Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction? (Amos 3:3) Agreeing on where you’re going is essential to oneness in a relationship. This kind of unity can start with the simple rule that neither spouse makes a commitment involving the other without discussing it first. It can also include things such as a…

God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8)This verse tells us that Christ died for us even though we were sinners. The best word in this verse is ” while.” He died for me while I was still rebellious and hostile to the…

Accept one another, then, just as Christ has accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. (Romans 15:7) We are different from each other as spouses. One of us may be laid back and tend to go with the flow, while the other might be very punctual, even to the point of being compulsive…

Accept one another. (Romans 15:7)My ability to show acceptance of another is contingent upon my deep knowledge of a loving and accepting Christ. If I am to accept my spouse as Christ has accepted me, then I need to understand His wonderful love for me. God made a deliberate choice to allow Christ to die…

1 Corinthians 6 God is interested in the total person. Yes, He cares about your spirit and soul. But He’s also interested in your body. The Bible says, “May the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus…

Show me a couple who thinks of divorce as an option, and I will show you a couple that has great potential for marital disintegration. But show me a couple who has clipped the word divorce out of their dictionary, and I will show you a couple who will stand together. Marriage is a divine…

When you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins. (Mark 11: 25) Is there anything between you today? Perhaps you’re still hurting from words of the past. Frustration over a recent argument. Betrayal from a broken promise. Disappointment from unmet hopes…

Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other. (1 Thessalonians 4: 9) You want to love each other but you don’t know how. Perhaps your parents were cold and distant all your life. Maybe they gave…

Then you must protect me from the foxes, foxes on the prowl, foxes who would like nothing better than to get into our flowering garden. (Song of Solomon 2:15 MSG) These “little foxes” dig holes and passages in the marriage vineyard, loosen the love and intimacy that exists in the marriage and weaken it in…

In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it. (Isaiah 30:15) The nation of Israel in Isaiah’s day wanted the good life. So they made big plans and developed friendships with other countries to help them get ahead (Isaiah 30: 2). But it…