Marriage

A while back, I wrote about what wives wanted to hear from husbands, based on comments to a meme I reposted on the Hot, Holy & Humorous Facebook page. After a nudge from a commenter to do the same for husbands, I posted a second meme for that purpose...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the many opportunities You have given to us to choose. Thank You for creating us with differences. Thank You for creating us with preferences and opinions. We know our opinions are shaped so much by what we are consuming and exposing ourselves to through the power of influence. We pray we would be able to communicate with each other about our preferences and opinions on things without letting the conversation divide us. We pray we would be able to understand each...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your Holy Spirit. Thank You for the way Your Holy Spirit guides us and helps us live out our lives according to your Word. We pray Your Holy Spirit would continue to give us strength and the ability to persevere through any trial we face together. We pray we would remain strong in our marriage. We pray we would endure together and support each other with words of encouragement. We pray we would remind each other of Your Word and all that You that is still to come...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for all that You have done to save us. Thank You for healing our brokenness. Thank You for freeing us from sin. Thank You for reminding us of who we are, especially when our past tempts us to doubt. We pray we would continue to heal from past wounds and hurts. We pray You would transform us. We pray Your will is done in us and in our marriage in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for salvation. Thank You for setting us free from sin. We pray that You would open our eyes to any addictions we may have, whether small or great. We pray we would see our habits clearly. We pray we would not quench Your Holy Spirit when You do reveal to us the areas of our lives we are allowing ourselves to be enslaved. We pray we would believe the freedom You have already given us and that we would rely on Your strength and Your Word to transform our minds in Jesus’...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for always helping us as we make decisions together. We pray we would work together to support each other and decide things through prayer and wisdom. We pray for the transitional times we experience and ask that You would help us adjust to them. Transitions are often a catalyst for stress. We desire to help each other be less burdened by stress. Please help us to endure these transitions together by encouraging each other and serving each other in any capacity we can...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for helping us overcome so many challenges in this life. Thank You for helping us navigate marriage. Thank You for the ministry of reconciliation. Thank You for helping us learn who you are and who we are. We pray we would celebrate our milestones and all the ways we have grown together. We pray we would take time to acknowledge the personal growth we have experienced and the goals we have accomplished together. Please help us to celebrate, even if they are small ways...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for our marriage. There are some days we seem to do so great together and other days we feel so distant. Please help us on those days to draw closer together. We pray our hearts would desire to close any gaps in our relationship, to communicate clearly, to be open and honest with each other, and to show affection. We pray we choose to love each other even when it feels hard, even when there is conflict, even when we feel far from each other. Please hold us tightly in...

 

Many times, when we are in a situation with our spouse where there’s been an error, there’s been a struggle, we’re in conflict, or they’ve done something that we don’t like or vice versa, it’s a place where we want to confront them. We want to say, “Hey, can we change this?” Or maybe they did something to hurt us, and we’re looking for an apology. But no matter what that is...

 

A lot of times, we get questions from people that are painful questions. This particular question is one we hear a lot: why do people cheat? I can’t answer that all the way because there are many reasons why people cheat. Of course, there are psychological reasons that come into that.

Most people are good. They’re not bad people, but unfortunately, good people do bad things. Now, if you...