Invest In Your Marriage
In love and marriage, much like most of life, you reap what you sow. Sowing bitterness, anger and unforgiveness is the surest path to an unhappy marriage. And sowing good seeds like hope, perseverance, patience, love, kindness, faith, trust, forgiveness and acceptance sets the pace for a happy and healthy…
Be Your Husband’s or Wife’s Biggest Cheerleader
One of the main benefits of marriage is having someone to motivate you every step of the way. Continuous affirmation and encouragement are necessary for a happy relationship. As a Christian couple, it is your God-given responsibility to be each other’s biggest fans. In fact, Hebrews 3:13a says “Encourage each…
Making Time to Work on Your Marriage
Chances are, life’s demands and responsibilities keep you busy and your schedule is completely full. You probably have work, kids and household chores, in addition to serving as your family’s personal chauffeur. You’re constantly running around trying to get things done on time. At the end of the day, there…
Keep Your Christian Marriage Strong through Prayer
Marriage is a spiritual relationship. So, it stands to reason that a marriage is healthiest and strongest when two people who are connected individually to God make prayer a part of their relationship. Sadly, many couples underestimate the power of prayer in their marriages. They don’t think to ask God…
Going to Church Can Save Your Christian Marriage
The results are in! Going to church together improves your marriage and greatly reduces the likelihood of divorce. A study on divorce in the church reveals that regular church attendance makes a Christian marriage more stable and satisfying. This results in lower divorce rates for Christian couples who attend the…
Are You Close to the Tipping Point?
No married couple is happy all the time. Conflict and marriage problems are a part of married life. However, there’s a big difference between a marriage that is just going through a rough patch and one where unresolved problems have stacked up to the point where the couple can’t remember…
Love is More Than a Feeling – Timeless Marriage Advice
Feelings are fickle. You can be completely in love with your partner one day, butterflies in your stomach and all, and completely turned off by him or her the next day and desperate for marriage advice on how to save your relationship. This creates a very unstable foundation for the…
Testing your Partner can Sabotage your Happy Marriage
Do you sometimes feel the urge to set up “tests” for your husband or wife so as to measure his or her commitment to the marriage? Well, this is one of those things that seem like good ideas until you actually do them. The thing about testing your significant other…
When’s the Best Time to Apologize? – Conflict and Marital Problems
“Never go to bed angry.” As a married couple, you’ve probably heard this age-old advice many times; it’s one of the most popular pieces of marriage advice. Scientific studies have even shown that there may be some merit to this advice. When you are asleep, your brain is busy reorganizing…
Is Your Spouse Angry All the Time?
Anger is contagious, which makes being married to someone who is angry all the time very difficult. It takes a lot of effort to not react emotionally to the other person’s anger and avoid becoming an angry person yourself. It’s also difficult to be compassionate towards an angry partner. And…