Marriage

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The most common sex struggle I hear from spouses is a mismatch in sexual desire. One wants sex more often than their mate, while the other wants it less often than their mate.

Roughly speaking, it’s about half of marriages where the husband wants sex more, about a quarter where the wife wants sex more, and about a quarter where husband and wife are...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank you for each other and our marriage. Give us the words to speak when we are in a fight or disagreement. Tell us when to keep our mouths shut. Lord, teach us how to give a gentle answer so that we do not stir up more wrath in the situation. We pray that we can learn to understand each other more and more every day.

In Jesus’ name, amen!

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Dear Lord,

Thank you for Your forgiveness and grace. Thank you for Your patience and love for us. We pray that we would remember daily the covenant we have made with our eyes. The covenant to keep our eyes for only each other. That we would intentionally protect our eyes from wandering and from lustfully looking upon anyone but one another. Lord, You desire purity in us in every aspect and we desire to walk in purity. Holy Spirit, give us the strength and power to walk in purity every...

 

Dear Lord,

At times we can lose our strength. Whether it is the weight of parenting, careers or health, help us to be strong for each other. Help us to lead one another back to You. We pray that we would lift each other up to You in prayer on a daily basis, especially in those times where we feel the weakest. Be our strength, God.

In Jesus’ name, amen!​

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for the gift of reconciliation. We pray that we would continue to grow to understand the gift of reconciliation and how You have made it possible to do this in marriage. We pray that we remain humble and that nothing ever stands between us. We pray that we are willing to apologize and forgive often.

In Jesus’ name AMEN!​

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Dear God,

Thank You for the gift of happiness. Thank You for all the goodness that You give and the joy it provides. We pray that we would savor happiness. We pray that we would never let little things steal our happiness. We also pray that we would never judge how good our lives are on a standard of happiness, but rather on a standard of our relationships with You! We pray that we would be secure and content. We pray for true joy!

In Jesus’ name AMEN!​

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for today. We pray that we will have a chance to go over our goals and our hopes for the future. We pray that we can openly share with each other what our desires are. Help us to be on the same page and help us to submit our goals to You. We pray we would cheer each other on in every way possible and that we would work together for good for Your kingdom.

In Jesus’ name AMEN!​

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When couples struggle, it’s often not because they don’t love each other—it’s because unhealthy communication patterns sneak into the relationship. In this blog, I’ll share the three biggest signs of poor communication in marriage that research (including work from the University of Washington and years of experience at Marriage Helper) has consistently revealed. More importantly, I’ll show you how to stop them and replace them with healthy communication habits that build trust, intimacy...

 

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