Marriage

Dear Lord,

Thank You for my marriage. Thank You for my husband. I pray You would bless my marriage. I pray my husband and I would continue to experience deep intimacy that brings us even more closer to You. I pray against the enemy and his tactics to destroy our marriage. Bind the enemy in Jesus’ name! I pray we would fight for our marriage and fight to protect our relationship. I pray our hearts are guarded so that he has no room to work against us. I pray our foundation is strong and our...

 

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Why do people divorce? Quite a question, isn’t it? Let me walk you through what the research says about reasons for divorce.

When we start talking about divorce, we can speculate all day long. If you ask people on the street, “What do you think is the biggest problem with marriage?” They will say something like communication. But when you start asking them, “What does that mean?”...

 

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“I want a divorce.” Has this thought ever crossed your mind? Don’t worry; you are not alone. Hundreds of couples face marriage problems daily, and the way we handle those problems can make or break a marriage. Maybe you’ve broken the news to your spouse, or perhaps you haven’t acted on your feelings yet. Regardless of your relationship status, there are many things to think about before you...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for being our Savior. Thank You for rescuing us and for helping us through every circumstance. You are our tower of refuge and strength. We pray we would never let anything come between us. We pray nothing would separate us. We pray our marriage would be so strong that we would not even be tempted to be against each other in anything. We pray You would tear down any walls that are keeping us away from each other or keeping us from knowing one another. We pray You would...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for encouraging us and equipping us to endure. There are many challenges in life and many hard circumstances that tempt us to give up or be frustrated. We pray You would continue to help us to endure and to be a light as we endure. We pray our marriage would be a light in this dark world. We pray others would notice how our marriage stands out because we are able to endure together. We know it would not be possible to endure without You. Please keep being our Rock and...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for helping us through hard things. Thank You for being our helper. We pray You would continue to help our marriage. We pray You would help us to say the things we need to say to one another. We pray You would give us the right words to say when we need to say hard things. We pray our hearts would be able to receive from one another, even when it is hard to hear. Please help us to make our marriage a safe place to communicate and share our hearts with each other in...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the way we get to express our love for each other in marriage. Thank You for the gift of physical touch. Your creative design of our bodies and how we can feel so close to each other just through touch is amazing. We pray we would be intentional to show more physical affection with one another. We pray we would take the time to hold hands, hug, embrace one another in small, and in more intimate ways. We pray our hearts would be receptive to physical touch. We pray...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your compassion. We feel loved and cared for by You. We are comforted by Your Word. We pray we would also be a comfort to each other. We pray we would continually keep our hearts open toward each other. We pray we would be transparent with each other and let each other know how we are doing. Please help us to be honest with each other. Please help us to communicate in a respectful way. We pray our transparency would lead to deeper intimacy and we pray that more...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for receiving us as adoptive heirs. Thank You for Your gracious love. We pray we would never doubt Your love for us. We pray we would not wrestle with insecure thoughts of feeling rejected by You. Please help us to stand firm on the Word of Your truth. We also pray we would not wrestle with insecure thoughts of rejection in our marriage. Please help us to affirm our love for each other every day. Please remind us that we are one. We pray we would careful not to reject...