Marriage

The easiest way the Devil can steal from our marriages often does not look like dramatic breaks of trust or infidelity - it's actually just letting life consume us to the point that we slowly are strangers living in the same home. The way to avoid the slow fade out of love is intentionality! 

What if marriage is so hard we can hardly utter words of hope? This is where we must pray God’s Word. Praying God’s Word gives us the words when we have none.

The more time you and your spouse spend intentionally focusing on God—the source of all love—the more God’s love will flow between you. Love is much more than a feeling; it’s an action that you need to intentionally choose on a regular basis. When you choose to act in love toward each other, loving feelings will follow.

Marriage is a gift – an amazing blessing from God.

Praising God and praying His will for your spouse is guaranteed to be your most rewarding work as his wife. With these five powerful prayers, you will be arming your marriage with God’s Word and investing in his role as your spiritual leader.

A godly man knows he is accountable for his wife and kids when he gets to heaven. He is responsible for teaching them, guiding them, making wise decisions, serving them, and loving them well. He is to protect them at all costs.

Emotional connection is the bond that keeps people together. It is the glue in relationships. Many couples don’t realize that if they are not regularly connecting on an emotional level, the link that keeps them together weakens.

I am married to a man who has many times expressed that if he gets heated in a conversation, it is best if we table it and revisit this at a later date. As the big feeler in our home, I have trouble stepping away from conflict.

The world's patterns fail to bring love and happiness, but the Author of marriage knows how to make it last a lifetime. Adapting God’s ways will instill ongoing, fulfilling joys between husband and wife.

Who is supposed to do the leading? The one with the “leadership” gifts, or the one with the mandate to lay himself down for his family?

Apathy leads to more apathy, which is the killer of passion and feelings of love. Intentional words, actions, time spent, and boundaries fuel our love over the long haul. Sometimes, we find we've drifted from that place of love we once knew and see bitterness holding us back. That does not mean we are without hope; this is something most of us long-time married people have encountered over the years. We just have to come back to Jesus.

God created marriage and family as the foundation of our society, and as a result, the evil one is constantly doing what he can to aggravate our unions. He knows that if he can break apart a couple, he can inflict trauma, harm, and struggle on a whole family unit. Sometimes divorce is necessary and healthy but it's never ideal. Let's be on guard, ready for those moments of discouragement and temptation, so we can see the mission to remain faithful to each other until death is realized.

Before baby made three (or many more), there were two – a happy couple with hopes and dreams, and plenty to talk about that had nothing to do with children.

What causes physical connection in marriage to fade? You may be surprised by how everyday habits—like busyness, screens, or unspoken hurt—can quietly pull spouses apart. Here’s how to guard the intimacy God designed for your marriage.

What if prayerlessness as a couple in marriage is a ploy of the enemy to weaken and interfere with the benefits a husband and wife experience together and in their family, when they pray together? With a willingness and commitment to fortify our relationships, here are seven ways we can strengthen our marriages through praying together.

A wife of noble character is a woman of faith who brings honor to her husband, family, and, most of all, to God. His ways are her ways. She trusts him as she diligently works to love and serve her family well.  

Here are 20 Bible verses about marriage that I use to pray Scripture over our relationship and my spouse. God's Word can transform your marriage!

I’m sure you are aware of the ways you and your husband differ in your background and personalities. You may also have different ideas about how to spend your evenings, what kinds of movies you each prefer to watch, and what your ideas of an adventurous weekend would look like. But when you add to the mix their uniquely male qualities, it surely could be a case for your girlfriends that your husband is from a different world than you are.

If every faithful wife could write her sweet hubby a love letter of what she really needs, I believe it would consist of her beloved husband praying for and over her. That’s because she knows prayers are important and truly powerful.

Strong marriages don’t just happen; they’re built day by day. Here are 9 things every couple should ditch if they want real joy, intimacy, and growth this year.