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Do you feel disconnected from your spouse? Has your marriage lost the closeness you once shared? If so, you are not alone. God’s desire for your marriage is intimacy so close that “two become one.” This 15-day plan from Awesome Marriage Content Editor, Lindsay Few, combines Scripture, practical application steps, and prayer to move you toward that vision.

This is for the man who is not okay with having an average marriage or is flippant with the covenant of marriage. This is for the man who sees his bride as a partner for life and not just for when things are going well. NOTE: If you’re looking for a standard marriage devotional targeted at "typical church guys", this one is not for you.

These five daily devotions were selected from Levi and Jennie Lusko's new devotional, The Marriage Devotional: 52 Days to Strengthen the Soul of Your Marriage. Even in the midst of mortgage payments, emotional baggage, drama, mistakes, and a whole lot of laundry, your marriage can not only survive, but be sweet, steady, and strong.

Praying for your marriage is one of the most important things you can do. Let this 3-day reading plan by NY Times bestseller Bruce Wilkinson and Heather Hair inspire and equip you in prayer.

Fight or flight? When marriage gets messy, the question is real and sobering. Though the promise you’ve made is “…till death do us part,” letting go seems like such an easier option. What choice will you make when it comes to your marriage? In this 5-day reading plan, Pete Briscoe provides biblical insight for couples who long to fight for an enduring marriage—not one they’re merely struggling to endure.

What would make this Christmas awesome for your marriage? How do we take a season that is often filled with stress and anxiety and turn things around? In this reading plan, Dr. Kim Kimberling addresses four things you can do as a couple to reduce the stress and anxiety of the season and help you focus on Jesus. Your Christmas and your marriage can be better than ever.

All of us want to be fully known + unconditionally loved. It’s hard to experience this in a marriage if you don’t feel heard or understood. How can we bridge the gap of distance when we aren’t getting through to one another’s hearts? Whether you’re in a great season or fighting to keep your marriage alive, this relatable 7-Day plan will equip you on how to ‘win’ in your communication.

Art defined is an expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, producing works appreciated for their beauty. Marriage defined is a combination, or mixture, of elements. In the Art of Marriage, Naomi Hendricks, from her 31 years of happy marriage to Ian, highlights God’s incredible gift of marriage that enables a man and a woman to produce with creativity endowed by the Creator a masterpiece of Oneness.

As devastating as an affair is, God does amazing things when a couple commits to rebuild their marriage. In this plan by Dr. Kim, we meet Adam and Kristi and hear their story. If there has been an affair in your marriage, this plan will help in your healing. If not, it will help you understand each other and take steps to protect your marriage from this marriage killer.

This plan will equip readers with the 4 biblically-based cornerstones of both their marriage and parenting. Readers will be empowered to pour more into a healthy marriage and raise their children in truth, love, and effectiveness.

Contrary to popular opinion, marriage is ministry. In this 8-day devotional plan we ask 8 critical questions that every couple must ask themselves in order to reach their full God-given potential in marriage.

Forgiveness is real. Not only can the Lord restore, but He can actually make your marriage better than it's ever been. He is able to do that. In this plan, we offer Straight Biblical Truth that will help you if you are facing challenges in your marriage.

Sexual intimacy is a challenge for many couples, but what if you are working from the wrong understanding of what makes a great sex life? In this study, you will read about how sexuality was created to be a divine metaphor, teaching us about the nature of God’s covenant love. Our sexuality should actually draw us into greater intimacy with God! Based on the book, "God, Sex, and Your Marriage."

Where you set your thoughts as a couple will determine the level of peace, joy, productivity and connection you experience in your marriage. Let NY Times best-seller Bruce Wilkinson and Heather Hair help you sharpen your focus in marriage .

Marriage is not a “a long quiet river.” Staying in love requires a real investment. We encourage you to take care of your marriage by scheduling at least two hours EVERY week for just the two of you to go on a romantic date. Here are some ideas to help you put these privileged times into place in a fun and profound way.

Experience how God can pour His purpose, passion and fullness into your marriage. Living a poured-out marriage is a way of life. It’s not about trying harder, it’s about thinking differently. Only when you are emptied of your own motivations can God pour new life into you for the abundant marriage you truly long for. Are you ready to approach your marriage poured out, ready to be filled up?

Did you know that God wants your marriage to be great? It’s true! He actually created marriage to be wonderful — like a little slice of heaven on earth. But having a good marriage takes effort. Most married couples I know want to have a good marriage, but they don’t always know how. Here are 3 keys that work…

This is a continuation of Growing Your Marriage. In this 4-day devotional Dr. Kim walks you through practical things you can start doing today to grow and deepen your marriage. This devotional will give you practical tips to improve your marriage. Each day has a short devotional, scripture, a short video, and application questions that will help you grow your marriage.

How does riding a tandem bicycle mirror marriage? That may seem like a strange concept, but having an enjoyable ride on a bicycle built for two can show you a lot about how to live a tandem life as a married couple. Come along for the ride!

God’s design for couples is to pursue oneness through speaking words of truth and kindness. This 10-day reading plan by Tim Cameron will help make clear the ramifications of complaining, criticism, judgments, gossip, and negative words on a marriage. Through fasting from negative words, you will discover a biblical way to change the atmosphere of your marriage.

Life comes with transition. Whether it’s a new job, new house, new child or grandchild and even something as small as a new hairstyle, we face change throughout our lives. Some of us are more adept at change. Others of us resist it. In this three-day reading plan by NYT best-selling author Bruce Wilkinson and author Heather Hair, learn techniques to reduce the stress transition puts on your marriage.

We all want to pray for our marriage, but sometimes we don’t quite know what to pray. Or we feel like our prayers aren’t “good enough.” This 7-day plan provides seven prayers for various needs you and your spouse might face in your marriage. You can use these to help you become more comfortable praying together, too.

Most of the struggles we have in marriages are not due to a lack of information. They are due to a lack of obedience to what we already know. In this plan, we offer Straight Biblical Truth that will help you with your walk in having a successful marriage.

Have you ever been told how hard marriage is? The truth is, marriage itself isn’t hard; it’s the people in it that make it difficult. Many marriages get off track when couples start going through it their way instead of God’s. This seven-day plan will help you learn what marriage God’s way is and give you the truths of scripture to apply today.

In a sex-crazed culture, we all need to protect our purity. God’s Word gives us the wisdom to beware of sin and steer clear of decisions that can turn a spark into a forest fire. This seven-day plan encourages husbands and wives to be intentional in pursuing intimacy daily with the Lord and with their spouse.