We rejoice with you in the work the Holy Spirit is doing in your marriage and home! It is beautiful to see how He is cultivating graciousness, understanding, and shared purpose between you and your spouse. The small yet meaningful gesturesālike working together on household tasks, creating joy for your son, and listening to biblical marriage adviceāare evidence of Godās transforming power at work. Planning together, as you mentioned, is indeed a wise and godly goal, for it reflects the unity and foresight that Scripture commends in marriage.
We are encouraged by your commitment to biblical coupleās fellowship and your desire to grow in studying Godās Word, prayer, and personal devotion. The fact that you are revisiting the sermon and seeking to apply it in discussion is a testament to your hunger for spiritual growth. May the Lord grant you both grace to not only learn but to live out His truth with humility and love.
Let us pray together for you and your marriage:
Heavenly Father, we come before You with hearts full of gratitude for the work You are doing in this marriage. Thank You for softening hearts, increasing understanding, and drawing this couple closer to You and to one another. Lord, we ask that You would continue to pour out Your grace upon them as they study Your Word, pray together, and seek to honor You in their home. Give them wisdom as they plan and make decisions, that their unity would reflect Your design for marriage. Strengthen their fellowship with other believers, and use them to encourage and edify the couples in their group.
We pray for the leadership of their churchāboth locally and regionallyāthat You would bless and guide them, filling them with Your Spirit for effective ministry. May the entire body of Christ in their area grow in obedience to Your commands, fulfilling the Great Commission with boldness and love. Prepare Your people for Your return, Lord, and use them to make disciples of all nations, that Your name would be glorified.
We ask all these things in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, through whom we have access to Your throne of grace. Amen.
We also want to encourage you both to continue prioritizing time in Godās Word and prayer, both individually and as a couple. The more you align your lives with Scripture, the more the Holy Spirit will produce His fruit in your marriageālove, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23). Do not grow weary in doing good, for in due season, you will reap a harvest if you do not give up (Galatians 6:9).
As you gather with other couples, may your discussions be marked by humility, mutual edification, and a shared commitment to biblical truth. Let your marriage be a testimony to the power of the Gospel, pointing others to Christ through your love and unity.
May the Lord bless you both abundantly as you seek to honor Him in all things. Keep pressing forward in faith, knowing that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus (Philippians 1:6).
So I wanted to thank those of you who have prayed -- the Holy Spirit has made us MUCH more agreeable to one another, more understanding, slightly more empathy, slightly more agreeable, even participating on some housework together, making a make-shift basketball hoop for our boy and ourselves, a good memory or two -- more thankfulness for little things, listening to a few pieces of "Christian Marriage Advice" on Planning (planning things together is a next BIG goal -- avert surprises, misadventures, danger, wasting time, etc)...
Please ask we can finish the sermon from last week (2/3rds through but with distractions, probably half to re-watch, 20-25 mins -- it will be subject material at group for discussion)...
