Marriage

Dear Lord,

Thank You for refining us. Thank You for maturing us. We pray we would continue to grow spiritually together. We pray You would use us to encourage each other to be reading Your Word daily. We pray we would be prayer warriors for You. Please help set our minds and our hearts on spiritual things. We pray the things of this world do not entice us. We pray we would read Your Word together and talk about how it is impacting us. May Your will be done in our lives in Jesus’ name AMEN...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the gift of companionship. We love each other so much. We have been getting use to the regular routine of life and work. Please help us not to neglect playing with each other. Please help us to find joy in the ordinary. We pray we would laugh more. We pray we would be silly together and not always so serious. We pray we would enjoy our relationship and the small interactions we share with each other during the day. We pray we would be a light in each other’s lives...

 

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your amazing grace. Thank You for cleaning our hearts, making us new, and making us white as snow. We pray You would help us to renew our minds. We pray we would not feel shame from past sin. We pray we would not bring up past sins and mistakes and use them to hurt each other or stir up shame. We pray we would be careful to protect each other. We pray we would walk in humility and victory. Please help us overcome shame in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for the growth we have experienced in our marriage. Thank You for caring about every detail of our lives. We pray we would always have open hearts toward one another. We pray we would share our hearts with each other. We pray we would share what is going on in our lives and how we are feeling, so that we can encourage each other. Please give us courage to share the hard parts of life that we are walking through. If there is sin in our lives we pray Your Holy Spirit...

 

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your Holy Spirit. Thank You for comforting us when we are down or strengthening us when we are weak. Thank You for reminding us of Your Word, which gives us hope. We pray we would also be strong for each other. We pray our hearts would receive strength from You and then be able to endure the circumstances we face. We pray we would remind each other of Your Word and the hope that we have in You. Please help us to be strong for each other and to stand firm today in...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for nature and the beauty found all around this world. Thank You for the way You designed life! We are in awe of You. We pray we would take more time to explore nature and the many things You have created. We pray we would adventure together, even if it is a short walk after dinner. We pray we would be an active couple. We pray we would be thoughtful to play together and build up our relationship by having fun together. We pray we would make more time for games and...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the art of communication. We have learned so much about communication in marriage. We pray we would continue to grow in our understanding of how to best communicate with each other. We also pray we would get better at creatively communicating our love for each other. We pray we would take the initiative to leave notes and letters for each other that affirm our love for one another. We pray we would have the right words to share that express our love and respect for...

 

So, here you are. Somehow you’ve discovered that your spouse is in an affair, and I’m very sorry that you have. I know this is an excruciating time in your life. I know that you feel betrayed. You probably feel alone and confused. But here’s what I know. I know that an affair is never justified. But I do know this: no matter what has happened in your life or in the affair, there is a way...