Marriage

Normally, I describe my brain as a monkey circus with the trainer on strike. I have many thoughts competing for attention, difficulty sorting them out, and too many ideas to put into practice in real life.

But, as anyone who’s been following this blog knows, I’ve recently had some health challenges. When one doctor asked what my worst symptom was, I answered that...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for all of the different tasks You have given us to accomplish. Thank You for the plans You have placed in our hearts and the ministry You have given us to fulfill. We pray that if there is anything in our lives that we are chasing after, spending resources on, or concerning ourselves with that is not of You, we pray You would open our eyes to see clearly. Please help us to prioritize the many tasks we are trying to complete. We pray we would work together and use our...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for today. We pray we would use our time today to build one another up. We pray we would be intentional to use our words and our actions to share affirmation with each other. Please inspire our hearts to express our encouragement for one another in creative ways. We pray we build each other up as individuals, but also affirm our love for each other. We pray this would make our marriage stronger. May You be glorified as we seek to honor each other, support each other...

 

Way back in 2021, One Flesh Marriage ran a series asking marriage bloggers their best advice about marriage. Specifically, the question was:

If there was only one thing from the story of your marriage that you could share, what would it be? What lesson learned, revelation, heart change or profound moment is a testament to God’s plan for marriage?

I...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the dance that is marriage. Every day that we are given to spend together is a gift. We appreciate the friendship and camaraderie, the love and intimacy that is experienced in our relationship. Thank You for Your Word, which directs our hearts in our roles in marriage and how we can love each other well. We pray we never lose sight of marriage being a dance that we get the privilege of sharing with each other. Please help us to dance gracefully in a way that honors...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the millions of moments You have gifted to us in our marriage. We have experienced great moments and more challenging ones. We have experienced joy, sadness, frustration, and peace. We have had some highs and some lows, and everything in-between. We know that it is all of the millions of moments we spend together that make up a picture of our marriage, a mosaic that is forming into a masterpiece. Please help us to remember this in good times and in more difficult...

 

A question was sent to us that said, “I caught my spouse cheating. What do I do?”

First of all, I can’t imagine what you’re going through right now—the thoughts, emotions, all the things that are circling in your mind.

I am confident that they could be overwhelming to the point where you don’t know what to do. You can’t see straight, and it feels like your whole world is...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the gift of friendship. Thank You for the friendship we get to experience in our marriage. We are grateful for each other. We love having each other as a companion to experience life with. We pray we would continue to cultivate our friendship by being transparent with each other. We pray we would tell each other the truth on all occasions. We pray we would not hold back sharing our hearts with one another. We pray our transparency would cultivate love and intimacy...

 

Sex according to God’s design includes great physical pleasure, but also involves your emotions and your soul. You connect deeply and intimately with your spouse as you share something unique to your relationship: the sexual joining of your bodies that represents and nurtures your covenant love.

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3 Tips for More Intimate Lovemaking: "You connect deeply and...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for creating us with emotions. We are deeply and profoundly grateful to be able to experience this life with emotions. Being able to feel helps us understand You, ourselves, and the world around us. As much as we appreciate our emotions, they can sometimes get the best of us. We pray we would have self-control over our emotions. We pray that when we feel strong emotions we do not let them overwhelm us or overtake us. We pray we remain in control and that we do not...