Devotions for a Sacred Marriage

different. That’s what gives glory to God. That’s what helps us appreciate God’s love for us, because God loves us“anyway.” He loved us when we rebelled against him. He keeps loving us when we continue to sin against him. He gives and gives—and we take him for granted, the height of ungratefulness. He is eager to meet with us, and we get too busy to slow down and notice him. He is good to us, and we accuse him mercilessly when every little thing doesn’t go just the way we planned it; in other words, we can be wicked.
But God loves us anyway. To love anyway is to love like God and to learn about God’s love for us, who loves the “ungrateful and wicked.”
That’s love, Jesus style.
Let’s love like that

If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even‘sinners’ love those who love them. And if you do good to those who aregood to you, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ do that. And ifyou lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is thatto you? Even ‘sinners’ lend to ‘sinners, ’ expecting to be repaid in full.But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them withoutexpecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, andyou will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungratefuland wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”
Luke 6:32–36

Make someone happy today—by loving your spouse. You may not realize who is watching, but I’ll guarantee you this: someone is

Would you be like this Savior? Then die to your demands. Be resurrected to utter dependence on your heavenly Father, who has loved you, is loving you, and will always love you like no one else can, including your spouse

ultimately provide what we need—or will give us strength to do without

Anydesire can be obstructed and thereby bring frustration. We do not have an absolute right to anything. Rather, we have an obligation to trust that God, in his providence, will ultimately

Honestly ask yourself, “Am I good in bed?”

Here are some questions to ask: Do I want to reward my wife’s commitment to me, or do I want to make her regret it? Do I want to bless her, or will I take her for granted? Do I want to be a generous lover, or am I content to be a miser who reluctantly doles out occasional “favors”? Am I creative? Am I enthusiastic? Am I initiating

Don’t run from yourself. Be humble, stay where you are, and focus on changing your attitudes and actions instead of your spouse

Running from Yourself
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not thinkof yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourselfwith sober judgment.
Romans 12:3