Growing Your Marriage ‐ Part 2Sample

Learning From Your Mistakes

Devotional Content:

Nancy and I met on a blind date. For me, that first date was awesome; but according to Nancy, it was awful. In fact, it was so bad for her that she told her friends she would never go out with me again! But three weeks later she did, and we began a friendship that turned romantic and ended in marriage two years later.

Just like any marriage, our marriage has not been perfect. We have said things to each other that we should not have said. We have shown anger to each other. We have made terrible mistakes. In fact, our early years of marriage were so up and down that by the sixth year we were on the verge of divorce. We loved each other, but we were not making our marriage work at all. We were lost and had no idea what to do to save our marriage. Thankfully, we committed to getting help, and God began to turn our marriage around.

After everything Nancy and I have gone through, I would not trade our marriage for anything. We have both grown as we have learned from our mistakes. God has turned something that was a real mess into a truly awesome marriage. He can do the same for you.

Today’s Challenge: Since no marriage is perfect; commit to learn from your imperfections and allow God to intervene in your marriage.

Going Deeper:

1. Talk about your first date. What did you do? Where did you go? What did you think about each other?

2. What are some of the mistakes you have made in your marriage?

3. What have you learned from your mistakes?

4. Do you need help in turning your marriage around? If you answered yes. will you commit to begin praying for your marriage together daily and seek the counsel of a Pastor or Christian Counselor?