For You, O Lord, are my hope; my trust, O Lord, from my youth. Psalm 71:5 Scott and I have been married almost 19 years. Like most married couples, we have faced difficult times. Some of the hardest situations have included: Three years of infertility. His father passing away unexpectedly. Scott’s diagnosis of ITP which involved many hospitalizations, brain hemorraghes, and several days on life support. Watching helplessly as the marriages of several couples we were close to fell ... [Read More]
31 Verses to Pray for Your Marriage {Psalm 19:14}
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14 Oh my words! They get me in trouble more than I’d like. I speak too quickly and without a filter … and the price for that lack of self-control can be steep. But it isn’t just the words I say, it can also be the way I say them. Stress, exhaustion, and frustration can lead to caustic words and tone which ultimately lead to hurt feelings {often over what is in the ... [Read More]
31 Verses to Pray for Your Marriage {Psalm 1:3}
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all he does, he prospers. Psalm 1:1-3 The world has much to say about marriage. We’re told half of all marriages end in divorce and that it’s good to have sex or ... [Read More]
31 Verses to Pray for Your Marriage {Job 1:21}
And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” Job 1:21 “The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away.” That’s a hard sentiment to accept sometimes. We like the first part — but when the Lord takes away, well, that’s not our favorite thing, is it? It’s easy to get into the habit of seeing what is wrong or what we don’t have and allow that to color everything in our lives. But Job’s words ... [Read More]
31 Verses to Pray for Your Marriage {Ruth 1:16-17}
But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall me my people, and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May the Lord do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you. Ruth 1:16-17 Do you love you mother-in-law? I do love mine. But I can’t imagine the devotion Ruth had to Naomi. I can’t imagine leaving my mother and father, knowing I ... [Read More]
31 Verses to Pray for Your Marriage {Joshua 24:15}
And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15 The Israelites had to make a choice — who would they serve. Each family had to decide for themselves. Joshua made his famous proclamation, “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” And it’s likely at ... [Read More]
