God's Successful Marriage

  There is a quiet truth many couples carry but rarely say out loud: Praying together feels harder than it should. We can talk about schedules, bills, children, and even deep struggles—but when it comes time to pray together, something tightens. Words feel awkward. Timing feels off. One leads, the other listens. Sometimes both wait for the other to start… and neither does. So the moment passes. Not because we don’t love God. Not because we don’t love each other. But because spiritual intimacy doesn’t always come naturally—it must be learned. Why It Feels So Hard For many of us, prayer has always been personal. It is where we are most vulnerable with God—honest, unfiltered, sometimes even unsure. Inviting your spouse into that space can feel like opening a door you’ve kept closed for years. There can also be unspoken fears: “What if I don’t say the right words?” “What if this feels forced?” “What if my spouse is more spiritual than I am?” So instead of ...

  Common Man Publications Strengthening Your Marriage One Day at a Time A 7-Day Devotional from God’s Successful Marriage Marriage is strengthened in the daily choices we make to love, forgive, honor, and remain faithful to the covenant God has given us. This devotional was written to encourage couples to return to those steady, God-honoring choices one day at a time. Whether you work through it together as husband and wife, reflect on it personally, or pass it along to another couple in need of encouragement, our prayer is that it will be both a blessing and a practical help. You can read the devotional directly below, or download the PDF to save for later. “Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” Ecclesiastes 4:...

  He Is Risen: The Victory That Changed Everything “He is not here, for He has risen, as He said.” — Matthew 28:6 “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.” — Luke 24:5–6 The Empty Tomb There was a stone, there was a sealed tomb and there was a body laid inside. And then… there was nothing. The grave could not hold Him, what was meant to be final… was not. What looked like defeat… was victory. Jesus Christ—crucified, buried, and on the third day—risen. Not imagined. Not symbolic. Not a story shaped by time. But truth that split history in two. What God Has Done “But God raised Him up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible for Him to be held by it. ” — Acts 2:24 It was not possible because death had no authority over Him and sin had no claim on Him. The grave had no power to keep Him. What no man could overcome… God has overcome. Why This Matters “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ...