Marriage

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your patience with us. Thank You for being so kind and loving. We pray we would be patient with each other. We also pray we would be patient as we wait on You. We rely on You and trust You to lead us in every area of our lives. We desire to follow You and pursue the things You want us to do. Please help us not to rush into anything that is not of You. We pray for wisdom and for clarity. We pray we would know exactly how to follow You as You direct our steps in...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the work You have provided for us. Thank You for leading our steps. We continue to submit our jobs and responsibilities to You and ask that You would help us to do these things well. We pray You would continue to lead us, whether we stay doing our current work or we move on to something else. We pray for wisdom as we make decisions together. Our hearts desire is to do Your will in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for being so creative. We pray we would be a creative couple. We pray You would inspire our hearts to be creative in many ways. We pray we would be creative in the way we show each other love, the way we serve others, the way we interact especially in the presence of others, and we pray we are creative in any projects we pursue together. We pray our creativity is a light in this world and that others ask us about it so that we can give You glory. We pray You would...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the way You reveal Yourself to us. Thank You for the way You reveal Your love for us. Thank You for Your goodness. We pray we would keep You as a priority in our lives. We pray we would keep You first in our lives. Please help us to focus on putting You first and not let anything else become an idol. We pray we would encourage one another to read Your Word and pray. We pray we would submit everything we do to You. We pray we would let You guide our steps. Please...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for all that You have provided for us. You have blessed us with abundance. We pray we would use all that we have to bring You glory. We pray we would use what we have to be hospitatible toward others. We ask that You would give us hearts to bless others in need. We pray we would be a generous couple. We pray we would not hesitate to share the gospel with others. We hope our marriage brings You glory and draws other people closer to You in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Why doesn’t my spouse understand me? Well, I hope I can answer that question for you. I’m ###, and I’m part of the Marriage Helper Team. I don’t even know how often I’ve wondered why my spouse doesn’t understand me in the 34 years I’ve been married. And I’m sure ###’s wondered that as well. If you’ve been married for long, or even dating, you know that it can be difficult.

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Do you know the difference between physical affairs and emotional affairs?

Typically, people refer to an emotional affair as one that has no physical interaction between the two people, or if some physical interaction, it’s not regular sex. What we mean by that is this: “We may have held hands. We may have hugged. We may have even kissed at some point, but we haven’t done anything beyond that.”

A sexual affair, obviously, will include whatever you consider to be sex. But you may be...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for showing us what true love looks like. Thank You for showing us what unconditional love and sacrifice looks like. We pray we would be more like You every day. We pray our marriage would benefit as we choose to love unconditionally. We also pray we would get better at surrendering everything to You. We lay aside our worries, we surrender our thoughts, we submit our decisions, and we lay everything at Your feet. Please help us to walk in Your Spirit and not our flesh...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the way You have united us to become one in marriage. Thank You for the gift of intimacy. We pray we would not rely on each other to initiate first, but instead we would be bold and initiate intimacy. Please help us to not let things get in the way of us initiating intimacy in our marriage. We pray we would also overcome any intimacy fears or insecurities we may have. We pray we would trust one another and experience extraordinary intimacy. We pray we would enjoy...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for our marriage. Thank You for the gift of love. We pray a blessing over our marriage today. We ask that You would guard and protect our marriage from the enemy’s flaming arrows. We also pray You would help us to walk humbly with one another. We pray our relationship continues to mature and deepen. Please use us to bless each other every day that we are given in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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