Some seasons are simply heavy. These devotions are for the marriages carrying pressure from outside: weariness, disappointment, a plan that did not hold, and the slow work of building something that stands when the storm comes.
All marriage devotionsOther topics: Appreciation and Respect, Communication in Marriage, Conflict and Repair, Emotional Connection, Forgiveness and Letting Go, Friendship in Marriage, Growing Together Spiritually, Money and Financial Unity, Prayer in Marriage, Trust in Marriage, Vision and Goals.
Rules of Resilience · Day 15Once they began speaking honestly and listening with less defensiveness, they were able to look at their difficult season differently. The pain was still real. There were still questions they could not answer and…
Rules of Resilience · Day 12Naming their areas of growth brought clarity, but the couple soon discovered that clarity alone was not enough. During their next disagreement, the same patterns returned. One became defensive. The other raised their voice…
Rules of Resilience · Day 11After looking at the areas of their marriage that needed strengthening, they began to recognise something important. Some of the resources they needed could come from trusted people, wise counsel, and better preparation. But…
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 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 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…