Many studies have shown that married adults have a greater likelihood of living longer than their unmarried counterparts.
Marriage Success
Honor isn’t based on behavior or subject to emotion. You grant your spouse value whether they want it or deserve it. Honor is a decision you make and a gift you give. This is exactly what the apostle Paul encouraged the early Christians to do when he wrote, “Be devoted to one another in brotherly …
Through small acts of service, we grow closer as a couple, get to know our church family better and enjoy being used by God to touch others’ lives.
Hurting people need Christians in their community to reach out and demonstrate the love of Christ.
Marriage is a lot like royalty. A wife wants to be first in the heart of her prince. A husband wants to be the hero that his princess admires and respects.
When couples choose to unselfishly serve others together, they experience peace, contentment and a deeper bond that strengthens their marriage.
When a man enters into a covenant relationship with his bride, he commits to the responsibilities of loving, honoring and cherishing her.
In order to save, heal and protect our marriages from porn, we need to adopt a broader understanding of this pernicious and slippery world, an understanding that currently and unfairly pins most virtual infidelity on husbands.
It’s when work life and family life are at their peak — and at times at each other’s throats. Many men turn to porn during these exhaustive years as an illicit pick-me-up.
Your timeline for having kids is important. It is worthy of careful prayer, but not hypercare.
Yes, having children will change your marriage, but you can trust that God designed your marriage to grow and deepen through that change.
“Why have kids?” That’s a question couples are increasingly prone to ask.
The reality of the presence of adversity in life is a given.
Unrealistic expectations create disillusionment when your hopes are not realized. Realistic expectations for your blended family give much need perspective and guidance for a fulfilling family experience.
To assume that our ability to love another person has its source in our own hearts carries with it the potential to be embarrassing, painful, or dangerous.
Spiritual intimacy between a husband and wife provides a safe covering.
Serving your spouse should be considered an opportunity and conducted with joy. Jesus was the perfect example of serving with the right attitude.
As with everything in our lives, our ability to live in the fullness that God has for us has all to do with our focus.
We so long to find or to create certainty in our lives. There is but one certainty in life, and that is the presence of our loving God.
Together, we have unearthed one of the most overlooked secrets for a strong marriage — going into God’s presence together to pray and read His Word.