The Importance of Premarital Counseling
Invest in premarital counseling to help develop a solid foundation to build your relationship on. (It makes a great wedding gift too!)
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Invest in premarital counseling to help develop a solid foundation to build your relationship on. (It makes a great wedding gift too!)
Question: Dr. Dobson, would you identify some of the major "marriage killers" that are most responsible for the high divorce rate that plagues today's families?
The excitement of love is like nothing else in human experience. A couple enters into a kind of ecstasy that is almost indescribable. "This is it!" They've found the perfect human being. They want to be together twenty-four hours a day—to take walks in the rain and sit by the fire and kiss and cuddle. Hooray for love!
Despite the clear romantic themes in Song of Songs, King Solomon’s book in Scripture serves as a great narrative of Jesus’ sacrificial love for the Church.
What do you do when someone you love won’t respond to you?
Fulfilling the “until death do us part” portion of our vows seems romantic and exciting on the wedding day, but once the honeymoon is over and reality sets in, it takes on a deeper meaning. A lifelong marriage requires time and sacrifice to experience the Lord’s best. In this reel, Brenen and Morgan Beeler share the characteristics of couples who prioritize their marriage according to God’s Word and build lasting, successful relationships.
Nearly half of all marriages end in divorce. It’s a daunting statistic that has led our society to downplay this God-designed covenant as temporary. Yet most people still use the phrase “until death do us part” in their wedding vows. In this reel, Brenen and Morgan Beeler explain the first of seven important steps you can take to strengthen your relationship.
Good intentions aren’t enough to make your spouse feel truly loved—you need to speak his or her unique language.
What separates happily married couples from those heading for divorce?
Few things feel heavier than wanting to fight for your marriage when your spouse seems distant and unwilling. You may feel alone, exhausted, and unsure where to begin. It’s tempting to believe that if your mate’s heart has hardened, nothing can change at all. But Scripture offers a different kind of hope. While you can’t control another person, there are some things you can do to influence him or her. Bill was in that position. He did everything he could to save his marriage, but his wife refused to change. She didn’t want a divorce, but her heart was no longer in the relationship. When I started meeting with him, he was angry and frustrated. Nothing he did seemed to work, and his faith was starting to waver. I encouraged Bill with this truth: God often works powerfully through one willing heart. If you are trying to save your marriage when your spouse isn’t interested, here are three necessities that matter more than any technique or argument. 1. Heal Your Relationship With the Lord First Before focusing on your spouse, God calls you to look inward and upward. A strained marriage often reveals a deeper spiritual weariness. Healing begins when you return ...



