When married life doesn’t turn out as hoped, we often question whether God truly gave us something good. Receiving a gift with grace means trusting in the goodness of the giver, no matter what.
Marriage Success
When you see your marriage through God’s eyes, you’ll discover the divine purpose He had in mind when He brought you together. Here’re a few questions to start a conversation about that topic.
If we want our faith in God to increase, we must increase our knowledge of God and His ways. This couple’s devotion will help you encourage your spouse to build and increase his or her faith.
We can learn to be patient with our husband or wife because we know it fosters harmony and growth in marriage. This devotion offers questions to start a conversation about patience.
It’s easy to let worry creep into our lives. Doing so, though, adds unnecessary stress to our marriage. This devotion gives you and your spouse questions to start a conversation about the topic.
What’s your priority in life? Are you open to following Christ’s direction and giving up your own plans? This devotion gives you and your spouse questions to start a conversation about the topic.
Anxiety can weigh us down. So husbands and wives should help each other trust God with their cares. This devotion offers some questions to ask your spouse to start a conversation about the topic.
Praying with your spouse intensifies and strengthens your spiritual bond. When you pray together, your vulnerability with your heavenly Father deepens and enriches your marriage relationship.
God calls us to leave the things of our past and cling to our spouse. On the day we entered into our marriage covenant, we chose something greater than ourselves — we chose sacrificial love.
Our pride can make us feel as if we need to earn God’s forgiveness. Admitting that we have nothing to offer God requires humility. This devotion will help you and your spouse talk about the topic.
How might your walk with the Lord change if you took spiritual discipline seriously for 90 days? Your most important work, really your only work, is to be a worshiper and lover of the almighty God.
Prayer has power when you unite with your husband or wife to ask God for help. God asks you to seek His counsel daily, so pray boldly for your spouse and for unified prayers for your families.
When things get tough in a marriage and some change is required, we might not want to do it. But if we know that we ultimately have to deal with God, we submit to His higher calling to us.
So many marriages end in divorce because husbands and wives simply give up. They lack grit. Couples who wish to succeed in marriage need passion and perseverance.
We can improve our ability to control our emotions. The skills we develop can make us more aware of what we are feeling, which can help us break the cycles in the way we interact with our spouse.
It’s easy to think that feeling thankful is dependent upon our circumstances. But Scripture tells us to give thanks in all circumstances, to rejoice always, regardless what is going on around us.
Most husbands share a certain set of needs and desires. Some of your husband’s needs may surprise you, but you can learn how to move beyond your expectations to build a marriage that goes the distance.
Our expressions of sincere thankfulness can bless our wife or husband and strengthen our relationship. We are to rejoice in our spouse. But how can we bless our spouse by rejoicing in him or her?
After years or even decades of marriage, how can you pursue your spouse? Three things — understanding, action and serving — can help you get on the right track.
When we find the love of our lives, we don’t want her or him to get away. We woo. We chase. We cleave. But we often stop our pursuit when we get married.