Marriage

How many of us have said something to our spouse that we wish we could take back? I’m raising my hand, and I see a lot of other hands up out there!



In my recent post, Blogging About Sex: I’d Say It Differently Now, I talked about how much I’ve learned from the time I began blogging and how I’d rephrase some things differently now. I received a lot of...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for all that You have provided for us. Beyond basic necessities, You have given us so much more. We pray we would be good stewards of the things You have given to us. We pray we would value our things, even if others don’t or if the actual cost is low. Please help us to be grateful for all that we have. We pray we would not take any of it for granted. We also ask that You would help us to be content. We desire to be people who are grateful and content. We pray we would...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your Word. Thank You for Your Holy Spirit. Thank You for showing us areas of our lives that we need to repent of and change. We pray You would continue to refine us and shape us into the people You created us to be. We pray we would continue to pursue holiness in our lives and in our marriage. We pray we would walk in obedience to Your Word and honor You. May our lives be a testimony of the work You are doing in us and through us in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for giving us purpose. Thank You for encouraging our hearts to do what is right. Thank You for Your Word, which affirms us that You created us to do Your will. We pray we would do Your will and that our marriage would be used by You to do good works in this world. We pray our marriage draws people closer to You. We pray others would see us and the love we have for You and desire to be close to You. We pray our marriage would be a good example to other couples. Please...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for today. Thank You for the gift of life and for the gift of marriage. We pray we would honor You daily as we serve one another in our marriage. We pray we would have eyes to see needs that we can fulfill and serve each other to the best of our ability. We pray You would help our hearts to be sensitive toward each other. We pray we would experience the benefit of a marriage that is based in serving and not selfishness. Please help us to be considerate as we serve and...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for our marriage. Thank You for our friendship and the time we get to spend together. We pray we would be grateful for one another. We pray we would share our gratitude more often with words of encouragement and affirmation. We pray we would be content in life and in our marriage. We desire our hearts to be full of contentment and thankfulness and that You would be glorified in us in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your Holy Word. Thank You for our marriage. We pray and ask that You would help us to keep You at the center of our marriage. We pray we would make reading Your Word and praying together a priority and a habit. Please help us to lay aside the reasons and excuses we make for not doing this on a regular basis. We know that reading Your scripture will remind us of Your will and Your ways. We desire to grow closer to You and closer to each other in this way. May You be...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for today. Thank You for another day to work. We pray we would honor You with our jobs, what we choose to do, and how we choose to make a living. We pray we would be a light to those who we work with. We pray we would not compare our responsibilities to another and covet what others may be doing. Please help us to be content. Please help us to trust You and rely on You to help us endure. We pray we would be diligent to do our work and to do it in a way that pleases...

 

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It’s tough. Isn’t it? You feel this tremendous emotional connection to one person… Loving him or her like you never thought you were able to love.

The problem?

You’re married to someone else.

And you really want to make that marriage work, because you’re convinced that’s the right thing to do.

But how can you do that when you’re in love with somebody else?​

You find yourself going back and forth, thinking, “I’m a good dad. I’m a good person. I made a vow that I’d be...