Heavenly Father, give us the strength today to give our newlyweds the tools they need to live through the sticky-sweet honeymoon phase of their new marriage—and to weather the realities when the new wears off.
Help them learn how to change the normal paradigm of "What's in it for me?" to "How can I serve you best?"
That is not natural. That is supernatural. That is the mind of Christ applied to a marriage. And it's the only thing that makes love last past the honeymoon.
Keep us close to them in the days ahead. Let them know they're not alone. That there's an older couple down the road who has walked through the sticky and the stale and come out the other side still holding hands.
Keep the ugly powers of evil from their door. Guard their marriage from the enemy who comes to steal, kill, and destroy what You have joined together. Plant a hedge of protection around their home, their hearts, and their future.
May they find their true joy not in what they get from each other, but in loving each other and serving You. Because that's where joy lives—not in taking, but in giving.
For Jesus' sake, I pray. Amen.
Verses for Today: "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others." — (Philippians 2:3-4)
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs." — (1 Corinthians 13:4-5)
"A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." — (Ecclesiastes 4:12)
"But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children." — (Psalm 103:17)
This is OUR song and we wish it for YOU!!
