Marriage

As anyone who’s been following me knows, I’ve had some health issues lately. So when my good friend Julie Sibert of Intimacy in Marriage offered to send me a guest post, I jumped at the chance. With glee! Not only does that give me a break, but it’s excellent content for my audience. Read on and be blessed!



By Julie Sibert

Not long ago, after a...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the joy of life. Thank You for all of the moments each day that we find enjoyable. We know that You are maturing us and we are grateful. Please continue to build up our faith. We pray we would be able to stand strong in the face of adversity. We pray we would not waver when tempted. We pray that we would be aware of the things we enjoy as entertainment. Please help us to navigate and evaluate what things are permissible and what things are not beneficial. If there...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for teaching us how to walk humbly with You and with each other. Thank You for teaching us and showing us the benefit and blessing of participating in the ministry of reconciliation. We pray we would continue to grow in our ability to apologize and forgive each other. We pray we would be quick to reconcile so that the enemy does not get a foothold in our marriage. We pray specifically that we would be able to experience restoration in our marriage after trust is...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for our marriage. Thank You for all of the time we spend together and thank You for all of the precious memories we have made together. We lift up our marriage to You and ask that You would mature us. Please help us grow in our faith and in our love for one another. We pray that when we experience conflict in our relationship, we would respond to each other in love. We pray we would respond to each other with respect. We pray we would be quick to reconcile. We pray we...

 

So you’ve discovered that your spouse wants out of your marriage. This can be an extremely troubling time. I mean, you’ve invested into your relationship; you’ve tried, you’ve loved. Maybe you’re confused right now. I don’t know where you are, but I want you to know that you’re not alone. Thousands, even millions of people have gone through this, and I want you to know there is hope...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your faithfulness. Thank You for being our refuge and strength. We praise You in the good times and in the hard times. We praise You in the valleys and on the mountains. We praise You when we experience comfort and hardship. We trust You and we trust Your plan for our marriage. Please help us to keep a heavenly perspective. Please help us to praise You and thank You no matter what circumstances we face. We pray we would remind each other to keep our eyes fixed on...

 

My husband says I have an ongoing problem of taking on more than I can accomplish. On this, and plenty of other things, he is right! After a couple of weeks of running around trying to get things done and feeling that I was nowhere near on time with anything, I’m trying to regain my equilibrium. But in those crazy-sauce moments, I came across a written interview...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the unique way You created marriage. We pray we would encourage one another and build each other up. We pray You would use our marriage to make us more holy. When we experience the pain of sin or selfishness or conflict, we pray we would point each other toward You. Please restore us. Please help us to become more like You. We pray would encourage each other to repent and be reconciled. We pray for healing from the ways we have hurt one another because of sin...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for today. Thank You for all of the resources and tools You have given us to use. Thank You for all of the ways we are able to get information and communicate with others. We pray You would help us to navigate the internet with boundaries. We pray we would not use the access we have online to choose sin. We pray You would keep our hearts pure and help us escape temptations. We pray our use of the internet and our interactions online would not hurt or hinder our...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the food You have provided for us. We pray that we would have a strong understanding of how food helps our bodies. We pray we would avoid eating things that hurt our bodies or avoid food that makes it difficult for our bodies to do what they need to do. We pray we would choose to eat healthy and make wise choices with our food habits. We also pray we would be grateful and express our gratitude when we eat. Thank You for nourishing us! We pray we would be thoughtful...