Marriage

A lot of thought can go into what happens before or during sex. But have you given enough consideration to what you could or should do after a sexual encounter is over?

Here are 10 important things to do after sex with your beloved! You likely won’t cover them all in one encounter, but incorporating these can improve your experience and nurture your intimacy...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your wonderful and powerful love. Thank You for Your amazing grace. We pray we would desire and strive to have a character like Yours. We pray we would be quick to listen and slow to become angry. We pray we would forgive one another and give each other grace. Please help us not to pick up offenses, but instead, lay our offenses at the foot of Your throne. Please help us to reconcile quickly and protect our bond of unity in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for the gift of intimacy. Thank You for the way You designed our bodies to feel and enjoy physical intimacy. We pray we would never stop pursuing each other. Please help us to feel confident initiating with each other. On days that are more challenging, we pray we would not let pride get in the way of embracing and enjoying each other. We also pray You would inspire us with creative ways to show our love for each other. We pray You would be blessed as we bless each...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for providing for our needs. Thank You for the times You have blessed us abundantly. We pray we would be mindful of the future. We pray we would be good stewards of all You have entrusted to us and we ask that You would lead us in the best ways to invest in our future. We pray for financial wisdom. We pray we would be able to make choices together and in agreement in how we choose to invest. We pray most of all that our legacy reveals the investment of sowing Your...

 

If you are a woman out there and feel like you do not have those same feelings of love and affection as you used to have towards your husband, or you feel like you may resent or even say, “I hate my husband”; then this article is for you. I want to start by sharing a story with you of a couple that I knew and worked with a couple of years ago.

They were married for almost a decade by the time that...

 

You spouse has filed for divorce. You’re upset, confused, and maybe you had no idea this was coming. What do you do next? No matter how much you invest, work on, and improve your marriage, no marriage is ever going to be perfect. What makes the difference is acknowledging when you mess up, realizing how you could have done it better, and fixing it going forward.

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for the way You designed us to learn. Our brains are so incredible. We pray we would use all that we have been given to build up knowledge and implement it where we can. We pray we would grow in our understanding of living healthy and marriage. We pray we would grow in any other area of life that is challenging so that we can grow in those areas. Please help us to support each other as we choose to grow. Help us to never be idle. We pray we would receive wisdom from...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your Holy Spirit. Thank You for leading us, for convicting our hearts when we are choosing to walk in the flesh, and thank You for the ministry of reconciliation. We pray we would both choose to chase after You and read Your Word every day. We pray we would submit our hearts to You in prayer every day. We pray we would grow in spiritual maturity as we choose to walk in Your Spirit. We pray our growth in spiritual maturity would bless our marriage and magnify Your...

 

When I started my blog back in 2010, I committed to be candid, to push myself to say more than might be strictly comfortable. Why? Because in most Christian circles I’d been in, we didn’t talk enough about the tough theology or practical steps or sensitive topics.

Beyond the sensitive topic of sex, I’ve been candid about body image and breast augmentation. Today, I’m going to keep that up by sharing why I took my implants out...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for today. We pray we would take advantage of the opportunities we have today to love each other well. We pray we would be quick to embrace each other. If there is any conflict or tension that keeps us apart or at a distance emotionally, we pray Your powerful love would transform our hearts. Please renew our minds. We pray nothing would separate us. We also pray nothing would keep us from drawing closer to You. Please help us to abide in You every day in Jesus’ name...