Marriage

Dear Lord,

Thank You for this life You have given to us. We know life is fragile and we appreciate the time we get to spend with each other. We pray we would not be overwhelmed by circumstances in this life. We pray our hearts would not be burdened by anxiety. We pray we would not be responsive to undesired circumstances in a negative way. Please help us not to be disrespectful or unloving toward each other. We pray for Your peace. We pray You would help us not to be overwhelmed. Please...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for another day to encourage one another. We pray our words would be ones that build each other up and not tear each other down. We pray our words affirm our love for each other and remind each other that we are on the same team. Please inspire us to find creative ways of encouraging each other throughout the day. We pray our encouragement is a catalyst for even more encouragement toward others. We pray our hearts would also be encouraged by Your Holy Word. Please help...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for today. We lift up our marriage to You and pray we would continue to grow closer together. Thank You for our relationship. Thank You for the opportunities You have given us to work together as a team for Your glory. We pray we would rely on You every day. We pray we would trust You even more. When times are difficult or when we experience conflict in our relationship, please help us to rely on Your Word and remind us to stop and pray. You are our Lord, our...

 

Today’s Question: My wife dropped the big bombshell, you know, wanting to divorce.

She said there was no emotional connection anymore. That I didn’t relate to her enough when she would reach out to talk to me. I had some issues I was dealing with and got over them.

I agreed for a separation, moved out, and we’re going on six months apart now. Basically I’ve noticed since this whole separation started, we’re communicating like how it used to be the first five, six years of us being...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for your enduring love. Thank You for Your patience and Your grace. Thank You for Your Holy Spirit who convicts our hearts and draws us toward repentance and reconciliation. We pray Your Holy Spirit would continue to lead us and help us and comfort us. We pray we would walk according to Your Holy Spirit. We pray the fruit of Your Spirit would be evident in our lives and in our marriage in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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For the most part, I haven’t talked about Purity Culture on my website. Rather, I’ve talked about bad messages about purity and correcting the record.

Why? Because I largely missed the whole movement. If you’d asked Teen Me fill in the blank for “True Love ____,” I wouldn’t have answered, “Waits.” I’d have started singing, “True love, you’re the one I’m thinking...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for being our Lord and Savior. Thank You for drawing our hearts closer to You. We pray we would worship You without hindrance. We pray we would worship You every day. We pray we would praise You and confess Your name before others. Please help us to keep our relationship with You a priority. May Your name be magnified in our life and in our marriage in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for our lives. Thank You for our hearts. We lift up our marriage to You and ask that You would continue to grow us and mature us. We pray our love would grow deep. We pray we would draw closer to You and closer to each other. We also pray You would soften our hearts toward each other. Please help us to be transparent and vulnerable as we share our hearts with one another. We pray there would be no pride hardening our hearts. Please keep our hearts soft and tender so...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for our marriage. Thank You for every day we are given to share with each other how much we love each other. We pray we would also take time each day to cheer for each other. Please help us to encourage and affirm each other. We pray our words inspire each other to do great things, to accomplish goals, and to do Your will. Please use us to support each other and never stop cheering for each other to persevere in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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If feeling emotionally or sexually rejected by your spouse has stolen your joy and made you feel like less of a person, then you’re not crazy. And you’re also not alone.

But it’s not fun, which is why I’m going to share with you the next steps that you can do to start feeling like yourself again. And to help you realize that you do have worth, you do have value...