Crosswalk Couples Devotional

As Genesis suggests, a couple is one flesh, meaning one person's problems are the other person's issues, too. But the two who bring those problems to the Lord have a better chance of having a thriving marriage and resolving those problems with peace, hope, and joy.

What are the little things in which you can give yourself to your spouse wholeheartedly?

Shiftwork can put a strain on marriage for sure, but it also provides opportunities to serve our spouses with grace and understanding, bear with one another in love, and lean on God for strength.

How do you protect your marriage from the dullness of the constant day-in and day-out routine?

Resentment is a mixture of anger, fear, and disappointment. If we leave these feelings unchecked, they become long-range missiles in Satan’s hands.

God doesn’t have a closet with all my sins stored away. Jesus wiped them all out.

Marriage is bitter, dense, and hard when we forget to include Jesus.

When God directs our paths, our words will lift someone up, instead of tearing them down.

What do I do when unkind feelings arise within me toward my spouse? Where do I take these critical feelings?

We are easily distracted, dissatisfied, and prone to think that the next best thing is better than our current situation. Contentment does not come naturally to us.

Having non-Christian in-laws can test your patience, your marriage, and your faith. You may not be able to change your in-laws’ hearts, but you are called to show Christ in how you live among them.

How do you motivate your husband or wife to become more involved in your marriage? Here are five ways to start.

Basing our contentment on what is surrounding us all the time will always come up short.

I’ve discovered that married couples must have a lot in common with Jesus’ disciples—at least in one area of their lives.