Marriage

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Dear Lord,

Thank you for another week to seek after You and to draw closer to You. Lord, we pray that this week we would be diligent. In our work, in our pursuit of You, and in our pursuit of one another. Give us the energy we need to do our work with excellence and to love well. Keep us from the deceitfulness of laziness. May we please You in all we do this week.

In Jesus’ name, amen!

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Dear Lord,

Thank you for the model that You have given us for community and fellowship. You have created a structure that gives us, as Christians, a place to grow, serve, and be held accountable to our faith. Lord, we pray that Christian men and women would find real fellowship with other brothers and sisters in Christ. We pray that they would find accountability and encouragement. Give them opportunities with these relationships to be used to help another brother or sister grow and become...

 

Dear Lord,

We pray for more Biblical leaders to rise up. We pray that men and women around the world who call on your name would step up and take a stand for Your ways. We pray that more believers would fight for the innocent and be a voice for the oppressed. We pray that Godly husbands and wives would show the world what a marriage is supposed to look like. We pray that Godly men and women would step up in the church and begin to use their spiritual gifts in a way that pleases You. Lord...

 

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Not long ago, I received an email from a husband who was beyond weary of the Church not addressing the issue of his sexless marriage. That was hardly the first email I’d received from a frustrated spouse complaining about a lack of wisdom or even compassion they received from church leaders or fellow members for their sexual struggles.

Cue my heart breaking. Because...

 

Dear Lord,

You have told us that the greatest commandment is to love You with all of our hearts, minds, souls, and strength. You want us to love You with all of ourselves. You want us to love You with our words, our actions, or decisions, our obedience, our health, thoughts and our motives. Lord, help us to love You with all of ourselves.

In Jesus’ name, amen!

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Dear Lord,

We are all broken in some way. We have all been hurt by people inside the church and out. We have all felt the pain of rejection and loneliness. We have all been confused and lost. Bring us to people who will walk with us through these difficulties. This is what You desire of us, that we not do this alone. We know that our enemy would love for us to remain broken so that we will remain unfruitful. But You, Lord, bring healing.

In Jesus’ name, amen!

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Dear Lord,

Thank you for this day and the opportunity to love each other. We know we are not always the best at loving one another, but we do start out every day trying! We pray that You help us to be better with each passing day. We specifically ask that Your Holy Spirit would help us to have more patience with each other. Often times we are short with one another. We don’t want to be impatient husbands or wives. We want to lovingly endure, wait with self-control, and respect each other...

 

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In the midst of parenthood, it can be easy to get swept up in the chaos of parenting and lose sight of the joy God intended for our families. In our recent conversation with Hannah Keeley on the podcast, we discuss exactly this. Hannah—mom of seven, behavior therapist, and passionate follower of Christ—shares her journey of breaking through what she calls “Mom Fog.”

We talked about the moment Hannah had her...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank you for sending Your Son Jesus to die a sinners death on our behalf. Thank you also for resurrecting Him from the dead so that we too can have renewed life in Him. You deserve all the honor and praise forever and ever. THANK YOU!

In Jesus’ precious name, amen!

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