Marriage

It’s incredibly frustrating when your wife rejects you sexually. It’s a major ego bust. You may have thoughts like, “Am I not man enough? Am I not virile enough? Am I not good enough? What’s the matter? Why don’t you want to make love to me?” Also, some physical things happened to you because you need to make love. We are made in such a way that making love with our spouses is...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your goodness. Thank You for all the good You have done in our lives and in our marriage. We pray we would remember all the good we have experienced in our relationship, especially during times that are difficult or challenging. We pray we would have a good understanding of the many seasons our marriage has endured through and how You have used it all for good. Please continue to mature us and help us to see the good in everything in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for our life. Thank You for our marriage. We pray we would not take for granted all the simplest of miracles You have given to us, like breathing and being alive. We pray we would be truly content no matter what circumstances we are encountering. We pray our hearts would be secure in You and in each other. Please help us not want for things we don’t need or envy what others may have. We pray we would have peace in our minds and our hearts in Jesus’ name AMEN...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the intimacy You created to exist in marriage. Thank You for the intimacy we have experienced in our relationship. We pray our intimacy would grow deeper. We pray we would both be initiators of intimacy. We pray our hearts and minds would be prepared to join in and participate when one of us does initiate. We pray we would use that time to really understand each other and know each other. We pray our intimacy in marriage gets to a place we have never experienced...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for drawing our hearts close to Yours. We pray our intimacy with You would deepen and grow as time goes on. We pray we would choose to read Your Word every day with the intention of abiding in You. We pray our hearts would be quick to pray and slow to complain about circumstances. We pray we would be confident in our relationship with You. We pray that together we would spend time talking about Your Word and what You are teaching us. Please help us to cultivate a...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the time we have spent together in our relationship. We are so grateful for the memories we have made and the experiences we have shared that has helped us grow. We pray we would be grateful for the gift of marriage all the days of our lives. We pray we would understand that marriage is a gift from You and that we are a gift to one another. Please help us to treat each other with respect and kindness. We pray we would honor one another. We pray we would abide in...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for our wedding vows. Thank You for designing and establishing marriage. We pray we would remember our vows and the commitment we have made to each other. We pray our vows will be a pillar to hold up the foundation of our marriage. We pray our foundation is strong. When hard times press in on us or struggles come, please remind us of our vows. We pray we would be faithful to the commitment to marriage we have made in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your faithfulness. Thank You for never giving up on us. Thank You for loving us, despite our inability to be perfect. Thank You for Jesus Christ, who paid the price for our sin. We are deeply grateful for His sacrifice. We pray we would look to Jesus as an example of how to love each other unconditionally. We pray we would understand just how great our legacy of love truly is. We pray others would be impacted by the love we share in our marriage relationship. We...

 

Is is possible to stop your divorce and make your marriage better than before?

One of the things I hear as soon as people discover I work with couples is, “Jim, what is the one thing I can do to make my marriage better? You have to have a magic line, right? There’s a pill. There’s something.” I just remember what I was taught by my mentor, Dr. Beam, which is, “If you...