Marriage

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...

 

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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...

 

Marriage isn’t all ponies and rainbows. It’s a journey that takes hard work and effort. Luckily that journey comes with memorable moments and the opportunity to do life right with your lifelong partner. Before we get into all the loving and romantic sides of marriage, let’s talk about the sides that aren’t so exciting. We reveal the top 3 unhappy marriage signs to look out for within...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the gift of marriage. Thank You for the unique design of how two become one. We know it is an immediate union of oneness when we got married, yet it is a process of laying ourselves down in humbleness to embrace oneness with each other every day. We pray we would continue to grow in our unity of oneness. We pray we would not allow ourselves to get in the way of Your perfect design of marriage working in us. Please help us to walk humbly, to love deeply, and to honor...

 

I’ve addressed talking to your spouse about sex before (like here), but today I’m focusing on advice to wives who need to have a conversation with their husband.

Ladies, if you’ve been struggling with sexual intimacy but worry that bringing up the issue will be met with tension, dismissiveness, or conflict, here are ten tips that can help.

These tips are...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for being our Refuge, our Rock, and our Redeemer. We pray for the current circumstances we are facing and we ask that You would help us get through them together. We pray the unity of our marriage would not be destroyed. We pray we would help support each other no matter what comes our way. We pray there would be no more sickness in our home. We pray for healing and quick recovery. We pray we would have a good attitude no matter how much we are struggling. We pray for...