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Today’s Marriage Prayer – The Depth of True Love
Click the link below to listen to the “5-Minute Marriage Podcast”or listen using your favorite podcast app: iTunesGoogle Podcasts Marriage Prayer – The Depth of True Love Dear Heavenly Father, Looking to the Bible we see Ruth who gave up everything she held dear to follow her mother-in-law Naomi into an unfamiliar land. We read about Jacob who served seven years for Rachel. “They seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her” (Genesis 29:20). And then he served another seven. We read about Elkanah who was a great comfort to his wife Hannah in her time of sorrow. (1 Samuel 1) We see a…
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Today’s Marriage Prayer – To Show Our Love as Much as We Say it
Click the link below to listen to the “5-Minute Marriage Podcast”or listen using your favorite podcast app: iTunesGoogle Podcasts Marriage Prayer – To Show Our Love as Much as We Say it Dear Heavenly Father, It’s easy to say, “I love you,” but not so easy to live it when we’re called to be patient and kind. Love is more than a word, and so much more than a feeling. It’s humility when we want to hold on to our pride. It’s holding our tongue when we want to lash out. It’s a kind word when we’re angry and hurt. It’s perseverance when we want to give up. Give us…
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Today’s Marriage Prayer – To Love Each Other as We Do Ourselves
Click the link below to listen to the “5-Minute Marriage Podcast”or listen using your favorite podcast app: iTunesGoogle Podcasts Marriage Prayer – To Love Each Other as We Do Ourselves Dear Heavenly Father, There are two things that can transform a marriage–two things that can soften a heart, and draw a couple closer together than they ever imagined: to love You with all of their hearts, and to love each other as themselves. Some days we don’t measure up. We let ourselves down–we let each other down. We’re not the perfect couple we imagined we would be. Yet righteousness is imparted to us by Your Son, Jesus Christ. Your love is unfailing–Your grace amazing. Thank You,…
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Today’s Marriage Prayer – Thank You for the One My Soul Loves
Click the link below to listen to the “5-Minute Marriage Podcast”or listen using your favorite podcast app: iTunesGoogle Podcasts Marriage Prayer – Thank You for the One My Soul Loves Dear Heavenly Father, Day after day we come to you asking for help, and without hesitation You listen. You help, You strengthen, You transform our marriage, and draw us closer to You. You’ve given us so many reasons to give thanks for this marriage. The gift is immense–the blessings are countless, and so today we want to give thanks. Thank You for this friend who walks with me through better or worse.Thank You for this intimate lover who quiets my…
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Today’s Marriage Prayer – Protect Us From the Enemy
Click the link below to listen to the “5-Minute Marriage Podcast”or listen using your favorite podcast app: iTunesGoogle Podcasts Marriage Prayer – Protect Us From the Enemy Dear Heavenly Father, One spark can set a field on fire, one spark can ignite greatness, and one spark can change the course of our marriage. Ignite that spark, Lord. Give us a passion to fight for our marriage. We can either look for the worst in our spouse or we can choose to see the best in each other. We can let the little things bring us down, or we can choose to give thanks for the blessings we have. Help us…
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Today’s Marriage Prayer – To Love and to Serve Without Keeping Score
Click the link below to listen to the “5-Minute Marriage Podcast”or listen using your favorite podcast app: iTunesGoogle Podcasts Marriage Prayer – To Love and to Serve Without Keeping Score Dear Heavenly Father, Please teach us to love and to serve the people that you have put in our lives. Help us to grow in the likeness of Jesus Who came to serve rather than to be served. May we live beyond ourselves, serving and loving each other without keeping score—giving to others without the hope of acclamation or expectation of return. Help us to see the beauty in serving. Allow us to be Your hands and Your feet in this…
