These daily marriage devotionals are compiled from verses that we have shared with Christian couples in many counseling sessions over many years. Please read one per day and meditate on how it applies to your marriage. (Note: if you are not certain you are a Christian, please read The Sinner’s Prayer)
“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath, and don’t give place to the devil. (Ephesians 4:26-27)
Ephesians 4:26 tells us, “Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger.” In other words, it’s okay to feel angry, but it’s important that we don’t let our anger consume us or control our actions.
In marriage, it’s normal to get upset or frustrated with each other from time to time. However, it’s important that we don’t let our anger fester or turn into resentment. When we hold onto our anger, it can harm our relationship and create distance between us.
One way to manage our anger in a healthy way is to communicate with each other openly and honestly. When we feel upset, it’s important to express our feelings to our spouse in a respectful and loving way. This can help us work through conflicts and find resolution.
Another way to manage our anger is to practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is essential in any healthy relationship, and it’s especially important in marriage. When we choose to forgive our spouse, we let go of our anger and move forward with love and grace.
Remember, it’s okay to feel angry, but it’s important that we don’t stay angry. Let’s work together to manage our emotions in a healthy way and strengthen our marriage.
Study
- Don’t let the sun go down upon your wrath – Anger is a normal reaction to abnormal problems. But there are righteous ways to handle anger. And there are sinful ways to harbor anger.
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If you miss one, two, or many days, don’t worry about it and don’t try to catch up. Just start where you are and keep going. We have found the Holy Spirit can prompt you to return to just the passage you need for today.
This is an ongoing labor of love because these marriage devotionals will never be finished, but we have to start somewhere, so we will update often. We appreciate your support and prayers because this is a work of God not us. And please forgive us because we have never found a verse that doesn’t apply to marriage somehow.
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. (Proverbs 30:5)
Going beyond marriage devotionals
- Leave and cleave – God gave husbands instruction to leave and cleave because they need to break ties with their birth-families to forge their marriages
- The perspective of a successful marriage – If this perspective can lead to an incredible Olympic victory, imagine what it can do for your marriage. It’s almost a miracle!
- Biblical relationship checkup – This Biblical relationship checkup helps couples find where they are on God’s map of a successful marriage and find direction for improvement
- Help for hurting marriages – When I am weak, then I am strong. Help for hurting marriages is found in the wisdom of these Bible scriptures. Apply them as often as needed.
- Tying the Knot: A Premarital Guide to a Strong and Lasting Marriage by Rob Green – Field-tested and recommended by multiple counselors in a thriving counseling practice, Tying the Knot has already guided many couples into a stronger and more joyful union. Let this nine-week pre-marriage study reorient your life and marriage around Christ, so you both will experience all the blessings of marriage as God designed it.
- Love Life for Every Married Couple: How to Fall in Love, Stay in Love, Rekindle Your Love by Ed Wheat – This is a favorite classic book because it has stood the test of time. Physician Ed Wheat has helped thousands of couples improve their love lives and build happier marriages. In Love Life for Every Married Couple, he’ll help you improve your marriage through sharing, touching, appreciating, and focusing healing attention on your mate.