Crosswalk Couples Devotional

The Song of Solomon offers valuable lessons on intimacy for every couple, regardless of age or stage, teaching that romantic expression, fulfilling desire and longing, and celebrating mutual commitment are essential tools for growth in marriage. By embracing God's holy design for marriage, couples can cultivate a deeper connection with each other and honor their commitment to one another.

Who better to bring up areas of weaknesses between us than to do so together before Him?

Is it possible to really like and love your marriage partner?

There are many things that can cause unity to falter within marriage. Differences in political matters, financial matters, personal matters, and life goals can cause marriages to have a lack of unity. Within your marriage, think about what is causing discord.

We need to use tenderness when our spouse is facing a situation where they are struggling to navigate.

In order to truly see each other, we have to commit to spending time together, away from all the noise our lives have.

When we were done praying, we felt closer than ever because we knew we'd invited God into our lives again. Because of busyness and time constraints, we still prospered in our independent prayer life, but we knew how important it was to pray for each other.

God started showing me while I did love Mike, I did not honor him.

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.