Rules of Resilience · Day 10Once they recognised that they needed support, they began looking more closely at what they had already built around their marriage. They had people they could call, but some relationships had not been nurtured…
Rules of Resilience · Day 9After acknowledging the difficult season they were in, they realised something else: they had been trying to carry too much by themselves. They prayed privately, worried quietly, and did their best to keep functioning….
Rules of Resilience · Day 8Once they stopped trying to manage each other, they faced another difficult task. They had to acknowledge what was true about their marriage and the season they were living through. Some things were improving,…
Rules of Resilience · Day 7They had been having the same disagreement for months. Each conversation ended with one spouse explaining what the other needed to change, while both walked away feeling unheard and frustrated. Without realising it, they…
Rules of Resilience · Day 6Writing down their vision gave them hope. For the first time in a while, they were not only discussing what needed to change. They were talking about what their marriage could become. But within…
Rules of Resilience · Day 5After learning to question the negative stories they had been telling themselves, they realised they needed a clearer story about where they were going. For months, most of their conversations had centred on what…
Rules of Resilience · Day 4They had been married long enough to know each other’s weaknesses. Unfortunately, they had also begun rehearsing those weaknesses in their minds. When something went wrong, old thoughts returned quickly: He never listens. She…
Rules of Resilience · Day 3Your spouse comes home quieter than usual. They answer your question briefly, place the phone down, and seem distracted. That is what happened. But almost immediately, another story may begin forming in your mind:…
Rules of Resilience · Day 2They loved each other, but they had assumed that love would carry them through anything. During the easier seasons, they rarely discussed their finances, prayed together inconsistently, avoided certain conversations, and kept postponing the…
Rules of Resilience · Day 1They entered marriage with hope and a picture of how their life together would unfold. They expected some difficulties, but they did not anticipate the pressures that eventually came: the financial strain, family responsibilities,…
Praying with Love · Day 21They had prayed for many things. For patience. For healing. For peace. For wisdom. For protection. For affection. For strength. For faithfulness. And somewhere along the way, they began to realise something. Marriage was…
Praying with Love · Day 20Lamentations 3:22-23 They made vows. They meant them. They stood before God and promised love. For better. For worse. In joy. In difficulty. In plenty. In lack. In health. In sickness. But faithfulness is…