It’s normal to have conflict — and it’s unavoidable. According to the Bible, what matters most is how you handle the fighting in your marriage.
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Darby Strickland, a counselor and teacher at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation, defines spiritual abuse in marriage and offers advice for helping wives who are oppressed in this way.
Praying for your marriage is important. Every time you and your spouse pray for one another, great things happen in your relationship.
While there are many qualities that make a good husband, there are three I’ve discovered in mine.
How do you counsel someone against living together before marriage? Looking to the example of Jesus, we can point out the sin of cohabitation and correct with love and grace. Understanding what the Bible actually says about this subject is key to engaging this issue.
Praying for your wife is one of the best things you can do for your relationship!
Learn how to handle conflict in marriage by memorizing these bible verses about anger in relationships. Asking God to remind you of them when you’re tempted to lash out at your spouse.
When you learn your spouse has a terminal illness, everything changes in an instant. What’s important to know as you begin this hard journey?
So you think you’re ready for marriage? Engaged couples are often surprised by these six things once they are married. With time, you’ll learn new things about your spouse. Remind yourself that it’s OK because you couldn’t have known everything before the wedding.
Sometimes, when we meet our spouses, our differences attract us to one another. But then those differences can be frustrating once we’re married. If you’re finding that’s the case in your relationship, here are five strategies that might help.
Because of birth order, the place in their families of origin, spouses have different experiences growing up, and that shapes behavior, personalities and relationships with each other. Understanding how birth order affects how your spouse thinks and behaves can improve communication in your marriage.
The aftermath of a wife’s sexual assault has profound effects on her marriage. Helping a husband understand how rape has affected his wife is critical to helping her recover.
How can an engaged couple prepare for their wedding night? Learning to communicate about expectations and embracing the process is key. But perhaps you don’t know what your expectations should be, or what it’s okay to talk about about. Books, candid conversations, mentors, are all resources you can turn to.
Focus on the Family is dedicated to bringing healing and restoration to couples who are struggling in their marriage. But God’s design for marriage never included abuse, violence or coercive control. Even emotional abuse can bruise or severely harm a person’s heart, mind and soul. If you are in an abusive relationship, go to a …
Asking the right questions can strengthen your marriage and determine the trajectory of your relationship. It’s essential that you develop this tool for a strong marriage.
“Love” can be defined in many ways. Christ’s love for us is an unconditional love, and this is the love we are to seek in marriage.
Practical Christian help for couples facing a marriage crisis, emotional disconnection, or betrayal. Learn how to stabilize your relationship, rebuild trust, establish healthy boundaries, and seek wise support.
Conflict can lead you toward a deeper marriage connection
Here are some suggestions to maintain a to maintain a physical, emotional, and spiritual connection with each other when your spouse can’t have sex.
Women who do not understand why their husband isn’t initiating sex can often personalize it and struggle emotionally.