Marriage

Dear Lord,

Thank You for calling us out of the darkness and into Your light. We pray we would be transparent in our relationship with one another. We pray we would be honest with where we are or what we are struggling with. We pray we would be able to drag our sin into the light and expose it so that we repent and heal from it. Please help us not to hide in our marriage from each other. Please help us not to hide our hearts from one another. We pray for our lives to be full of light so...

 

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your Holy Spirit, who ministers to us and helps us live according to Your Word. We pray we would continue to rely on Your Holy Spirit and allow You to lead us every day. We pray Your will is done in our lives. We lay our own wills down and submit to all that You have for us. We also pray for more self-control. We pray we would choose to intentionally live in a way that honors You, where the fruit of self-control is evident in us. We pray we would be disciplined in...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your unfailing love and amazing grace. We pray we would grow in our knowledge and understanding of who You are and what Your Word says. We pray we would honor You as we choose to walk in Your Spirit and obey Your Word. Please help us to encourage one another in our walk with You. Please help us to pray together more often. Please help us not to operate in our flesh or in selfish ways. We pray our marriage would have a strong foundation, built and centered on You...

 

Marriage isn’t all ponies and rainbows. It’s a journey that takes hard work and effort. Luckily that journey comes with memorable moments and the opportunity to do life right with your lifelong partner. Before we get into all the loving and romantic sides of marriage, let’s talk about the sides that aren’t so exciting. We reveal the top 3 unhappy marriage signs to look out for within...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the gift of marriage. Thank You for the unique design of how two become one. We know it is an immediate union of oneness when we got married, yet it is a process of laying ourselves down in humbleness to embrace oneness with each other every day. We pray we would continue to grow in our unity of oneness. We pray we would not allow ourselves to get in the way of Your perfect design of marriage working in us. Please help us to walk humbly, to love deeply, and to honor...

 

I’ve addressed talking to your spouse about sex before (like here), but today I’m focusing on advice to wives who need to have a conversation with their husband.

Ladies, if you’ve been struggling with sexual intimacy but worry that bringing up the issue will be met with tension, dismissiveness, or conflict, here are ten tips that can help.

These tips are...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for being our Refuge, our Rock, and our Redeemer. We pray for the current circumstances we are facing and we ask that You would help us get through them together. We pray the unity of our marriage would not be destroyed. We pray we would help support each other no matter what comes our way. We pray there would be no more sickness in our home. We pray for healing and quick recovery. We pray we would have a good attitude no matter how much we are struggling. We pray for...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for being our source of strength. We recognize our weaknesses and we know we must rely on You for strength and wisdom. We pray and ask that You would strengthen us so that we can endure each day. We pray we would discover more gratitude for the way You lead us and often carry us through life. We pray for strength as each day presents new circumstances that challenge us. We pray we would remain humble and find ways of encouraging one another in Jesus’ name AMEN...

 

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Marriage is a long and committed process that comes with bumps and obstacles over time. No one has a perfect relationship, and the most challenging thing about marriage is finding out that your spouse wants out. You want to fix your broken marriage, but you have no clue where to start or how to communicate your feelings.

So what is the first step in trying to fix a...