Marriage

Dear Lord,

Thank You for our marriage. Thank You for our bodies and how You designed them to do all that we have been able to do. Thank You for the way You created us to be attracted to each other. We pray we would do our best to take care of our bodies and remain healthy. We also pray we would be motivated to take care of our physical appearances. As we continue to age, we pray we would understand how our bodies change over time and that we would not become prideful or discouraged in our...

 

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.

First, a Reminder!​

What with pandemic and health issues, I haven’t been able to do much speaking in the last year or so! So I was thrilled to...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for family. Thank You for our marriage and thank You for our in-laws. Thank You for our extended family. We pray for both of our families right now. We pray we would make it a priority to connect with them, check on them, visit them if we can, host them, and share Your love with them. We pray we would have the courage to share Your gospel with them. We pray our family would see You when they see our marriage. We pray our marriage would be an encouragement to them...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for all the many ways You are with us and walk with us every day. We trust You and know that You are near. We pray we would honor You with our marriage. We pray there would be no challenge or trial that tears us down or separates us. We pray You would send people to encourage our marriage and help us to build a strong community of believers that would support our marriage. Please help us to operate in our marriage in Your strength and not our own. Please help us to...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for being our refuge. Thank You for being our security. Thank You for protecting us and leading us each and every day. We pray protection over our marriage. Please keep us safe from the attacks of the enemy. Please protect us from evil. We pray our marriage would be strong to endure this harsh world. We pray the enemy would not have a stronghold in our marriage. We pray You would help us to stay alert and remain prayerful. Please remind us to pray with each other every...

 

Hey, my name is Jim Porto, and I learned how to move past an affair because I was in one.

I’m not proud of it, but it’s a fact of my past. One thing I’m happy about, though, is that my past didn’t define me. It’s become a place of refinement for me, and I believe that I’m a better person today. In some ways, because of it, my relationship with my wife is better today. Not because...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the truth of Your Word. Thank You for the Holy Bible. Thank You for the access You have given us to the truth. We pray we would not take it for granted that we have access to the truth. We pray we would study the truth and know the truth. We pray You would write it on our hearts. We pray we would be truth tellers. We pray we would proclaim Your truth to one another and we pray we would always tell the truth to one another. Please help us never to lie. We pray Your...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the deep, never-ending love You have poured out. We pray we would be people who reflect Your love and share Your love with others. We pray our marriage would be a reflection of Your love story. We pray we would love each other deeply and sincerely. We pray we would love each other in Your truth, with how You have defined what love is. We pray our love for one another would be great. We pray our love would be a testimony in this world of the power You have in our...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the moments we get to spend time with You as we choose to abide in You. Thank You for leading us and walking with us in this world. We pray we would continue to practice reconciliation in our marriage. Conflict and disagreements are so challenging to our relationship. We pray we would be better at reconnecting during those hard moments. Please help us to walk humbly with each other. Please remind us to come to You in prayer for our marriage and for greater wisdom...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your lovingkindness and compassion. Thank You for being so gracious. Thank You for Your mercy and love. We lift up our marriage to You today. We pray we would be a couple who seeks peace in our relationship. We pray we would be a couple who has compassion for each other. Please give us eyes to see and understand what each other is enduring through and how we can help each other. We pray we would be kind and loving toward one another just as You have been toward us...