Marriage

Dear Lord,

Thank You for today. Thank You for the gift of life and for the gift of marriage. We pray we would honor You daily as we serve one another in our marriage. We pray we would have eyes to see needs that we can fulfill and serve each other to the best of our ability. We pray You would help our hearts to be sensitive toward each other. We pray we would experience the benefit of a marriage that is based in serving and not selfishness. Please help us to be considerate as we serve and...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for our marriage. Thank You for our friendship and the time we get to spend together. We pray we would be grateful for one another. We pray we would share our gratitude more often with words of encouragement and affirmation. We pray we would be content in life and in our marriage. We desire our hearts to be full of contentment and thankfulness and that You would be glorified in us in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your Holy Word. Thank You for our marriage. We pray and ask that You would help us to keep You at the center of our marriage. We pray we would make reading Your Word and praying together a priority and a habit. Please help us to lay aside the reasons and excuses we make for not doing this on a regular basis. We know that reading Your scripture will remind us of Your will and Your ways. We desire to grow closer to You and closer to each other in this way. May You be...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for today. Thank You for another day to work. We pray we would honor You with our jobs, what we choose to do, and how we choose to make a living. We pray we would be a light to those who we work with. We pray we would not compare our responsibilities to another and covet what others may be doing. Please help us to be content. Please help us to trust You and rely on You to help us endure. We pray we would be diligent to do our work and to do it in a way that pleases...

 

First, I have not read The Great Sex Rescue. I likely will at some point, but I have a big stack of books I have been meaning to read and my recent health issues have made reading book-length works problematic.

Second, I hadn’t planned to say anything publicly. But I’ve now been asked about the book a few times. And I recently received an email in which a wife...

 

It’s tough. Isn’t it? You feel this tremendous emotional connection to one person… Loving him or her like you never thought you were able to love.

The problem?

You’re married to someone else.

And you really want to make that marriage work, because you’re convinced that’s the right thing to do.

But how can you do that when you’re in love with somebody else?​

You find yourself going back and forth, thinking, “I’m a good dad. I’m a good person. I made a vow that I’d be...

 

When I started blogging in December 2010, I’d already learned quite a bit about sex, but I’ve gained far more knowledge since. I’ve read books and articles, done deep-dive Bible study, discovered interesting research, gained information and insight from fellow authors and speakers, and heard from many spouses through the years who shared their stories and struggles...

 

Welcome to another monthly roundup of marriage and sex resources with links to recent posts, as well as:

• 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 online seminars to new site store products)...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for our marriage. Thank You for the relationship we have and that we get to share this life together. We pray our friendship in marriage would continue to grow deep and mature. We pray we would enjoy each other and desire to be present more often with each other. We ask that You would show us how to cultivate our friendship and give us creative ways to spend our time together. Remind us of the value of playing and being silly with each other. Help us to laugh more. We...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the gift of companionship. Thank You for our friendship with each other. We pray we would be best friends. We also pray we would have good friends to spend time with and share life with. We pray we would be initiators as we seek to cultivate strong relationships with others. We pray these friendships would be a source of strength and camaraderie. We pray we would sharpen each other like iron sharpens iron. Please help us to be open, transparent, quick to listen and...