Marriage

Whether you're a goal-setter or not, creating healthy objectives in your marriage can make all the difference for success in the long run. Resist navigating "on a wing and a prayer," and be intentional about how you want your marriage to turn out. With a little planning and preparation, you can have a marriage that honors God and reaps the abundant blessings that follow.

Dominated spouses have one thing in common; they need a different life than the one they have been subjected to in their marriages.

Did you know that most men thrive on admiration, and it means the world to them when it comes from their wives? Honest admiration for your husband will boost his confidence and motivate him to take on the world. Men are competitive and tend to derive their worth from what they do. They, therefore, need to know that their wives notice and admire how they exert themselves for their families. 

If you’ve been married for a while, you might think, “They know I love them.” Even if they do, it will go a long way to show them. Little acts have great significance. Whether it is a kiss goodbye in the morning or a quick touchpoint during the day, there are ways we can remind our spouse we care about them.

God gives us principles in His Word to help us manage our finances, as well as our attitudes of unity and harmony toward one another in marriage. Many marriages decay and eventually dissolve due to differences, resentments, and misappropriation of finances. It’s essential you and your spouse establish harmony in your finances so you can experience harmony in your marriage.

We all carry around an invisible emotional bucket. Others can do and say nice things to us to fill it up. Or, they can take from our bucket by being mean. Experts say the “magic ratio” for a marriage is 5 to 1: for every one negative interaction, there should be at least five positive ones. Every day, we should look for opportunities to build up our spouse.

There are endless possibilities for dating ideas. Sometimes you have to be a little creative and innovative. The next time you go on a date, keep these ideas in mind or plan something specific according to your own interests. Your significant other will love it no matter what.

Are you living with a narcissist? Heres are 5 signs that your spouse might have a narcissistic personality disorder, and how you can find help.

The “weapons” that kill off marriages vary, but if we surrender to God’s wisdom and obey His Word, our marriages don’t have to die.

While church weddings are declining, they connect couples to sacredness, tradition, and community.

When your spouse is in the thick of grief, you may feel helpless—but prayer is your greatest ministry. These 8 prayers will help you comfort them with God’s truth.

Just as a plant must be pruned, our marriages bloom when we strip things that take away from our relationship and focus on those that add to it.

For prayer has the potential to speak to the mountain of unbelief and cast it into the sea. Don't give up dear sister.

We are the church, so true believers always get married “in” the church no matter the location of the ceremony (assuming a Christian couple would not choose a questionable site). Weddings performed in a church setting, however, have a special nature about them because it’s where the church gathers every week to worship the Lord.

By taking the time to reflect on your spiritual journey and the role of faith in your life, you can gain insight into how it influences your marriage.

Time, familiarity, baggage and life’s transitions can all wear on a marriage and make you feel like you’ve lost that loving feeling. But, it’s not too late to fall back in love with your spouse no matter how little or how long you’ve been married.

But, while the world would want to convince us (and our men) that we don’t need them and that we can run on “girl power” alone, God made each of us for so much more!

Sometimes couples end in arguments without really talking about the situation. Set a designated time and a private area where you can hash things out. Talk about everything, how you feel about each other, the current state of your marriage, etc. Leave nothing out. Agree not to get angry or emotional but simply allow the other to speak. Make it a safe space where each can speak their mind without fear of character assassinations or blame.

Disagreements, irritation, and even anger at our spouse don’t have to be relationship killers. When we are open to God’s leading in our hearts through our marriage relationship, He can (and will) use those times of conflict to help us grow and become more like Him.

Besides remembering what love is and how the Lord wants us to love our spouses, we also remember that they are human like we are. We all have off days and habits that we have difficulty breaking. We all forget things from time to time. Even though we don’t always like what our spouses do, we must always love them. We do things and get on their nerves as well. This is part of being married and living with another human being.