Dear Lord, Help me, teach me, empower me to give soft answers, and not use harsh words. Help me to speak with wisdom and knowledge. Watch over me, lead me and let your word be a light onto my feet. Lord, help my mouth to speak gently, and make my word soothing to others. Allow my words to be an encouragement to others. Keep perversion far from my mind or lips. Help me to heed reproof, and not despise instruction. Help me to be righteous. Help me spread knowledge for your glory Lord. Please help me to be an upright and righteous person. Pour out your favor on me and upon my family. Allow my heart to be vulnerably open to you, completely filled by you, and set on serving You all the days of my life. Change me to have a glad heart and cheerful face. Bless my family with wisdom, knowledge, and understanding of You and Your truth. Allow my heart and face to be continually cheerful. Help me to keep my deep reverence, awe, and respect for You, Lord. Help me to always obey and walk in your ways. Help me to be grateful at all times. Allow me to receive Your love, be full of Your love, and freely give Your love. Pour out your love upon me. Remove hatred far from our hearts Lord. Remove hot-temperedness from me and my family. Help us to be slow to anger. Help us to walk on the right path. Help me not to despise my parents, but to honor them in a way that is healthy and pleasing to You. Lord, please give many wise counselors to me, my family, and my church family. Allow me to find deep and lasting joy. Help me to give timely, and well crafted, replies to others so they may be encouraged. Help me to be prudent and wise, beyond what’s natural or normal, for my age and season. Lord help me not to be prideful, proud, arrogant, deceitful, slanderous, corrupt, selfish, or have haughty eyes. Help me instead to be humble, and continually make myself the student. Lord help me to have pure and gracious thoughts and words. Help me not to be greedy. Help me to think before I speak. Lord help me to view You as You are and not see You based on human failure. Help me to find great joy in humbleness and gentleness. Help me to find deep and meaningful connections with other humans. And please let this next year of life to be extremely blessed. Allow me to become a person who is deeply rooted in your peace and is not shaken by any external circumstances. Allow me to have a peace that makes no sense. Allow me to have peace way beyond what I could naturally muster with self control, allow me to walk in the fruits of the Spirit.

I’d love to hear from all of you in the comments below, what does it mean to be a team in marriage? What does it mean to be ONE? What does it practically look like to be on the same page? Describe it to me like I’m a 5 year old.

A few key verses as you go about communcating with your spouse this week: James 1:9 "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger." Ephesians 4:2 "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love." 1 Peter 3:1-2 " Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives." Provers 15:1 "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." Colossians 4:6 "Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone." What was the major takeaway or conviction you felt when reading these verses? Tell me in the comments below! ⬇️

If you are like most people, you have thoughts swirling around that never make it out of your head. Take a moment and comment below. What faith or marriage-related thoughts do you need to process or get out of your head? If you aren't sure where to start, here are some prompts to get you started: - What are your hopes or dreams for your marriage? - What kinds of things do you want to accomplish in your marriage, faith, or for yourself? - Do you have any fears holding you back? - What's keeping you from achieving your hopes/dreams/goals?

Let's get to know each other! Comment below sharing where you are in the world, a photo of you and your spouse, and something you like to do for datenights. 😊