Couples who have stood the test of time have developed relationship glue — big and small acts of kindness, respect, and thoughtfulness extended to one another on a consistent basis.
Marriage
How false assumptions may be hurting your marriage
If we are not diligent to date our mate, the business and busyness of life can infringe until we spend less time together now that we are married than we did before our vows.
The most common complaint among married couples is a lack of communication. Too much conflict is among the top five reasons people divorce.
We know how our bodies are supposed to function, which amplifies the pain of infertility when a much-anticipated baby is seemingly withheld.
The Christian life is a lifelong journey of surrender and becoming more like Christ. Apply that specifically to your struggle with pornography. What does it practically look like for you to surrender your sexuality to the Lordship of Jesus Christ?
God wants to heal women addicted to porn, just as he did with me. He wants the best for you and your marriage. Here’s what you should know.
Like a sturdy sea wall, marriages serve to protect against the churning tides of culture. But like Roman concrete, the very best marriages contain certain ingredients that make all the difference.
Working through our differences makes our marriage stronger
You know your spouse because you’ve experienced life with them. You don’t just know them intellectually; you know them as an individual.
Today’s culture may claim it offers sex-positive lifestyles and entertainment. But that’s not true intimacy. Intimacy involves safety and security.
One way to fight loneliness in marriage is to have a shared vision of life together.
Today’s Scripture Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth. Proverbs 5:18, ESV Today’s Devotion Why should you still actively pursue your spouse? After all, you’re married. And you learned about each other while dating – hobbies, habits, quirks, and preferences. As it turns out, there’s quite a bit more …
Investing in your relationship at a live event strengthens your marriage, connects you with others and even helps your church.
Today’s Scripture Live in harmony with each other. Romans 12:16 – NLT Today’s Devotion Have you ever read Oliver Twist? (Or watched Oliver!) If so, then you know about the plight of British orphans in the 1800s. Homeless children had to survive on their own. Those old enough to work were put in factories and …
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8, NLT TODAY’S DEVOTION He made five cents a day. They had five kids. But somehow, Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher made things work. Divorce was never an option. They never needed it …
Today’s Scripture May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 15:5-6 Today’s Devotion The Lone Ranger and TontoLaurel and HardyBatman …
Today’s Scripture Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures …
One awful eve of envy helped me learn how to be content at Christmas instead of creating conflict in my marriage. Here’s what I learned.
We don’t always notice changes in our spouse, particularly when we’re with him or her day in and day out, but we can be sure that changes are taking place.