Marriage

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Is Your Marriage Truly Healthy, or Just “Okay”?​

You might say your marriage is “fine.” But what if “fine” is masking deep dissatisfaction? In a recent Barna Research Group study commissioned by Marriage Helper, over 1,500 U.S. adults shared insights about their marriages—and the findings may surprise you.

Read the full Barna study here.

This blog post breaks down what the data really says about marital satisfaction among Christians, why “somewhat satisfied” might...

 

Dear Lord,

You care about the words we speak. You care because You created everything with a word. God, You have asked us to choose our words carefully and wisely. We pray that we would be more serious about the words we choose to speak toward each other and our kids. We pray that Your Spirit would renew the way we talk. We pray that we would breathe life into our family and friends every time we speak to them. We pray that we would speak the truth always in love. Help us to choose better...

 

Dear Lord,

You desire obedience rather than sacrifice. You have told us in Your word that if we love You then we will obey You. Lord, we desire to obey You, but sometimes we don’t know how to. Lord, bring us to Your word and show us the areas in our lives that we are in disobedience. Show us where You would like change to occur in us.

In Jesus’ name, amen!

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Dear Lord,

Thank you for today. Thank you for fresh starts. Today is a new day and a fresh start. Today is a new opportunity to make good choices. Today is a new day for our hearts to be turned toward You and softened toward each other. We pray You would bless us and give both of us a fresh start today. Help us to look forward to the future and not dwell in the past. We pray that we would take advantage of today and allow your Holy Spirit to lead us through it. We also pray that our...​

 

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Dear Lord,

Thank you for another week to seek after You and to draw closer to You. Lord, we pray that this week we would be diligent. In our work, in our pursuit of You, and in our pursuit of one another. Give us the energy we need to do our work with excellence and to love well. Keep us from the deceitfulness of laziness. May we please You in all we do this week.

In Jesus’ name, amen!

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Dear Lord,

Thank you for the model that You have given us for community and fellowship. You have created a structure that gives us, as Christians, a place to grow, serve, and be held accountable to our faith. Lord, we pray that Christian men and women would find real fellowship with other brothers and sisters in Christ. We pray that they would find accountability and encouragement. Give them opportunities with these relationships to be used to help another brother or sister grow and become...

 

Dear Lord,

We pray for more Biblical leaders to rise up. We pray that men and women around the world who call on your name would step up and take a stand for Your ways. We pray that more believers would fight for the innocent and be a voice for the oppressed. We pray that Godly husbands and wives would show the world what a marriage is supposed to look like. We pray that Godly men and women would step up in the church and begin to use their spiritual gifts in a way that pleases You. Lord...

 

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Not long ago, I received an email from a husband who was beyond weary of the Church not addressing the issue of his sexless marriage. That was hardly the first email I’d received from a frustrated spouse complaining about a lack of wisdom or even compassion they received from church leaders or fellow members for their sexual struggles.

Cue my heart breaking. Because...

 

Dear Lord,

You have told us that the greatest commandment is to love You with all of our hearts, minds, souls, and strength. You want us to love You with all of ourselves. You want us to love You with our words, our actions, or decisions, our obedience, our health, thoughts and our motives. Lord, help us to love You with all of ourselves.

In Jesus’ name, amen!

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