Marriage

Dear Lord,

We praise You for You are good! Thank You for being our rescuer and redeemer. We come before You humbly and ask that You would show us any sin in our lives so that we can repent. We do not want any unrighteousness in our lives. Sometimes we don’t see how we have been tempted to sin or how we have chosen to sin. If there is anything we are doing or have done that we have not seen or acknowledged please reveal it to us. Open our eyes so that we are not deceived. We desire to be...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for not giving up on us. Thank You for pursuing us and loving us. We pray we would continually chase after You together. We pray Your Word would transform us and transform our marriage. We pray we would grow in maturity and grow in our understanding of who You are. Please help us to see You clearly and see how You are moving in us. We pray we would have eyes to see what we can be, not who we used to be. Help us to love each other unconditionally. Help us to let go of...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for this beautiful world You have created. Thank You for nature. Thank You for the opportunities You give us to explore nature, whether it is a brief walk or a longer hike, being outside is a reminder of Your creativity and power. We pray we would take advantage of those opportunities to explore together. We pray we would make plans to do fun activities outdoors and marvel at the beauty You have created. We also pray we would be flexible and spontaneous to explore...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the way You take care of us. Thank You for paying attention to the details of our lives and thank You for interceding for us. We pray our hearts would trust You more. We pray we would trust Your Word more. Sometimes our flesh gets in the way of trusting You. We fret, we worry, and sometimes we get frustrated by our circumstances. Holy Spirit please remind us every day to trust in You. Remind us not to grow weary or fainthearted. We desire to honor You with our...

 

“When is it time to get a divorce?” This is honestly one of the hardest questions you could answer- and definitely one of the hardest questions for me to answer, because I should not be answering or making that decision for you. However, if you’re asking this question, I have some very good tips and things for you to think through (that you likely have not heard anywhere else!).

What I’m going to tell you is based on my training as a marriage and family therapist, my master’s in...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for today. Thank You for our marriage. Thank You for all of the ways, big and small, that You are faithfully moving and working. We pray You would continue to grow us in our marriage relationship. Help us to be more humble, gentle, kind, and patient with one another. We pray we would take time to celebrate the growth we have already made and celebrate the victories in our lives. We pray our eyes would see the victories so that we do not overlook them. Victories made...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for today. We recognize the responsibilities You have given to us each day and we pray we would create healthy habits that would make our daily routines efficient. We desire to accomplish the work You have for us and we pray we will enjoy the process as well. We pray our daily routines would reflect our trust in You and our desire to please You. Help us not to be selfish in our daily business and help us to keep things flexible. We pray we would not allow our daily...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for today. We pray over our minds and our thoughts. We ask that You will cover our minds with peace. There are plenty of things going on in this world that consume our thoughts. Please help us not to dwell on things that stir up anxiety, fear, or doubt. Please guard our thoughts and help us to take every one of them captive. We also pray our thoughts toward each other would be pure. We pray our thoughts toward each other would lead to us affirming each other and...

 

Dear Lord,

We praise You for Your lovingkindness is deep and wide. We praise You and we thank You for the grace and mercy Your pour out over us. We pray we would remain faithful believers, faithful to reading Your Word, and faithful to our marriage. We pray integrity would be an evident mark of our character. We pray we would walk righteously in the presence of each other and others, as well as when we are alone. We pray we would have integrity and we pray we would be people who can be...

 

This year, I’ve decided that the post on last blogging day of each month will be a roundup of marriage and sex resources. I’ll include links to recent posts here, but also:

• podcast episodes with Knowing Her Sexually and Sex Chat for Christian Wives
• my monthly post over at KHS Ministry (for husbands)
• any new resources I’m involved in (from...