Marriage

Welcome to another monthly roundup of recent posts, podcast episodes, recommended resources, and much more. Scroll through to find what you might have missed or your next great resource for marriage.

This Month on the Blog​

I’m back to blogging twice a week in most weeks! Let’s hope I can continue.

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your Holy Spirit. Thank You for convicting our hearts about sin and leading us to live a life of righteousness. Thank You for the way Your Holy Spirit comforts us in times of need. We pray we would remain sensitive to Your Holy Spirit. We also pray the fruit of the Spirit is produced in our lives. We pray we would be people of self-control. No matter what the reason is for us to have self-control, we pray it is a muscled we are able to exercise with confidence...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for sharing about marriage in Your Word. We pray we would grow in our understanding of marriage. We pray we would never stop learning each other and never stop sharing our hearts with each other. We pray we would have respect for each other, even when we are dealing with conflict or sin. We pray we would see each other as You see us. Please help us to remain close. We pray we would not see each other as an enemy. We pray protection over our marriage from the attacks of...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the example Christ has shared so that we know how to be compassionate and kind. Thank You for showing us the way He loved so that we know how to love. We pray we would become more and more like Jesus Christ every day. We pray we would love deeply and show honor to one another. We also pray we are meek people. We pray we able to endure this life with patience and humility. We pray we submit to Your Word and Your authority every day and that others would come to know...

 

One of the aspects I adore about the Song of Solomon, the one biblical book devoted to marital intimacy, is how the wife communicates her own enjoyment of sex with her husband. She doesn’t just make love to meet his needs and desires; she finds pleasure in the experience too!

And then, she goes a step further and shares with her husband her appreciation of their...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the peace You give. Thank You for holding us up and leading us. We pray You would keep us close to You and keep transforming us. We also pray You would refresh our marriage. Please help us to share our hearts with each other. Please help us to embrace intimacy. We pray we would have fresh eyes to see our marriage and the needs we have. We pray we would be quick to serve each other. We pray we would initiate intimacy and not let pride get in the way of us sharing...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for our marriage. Thank You for our friendship. Thank You for giving us as a gift to each other. We pray we would understand just how much our marriage matters. We pray our eyes would see clearly the value of our marriage. We pray we would pursue each other daily and seek to be at peace in our relationship. We pray we would make our relationship a priority. We pray we would find time to talk and share our hearts with each other. Please show us the purpose You have for...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your faithfulness. Thank You for Your Joy. We lift up our marriage and ask that You would continue to shape us and transform us. We pray we would be faithful to You and to each other. We pray Your joy would flow out of our hearts. Please help to be pillars of strength for each other, always pointing each other back to You. We pray we would cheer each other on and inspire one another to walk in Your truth and Your light. We pray we would not be influenced by the...

 

You may or may not have heard of something called the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Now, if that sounds terrifying, that’s because it is. Researcher John Gottman found that people do these things when they fight, which he calls the four horsemen of the apocalypse. What he found was, if any of these four behaviors show up when a couple disagrees with each other, their chances of divorce are...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for transforming our lives. Thank You for opening our eyes to the sin that is in us so that we can repent and be reconciled with You. We pray You would show us if there is anything in our lives that has become an idol. We do not want to struggle with idolatry. We desire to live pure lives that are devoted to You. If there is anything we have put on a pedestal or have treated as an idol, please show us so that we can see clearly and repent of our sin. We pray we would...