Crosswalk Couples Devotional

We encourage you to lean into God’s heart for your spouse and see how prayer can bring even more life, love, and freedom into your relationship.

I don't think a lot of women recognize it, but they have this power by their words, or even a look, to destroy or lift up their husbands.

A man may not hear, comprehend, or push aside the still small voice of the Holy Spirit’s conviction, and why it’s invaluable for wives to pray for their husbands and trust God to deal with their unkindness and unpleasantness towards them.

Only the Prince of Peace provides for us a peace that transcends all understanding, and our marriages can reflect that as we get to know Him, as we throw ourselves and the weight of every aspect of our lives, into the arms of our Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace!

How can we know if pride is threatening our marriage? There are several warning signs that are easily recognized if you know where to look.

Marriage truly is a risk. We are committing ourselves: our life, our family, our dreams, our future, our finances, our need for love and attention, our need for connection, to another person we cannot control. All we can do is risk.

Ruth Bell Graham once said that "a happy marriage is a union of two good forgivers." Those are some of the wisest words ever spoken.

God designed polarity, recognizing the need for two things to be drawn to one another. God designed eyes to see, behold, and value beauty. God handcrafted Adam and Eve to be attractive to one another. To ignore these facts is to enter marriage with one arm tied behind your back, leaving a crucial element of connection behind.

If we brought God into all of our marriage ups and downs, I wonder if we would experience much more joy.

I am a woman who has been married long enough to recognize her faults and share (through much trial and error) a simple, Scripture-backed list of communication hacks to better navigate life with your spouse:.

If I daily choose to put on love, there's nothing that can break our bond.

During tough times in marriage, we need to look to and lean on the Lord to encourage and help us keep going, even carrying us for a while when needed in our weakest moments.

Couples that desire to return to the closeness they once had can make it happen by dedicating time and energy to their marriage. Break out of the rut, drop the anchor, and focus on what you can do to rekindle the intimacy in your marriage.

As our passage in Jude encourages, save your marriage from the fire, whether it has raged for years or is only a flame of frustration. Do so by showing mercy, respecting the powerful work of Almighty God, and by allowing Him to fortify your heart and marriage.

Love is incredibly patient. It doesn’t fly off the handle with every minor irritation.