courage to share Your gospel with them. We pray our family would see You when they see our marriage. We pray our marriage would be an encouragement to them...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for all the many ways You are with us and walk with us every day. We trust You and know that You are near. We pray we would honor You with our marriage. We pray there would be no challenge or trial that tears us down or separates us. We pray You would send people to encourage our marriage and help us to build a strong community of believers that would support our marriage. Please help us to operate in our marriage in Your strength and not our own. Please help us to...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for being our refuge. Thank You for being our security. Thank You for protecting us and leading us each and every day. We pray protection over our marriage. Please keep us safe from the attacks of the enemy. Please protect us from evil. We pray our marriage would be strong to endure this harsh world. We pray the enemy would not have a stronghold in our marriage. We pray You would help us to stay alert and remain prayerful. Please remind us to pray with each other every...

 

Hey, my name is ###, and I learned how to move past an affair because I was in one.

I’m not proud of it, but it’s a fact of my past. One thing I’m happy about, though, is that my past didn’t define me. It’s become a place of refinement for me, and I believe that I’m a better person today. In some ways, because of it, my relationship with my wife is better today. Not because of the...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the truth of Your Word. Thank You for the Holy Bible. Thank You for the access You have given us to the truth. We pray we would not take it for granted that we have access to the truth. We pray we would study the truth and know the truth. We pray You would write it on our hearts. We pray we would be truth tellers. We pray we would proclaim Your truth to one another and we pray we would always tell the truth to one another. Please help us never to lie. We pray Your...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the deep, never-ending love You have poured out. We pray we would be people who reflect Your love and share Your love with others. We pray our marriage would be a reflection of Your love story. We pray we would love each other deeply and sincerely. We pray we would love each other in Your truth, with how You have defined what love is. We pray our love for one another would be great. We pray our love would be a testimony in this world of the power You have in our...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the moments we get to spend time with You as we choose to abide in You. Thank You for leading us and walking with us in this world. We pray we would continue to practice reconciliation in our marriage. Conflict and disagreements are so challenging to our relationship. We pray we would be better at reconnecting during those hard moments. Please help us to walk humbly with each other. Please remind us to come to You in prayer for our marriage and for greater wisdom...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your lovingkindness and compassion. Thank You for being so gracious. Thank You for Your mercy and love. We lift up our marriage to You today. We pray we would be a couple who seeks peace in our relationship. We pray we would be a couple who has compassion for each other. Please give us eyes to see and understand what each other is enduring through and how we can help each other. We pray we would be kind and loving toward one another just as You have been toward us...

 

Once upon a time, research about sex had mostly been done by The Kinsey Institute and/or Masters & Johnson. Fast forward to now, and there are not only many studies, but whole journals dedicated to sex research. Consequently, we know a lot more about the physiology of sex, as well as its emotional and relational impact.

But not all research is well-done or applicable to the Christian life. We should use caution and discernment when looking at these studies. So let’s look at the perks and...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for our marriage. We love our marriage. We have been through many different seasons together. We have experienced some highs and lows. We are grateful to have our marriage and endure together. We pray we would always see our marriage as an awesome gift from You. Please help us to treat one another as a gift from You. May Your will be done in us and through us in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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