Marriage

Dear Lord,

Thank You for our lives. Thank You for our hearts. We lift up our marriage to You and ask that You would continue to grow us and mature us. We pray our love would grow deep. We pray we would draw closer to You and closer to each other. We also pray You would soften our hearts toward each other. Please help us to be transparent and vulnerable as we share our hearts with one another. We pray there would be no pride hardening our hearts. Please keep our hearts soft and tender so...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for our marriage. Thank You for every day we are given to share with each other how much we love each other. We pray we would also take time each day to cheer for each other. Please help us to encourage and affirm each other. We pray our words inspire each other to do great things, to accomplish goals, and to do Your will. Please use us to support each other and never stop cheering for each other to persevere in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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If feeling emotionally or sexually rejected by your spouse has stolen your joy and made you feel like less of a person, then you’re not crazy. And you’re also not alone.

But it’s not fun, which is why I’m going to share with you the next steps that you can do to start feeling like yourself again. And to help you realize that you do have worth, you do have value...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your beautiful creation. Thank You for the many opportunities You give us to enjoy Your creation and each other. We pray we would be intentional to have more fun with each other. We pray we would share a desire to explore Your creation, to discover the wonder of nature, to spend time with each other outdoors. We pray we would laugh more, interact more, and converse more with each other. We pray we would find ways to incorporate fun into our work and daily life...

 

Most health experts agree: Kegels are good for your pelvic floor health. And a healthy pelvic floor can prevent or help with incontinence and pain or discomfort during sex, while potentially improving arousal and orgasm.

But I hate doing Kegels.​

Maybe hate is a strong word for how I feel. But whenever I saw or heard the advice to “do your Kegels,” it...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for redemption. Thank You for the personal relationship You have with us. We pray we would continue to draw closer to You and closer to each other. Lord, we pray we would grow in our marriage. Please mature us and grow us in areas of weakness. We pray specifically we would grow in our patience toward one another. We ask that You would help us to be slow to speak and slow to be angry. We pray we would be a couple who listens well and responds with grace. Please help us...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the life we have in our bodies. We pray we would be a couple who encourages one another toward living healthy lifestyles. We pray we would make wise choices when it comes to what we eat. We pray we would make time to exercise. Please help us to manage healthy lifestyles so that we are fit and able to do more ministry for Your Kingdom as You need us. May You be glorified by the temples of our bodies and how we live in faithfulness to You in Jesus’ name AMEN...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your patience with us. Thank You for loving us and leading us with patience. We pray we would be patient with one another. We pray we would walk and talk slowly with each other. We pray we would be slow to get angry or offended. We pray we would be quick to forgive and quick to reconcile when there is an offense. Please help us to have more patience in marriage so that we show one another true love and honor You in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your steadfast love. Thank You for Your faithfulness. We come before You and humbly ask that You help us to live with one another in an understanding way. We have opportunities every day to walk with each other in an understanding way. We pray we would grow in our way of communicating with each other. We pray we would operate with way more compassion. Please help us to give each other the benefit of the doubt and support each other through understanding in Jesus’...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for today. Thank You for our marriage. We lift up our marriage to You and ask that we would honor You in our relationship. We pray You are glorified by our marriage. We have dreams and desires for our marriage to grow in specific areas. We have goals that we have set that we are aiming to reach. We believe these marriage goals will bless our marriage and help us fulfill the work of ministry You have for us. Please help us to keep our goals aligned with Your will. We...