Marriage

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In week 23 of our 30-week Marriage After God devotional series, we talk about unity. Not just unity in our marriage, but unity in the body of Christ as a married couple. We share what we’ve learned, the temptations we’ve faced, and the practical steps that helped us move from isolation to oneness.

[Why unity matters]

Unity means oneness. When we’re unified in Christ, our gifts can be used to spread the gospel...

 

This prayer is adapted from The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers For My Marriage Devotional​

Dear Lord,

We don’t want to be idle in our marriage, relying on the other person to always initiate or do things we don’t feel like doing. We want to be a couple who respects each other and acknowledges the demanding work that has to be done to maintain our relationship and our home. Lord, when we feel offended by the other person’s laziness, will You help us to calmly communicate...

 

This prayer is adapted from The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers For My Marriage Devotional​

Dear Lord,

We ask You for wisdom in stewarding our finances as we consider the ways we spend, save, and give. Please unify us in the way we view and address our money. If we feel frustrated over our finances, remind us to bring up our concerns respectfully. Lord, we trust You to always draw us back to the same page and reinforce in our hearts that we are on the same team.

In...

 

This prayer is adapted from The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers For My Marriage Devotional​

Dear Lord,

Please protect our hearts as we are inundated with news that is overwhelming and out of our control. Our world seems to be enduring an increase of chaos. Shape us into a couple who stands strong in today’s world. Though uncertainty seems to be around every corner, please help us to remain firm and stable in our marriage. Lord, will You help us identify any areas of our...

 

This prayer is adapted from The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers For My Marriage Devotional​

Dear Lord,

As we make time simply to be present with each other, we specifically ask You, Lord, to help us put our phones away more regularly. Help us to hold hands more than we hold our devices. Help us to look into each other’s eyes more than we look at our screens. Please help us to set healthy boundaries and to stick to them. When we get frustrated with the other person’s phone...

 

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This prayer is adapted from The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers For My Marriage Devotional​

Dear Lord,

The promise of eternal life is our ultimate comfort. While we wait our turn to experience eternity, we ask You, Lord, to continually cover us with Your peace. Thank You also that we can comfort one another through physical touch and affirmation. Being married provides a camaraderie in which we can enjoy being known, making a home together, and experiencing...

 

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On this week’s Marriage After God podcast, we’re leaning into something that has transformed our marriage: praying for each other and our marriage every single day. This episode is a practical invitation to make daily prayer non-negotiable, and it explains why the health of our marriages hinges on it.

[Why daily prayer matters]

- Daily commitment protects what we’ve built together. We remind ourselves that “every day we...

 

This prayer is adapted from The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers For My Marriage Devotional​

Dear Lord,

Please help us to take care of our bodies by eating healthy and staying active. Stir our hearts to encourage one another to make good choices that benefit our health. Despite striving to keep our bodies healthy, we know change is inevitable. Please help us embrace the way our bodies shift over time. Lord, keep us from entertaining negative thoughts about our bodies and...

 

This prayer is adapted from The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers For My Marriage Devotional​

Dear Lord,

We seek to honor You as we aim to love our families well. Lord, establish core values and standards in our home that align with Your Word. We long to pass down a love of Your Word to the next generation, which can happen only if we both commit to upholding these values, leading to fruitful lives. Lord, move in our home and show us any area where we have misplaced our...

 

This prayer is adapted from The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers For My Marriage Devotional​

Dear Lord,

We praise You for the power of forgiveness! Holy Spirit, give us understanding of how deep, how wide, and how high the Father’s love is for us. Mature us and grow our ability to apologize and forgive each other. May we be willing to reconcile so that the Enemy does not gain a foothold in our marriage. We specifically pray we would experience restoration after trust is...