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How do you include the Lord in your marriage?

[WannaPlay]

My wife and I pray together, read scripture together, talk about the Lord and how He's shaping our lives. We teach in kids ministry on Sundays and help out on Wednesday evenings, so we work out our lesson plans together for Sundays, and help in planning for Wednesday and talk about both in preparation for the class, and after the class.

When we go hiking or kayaking we talk about the wonders of God's creation. It's really not too hard to bring the Lord into your marriage. You just have to want Him there and remember to include Him.

[Singin4Him82]

Finally someone posted! That's awesome! Btw, I wasn't asking advice I'm just asking for discussion .

My husband and I began including the Lord before we got married so that we could create the habit and only strength it once we got married. We pray every night together before we go to sleep and we have not missed a night since we got engaged(then we prayed on the phone). We both discuss the Lord often and what we feel he wants for us personally and together as husband and wife. Now that we are talking about children it has brought us that much closer to the Lord and to one another. We're also college ministers at an inner-city church in the metroplex where we lead a college group on Wed nights, ministry together is a huge part of keeping the Lord front and center in our relationship because it has allowed us to see first hand the strength of the Lord when two are working together for him.

I think the most important thing in bringing the Lord into your relationship is keeping him first in your personal life through quiet time spent with him which my husband and I try to do every day. I love that my husband gets up just a bit earlier to have a quiet time before work, and there certainly is a difference in him when he does and when he doesn't haha. I'm know the same is true with me.

[WannaPlay]

That's fantastic, Delaina! My wife and I were both saved when we got together, but we didn't really focus on bringing the Lord into our lives until the last year or so (almost 4 years into our marriage). We'd read and talk about what we read a bit, but getting me to read in scripture was like pulling teeth, in many ways. I wouldn't read at work, I felt like I had too much to do at home to work. When I tried to read on the bus, I fell asleep. It wasn't a good situation.

Now, I take a few minues (usually about 15 or so) after my alarm goes off and pray. I read scripture (most mornings) while I have my breakfast. I read and do bible study at lunch.

I love that my husband gets up just a bit earlier to have a quiet time before work, and there certainly is a difference in him when he does and when he doesn't

This is so true. My wife has noticed a huge difference in me, particularly over the last 8 months of so when I've really started to dig into the Word and really put myself to my prayer time. And I notice when she needs more prayer time or time in the Word.

My wife speds most of the day in the Word. When I get home we talk about what we've read, what went on during the day, and how it can be used to God's glory. It's brought to us a closeness that had been missing for a long time.
You're right on about ministry being a big way of showing how God is working in the world. Up until this weekend, we'd only worked with kids at one church. This church is large, and we're used to having 20 - 30 kids each Wednesday evening. On Sunday we had our first day with the kids at the second church we're working with. We had two! I'm not normally one to have verses for this situation or that, and on Sunday I was! It certainly wasn't me, it was the Lord using me as an instrument to reach these kids. It was awesome, it was wonderful! Just being where God can use you is the greatest blessing I think that one could hope for. Sunday was truly a "God day" for us.