Introduction
Despite what we have heard in countless fairy tales, there is no guarantee that people who get married will live happily ever after. Things can go wrong – sometimes terribly wrong. Even with the best of intentions, couples may find themselves in a house full of resentment, hostility, unrest, and misery. There is no heartache quite like the heartache of an unhappy marriage.
But married life need not be this way.
It has been said that we marry the one we love; and love the one we marry. Love is not only an emotion we feel, but also a decision we make. In love, we cherish, communicate, listen, encourage, enjoy, forgive, respect, honor, and guard our spouse in the marital relationship.
These selections from Our Daily Bread are intended to encourage and instruct you in your married life.
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| Day 1: The Miracle Of Marriage
When Pastor Howard Sugden performed the wedding ceremony for my husband and me, he emphasized that we were participating in a miracle. We believed him, but we didn’t comprehend the size of the miracle needed …
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| Day 2: One Day Is Not Enough
It’s no secret that outside of our fellowship with God, the most vital connection we have with anyone is the one we share with our spouse. Yet how often do we treat that relationship with the attention it needs? …
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| Day 3: Opening The Door
When my wife and I went out to lunch with some friends, I noticed that the husband went around to the passenger side of the car and opened the door for his wife. I said to him, “Some women might consider that demeaning.”
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| Day 4: Avoding The Greener Grass
Nancy Anderson says she grew lukewarm in her Christian faith and thus believed the world’s lie: “I deserve to be happy.” This led to an extramarital affair that nearly ended her marriage. She wrote her book Avoiding the …
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| Day 5: When To Speak Up
There’s some immensely helpful truth in that four-liner that is supported by Scripture. Let’s look at the two major points. First, if we are wrong we need to admit it. Not only marriage, but all relationships benefit from this …
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| Day 6: Matters Of The Heart
In a book called The Second Shift, Arlie Hochschild describes how working couples share home responsibilities. Husbands and wives who both have careers generally agree that it is only fair for them to divide household …
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