Marriage

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...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your lovingkindness. Thank You for Your gentleness. We lift up our marriage to You and ask that You would help us to mature. We pray we would lay down our selfishness. We pray we would seek to bless each other. We pray we would choose to be loving, kind, and gentle in everything we do and everything we say. We pray our interactions with one another would help draw each other closer to You. We pray our love for one another would be evident to the world and that it...

 

Can a relationship go back to normal after cheating? That’s a big question. Cheating significantly impacts your relationship in more ways than one. There is a loss of trust, a feeling of betrayal, hurt, anger, anxiety…just a complete mix of complicated emotions to sort through. In today’s society of technology, social media, and new ways of connecting...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your faithfulness. We pray we would be faithful like You are faithful. We pray we would be faithful in our relationship with You and with each other. We pray for our marriage. We pray we would grow in deep love for each other. We pray we would be quick to let go of frustrations. We pray we would not pick up offenses that we can overlook because of love. We pray we would be quick to forgive and be healed of any pain we cause one another. We pray we would be easy...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your Holy Resurrection and the power of Salvation through Christ. We submit to Your authority and power. We desire Your will to be done in our lives. We pray we would not be prideful. Please destroy any bit of pride that arises in our hearts and minds. We pray we would not let pride get in the way of loving each other. We pray we would not let pride dictate our decisions in life or distort our perspectives of each other. We pray against the spirit of pride. Please...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your Son, Jesus Christ, who humbled Himself as a man and gave His life for us. We thank You and we praise You for Salvation. We pray we would understand the depths and weight of our sin. We pray we soberly consider the consequences of our choices and what it meant for Christ to love us and die for us even while we are sinners. We pray we walk in humility and give our lives to You in honor of what Christ has done for us. We pray we would walk in humility in our...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for calling us out of the darkness and into Your light. We pray we would be transparent in our relationship with one another. We pray we would be honest with where we are or what we are struggling with. We pray we would be able to drag our sin into the light and expose it so that we repent and heal from it. Please help us not to hide in our marriage from each other. Please help us not to hide our hearts from one another. We pray for our lives to be full of light so...

 

One challenge to embracing sex as God designed it to be is erroneous messages we’ve absorbed. Some such messages are truly heinous and harmful, others are not quite right, and plenty fall somewhere in between. This post is the first of a series that will appear now and then over the next couple of months, with each post correcting the record on a specific topic...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your Holy Spirit, who ministers to us and helps us live according to Your Word. We pray we would continue to rely on Your Holy Spirit and allow You to lead us every day. We pray Your will is done in our lives. We lay our own wills down and submit to all that You have for us. We also pray for more self-control. We pray we would choose to intentionally live in a way that honors You, where the fruit of self-control is evident in us. We pray we would be disciplined in...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your unfailing love and amazing grace. We pray we would grow in our knowledge and understanding of who You are and what Your Word says. We pray we would honor You as we choose to walk in Your Spirit and obey Your Word. Please help us to encourage one another in our walk with You. Please help us to pray together more often. Please help us not to operate in our flesh or in selfish ways. We pray our marriage would have a strong foundation, built and centered on You...