These daily marriage devotionals are compiled from verses that we have shared with Christian couples in many counseling sessions over many years. Please read one per day and meditate on how it applies to your marriage. (Note: if you are not certain you are a Christian, please read The Sinner’s Prayer)
Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves. (Romans 15:1)
This verse speaks to the importance of humility and selflessness in our relationships. It reminds us that we are not perfect and that we will inevitably make mistakes and stumble in our walk with God. It also reminds us that it is our responsibility to support and encourage one another, rather than seeking to please ourselves.
As a married couple, it is important to remember that we are in this life together and that we should be there for one another through thick and thin. This means being patient and understanding when our spouse makes mistakes or falls short of our expectations. It also means being willing to forgive and extend grace when we are wronged or hurt.
One way to practice this type of humility and selflessness in our marriage is by asking ourselves how we can be a support and encouragement to our spouse. This might involve offering words of encouragement, helping with household chores, or simply being present for one another. We can also pray for one another, asking God to help us extend grace and be patient with our spouse. By bearing one another’s burdens in this way, we can experience a deeper level of connection and unity in our marriage.
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If you miss one, two, or many days, don’t worry about it and don’t try to catch up. Just start where you are and keep going. We have found the Holy Spirit can prompt you to return to just the passage you need for today.
This is an ongoing labor of love because these marriage devotionals will never be finished, but we have to start somewhere, so we will update often. We appreciate your support and prayers because this is a work of God not us. And please forgive us because we have never found a verse that doesn’t apply to marriage somehow.
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. (Proverbs 30:5)
Going beyond marriage devotionals
- Leave and cleave – God gave husbands instruction to leave and cleave because they need to break ties with their birth-families to forge their marriages
- The perspective of a successful marriage – If this perspective can lead to an incredible Olympic victory, imagine what it can do for your marriage. It’s almost a miracle!
- Biblical relationship checkup – This Biblical relationship checkup helps couples find where they are on God’s map of a successful marriage and find direction for improvement
- Help for hurting marriages – When I am weak, then I am strong. Help for hurting marriages is found in the wisdom of these Bible scriptures. Apply them as often as needed.
- Tying the Knot: A Premarital Guide to a Strong and Lasting Marriage by Rob Green – Field-tested and recommended by multiple counselors in a thriving counseling practice, Tying the Knot has already guided many couples into a stronger and more joyful union. Let this nine-week pre-marriage study reorient your life and marriage around Christ, so you both will experience all the blessings of marriage as God designed it.
- Love Life for Every Married Couple: How to Fall in Love, Stay in Love, Rekindle Your Love by Ed Wheat – This is a favorite classic book because it has stood the test of time. Physician Ed Wheat has helped thousands of couples improve their love lives and build happier marriages. In Love Life for Every Married Couple, he’ll help you improve your marriage through sharing, touching, appreciating, and focusing healing attention on your mate.