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)
Do all things without complaining and arguing (Philippians 2:14a)
The young couple standing before their friends at the altar of their marriage never suspects that their happiness will devolve into continual bitter complaining and arguing. And yet it does for many. Maybe it has for you.
In marriage, it’s easy to fall into the habit of complaining and arguing. We may feel like our spouse doesn’t understand us or that they are not meeting our needs. But as believers, we are called to a higher standard.
Philippians 2:14 tells us to do all things without complaining and disputing. This doesn’t mean that we have to agree on everything or that we can’t express our needs and concerns. But it does mean that we should approach conflicts and challenges with a spirit of humility and grace.
Instead of complaining and arguing, try to focus on finding solutions and understanding your spouse’s perspective. When we choose to communicate in a respectful and loving manner, we create a more positive and harmonious atmosphere in our marriage.
As you go through this week, try to practice this verse in your daily interactions with your spouse. Remember that complaining and arguing will only lead to resentment and division, but humility and grace will bring you closer together.
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This is your choice because sin does not have dominion over you. (Psalm 19:13; Psalm 119:133; Romans 6:14) Therefore strive to avoid complaining and arguing by practicing godly love for your spouse.
What is agapé love? – Agape love is more than a feeling that we fall into and fall out of. It is an act of the will to choose to prefer someone more than yourself.
Love and respect – the secret to a happy marriage – Undeserving love! Preferential love! Sacrificial love! Undeserving respect! Preferential respect! Sacrificial respect!
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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.