Marriage

When we share our personal stories, we remind one another that that we’re not alone, that this life is a challenge, and that there is comfort and hope. So today, I’m getting pretty raw and sharing where my heart and mind have been lately.

It’s been a long two years.​

On December 22 of this year, we drove my younger adult son to the hospital for surgery on his...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your goodness. Thank You for the richness of Your love. We pray we would grow in our understanding of the richness of Your love. We pray we would search the depths of Your love and receive it fully. We pray Your character of being good would be a character trait that is in us. We pray we would be good to each other. We pray that even when there is disagreement or hurt in our marriage that we would choose to be good toward each other. Please help us to lay aside our...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the gift of family. We are incredibly grateful for our family. We are grateful for the gift of our marriage. We pray You would use our marriage to impact those close to us. We pray we would a bright light and a beacon of hope pointing the hearts of others to look to You for life and salvation. We pray a blessing over our family relationships and ask that You would help us cultivate these relationships. We pray Your will would be done in us and through us as we seek...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your loving affections toward us. You comfort us and You lead us through this life. We are grateful for the way Your Holy Spirit ministers to us every day. Please help us to yield our hearts to You and walk according to the wisdom You give us. We lift up our marriage to You and ask that You would help us grow even deeper in our relationship. We pray we would be intentional to show more affection toward each other. We pray we would find ways to show our love...

 

How does a spouse feel after cheating? Is it guilt, pain, indifference? How can we tell?

If your spouse cheated on you, it might feel like they no longer love you. I mean, how could they if they did this to you, right? Affairs happen over a period of time. No one wakes up and decides to have an affair, nor does it mean they’re having...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the legacy You have created throughout time. Thank You for the legacy of Jesus Christ and the legacy of Your Word. We pray we would cling to Your Word and trust all that You have said. We pray we would be mindful of the legacy we are leaving in this world. We pray our lives would be a light to draw others closer to You. We pray our family and friends would see You in us. Please help us to walk humbly, faithful and steadfast according to Your Word in Jesus’ name...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for saving us from unrighteousness. Thank You Jesus for being our righteousness. We know we have been transformed by You and that You continue to sanctify us. We pray that we would stop sinning. We pray You would draw to the surface of our hearts any sin within us so that we can repent and be reconciled to You and each other. We pray we would not choose to sin. We pray for humble hearts that are willing to lay our sin down. Please give us fresh eyes to see clearly. If...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your provision and Your protection over our marriage. We know that You are always working in our lives. We know there are things You have provided for us and protected us from that we are not even aware of. We praise You and we thank You for all of it. We pray You would continue to protect our marriage. We pray against the flaming arrows of the enemy and ask that You would hinder any of his schemes against us. We pray You would also continue to mature us so that we...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the way You care about the details of our lives. You show us in all kinds of ways that You see us and that You are care about the things that are happening around us. Thank You for interceding for us. We pray we would spend more time with You in prayer. We pray we would share more of our hearts with You and with each other. We pray that we would intentionally make ourselves known. We pray we would love each other more and lift one another up with words of...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your peace that transcends all understanding. Experiencing difficult circumstances is never easy. Yet, You sustain us. You equip us to walk through hard things and You give us peace that guards our hearts and minds. We pray we would love each other well when we go through hard things. We pray we would support each other and be intentional to point each other’s hearts toward You. We pray the difficult challenges we face together would strengthen the bond of our...