Marriage

Interactive Devotion for Couples Day 4: Don’t Stop Holding Hands Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly delightful. (Song of Solomon 1:16, ESV) My parents still hold hands—in fact, they always have from my earliest memories. My Dad is 81 at the time of this writing, and my mom is in her late 70s.  It’s one of the memories I will always have of them. Seeing our parents physically show their love…

Interactive Devotion for Couples Day 3: Tearing Down Walls So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding. (Romans 14:19, ESV) We live in a world saturated by virtual communication—texting, email, social media, FaceTime, etc. There are tons of ways to connect with people, yet we are often disconnected from our spouse, the one we should be connected with the most. We’ve become comfortable with non-verbal communication, struggling…

Interactive Devotion for Couples Day 2: Invite God Into Your Storms When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. (Isaiah 43:2, ESV) I am ashamed to admit that I have often prayed to God for help during a particular crisis and then was…

Day 1- We Love Because He loved  We love because He first loved us. (1 John 4:19, ESV) This week, we will focus on our marriages. We won’t get into anything really deep—just refresh ourselves on the basics we often brush aside. Most of our romantic relationships are based on mutual love. Love is an incredible gift and something that deeply enriches our lives. I love my husband because he returned that…