The Foxes, Those Little Foxes

 

 

Catch all the foxes,
    those little foxes,
before they ruin the vineyard of love,
    for the grapevines are blossoming!

 

— Song of Songs 2:15 (NLT)

 

Loving Heavenly Father,

 

Help me never get so comfortable in my marriage relationship that I fail to guard against the little things that might grow to cause deep relationship problems for us.

 

Just as little foxes could wreak havoc in a vineyard of blossoming grapevines, help me to see how quickly small things can grow into large problems in my love relationship with my spouse.

 

Help me to remember that there is a tender fragility to the intimacy that I enjoy with my spouse that relies on both trust and truth—an intimacy that the enemy would love to disrupt and destroy.

 

So, help us not to ignore or minimize any of these small things, but rather carefully work together to identify them and eliminate them, as we continue to grow the bonds of our intimacy.

 

Help me never get so comfortable in my marriage relationship that I fail to guard against the little things that might grow to cause deep relationship problems for us.

 

In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

Those Little Foxes

 

Catch all the foxes,
    those little foxes,
before they ruin the vineyard of love,
    for the grapevines are blossoming!

 

— Song of Solomon 2:15 (NLT)

 

Loving Heavenly Father,

 

Help me never get so comfortable in my marriage relationship that I fail to guard against the little things that might grow to cause deep relationship problems for us.

 

Just as little foxes could wreak havoc in a vineyard of blossoming grapevines, help me to see how quickly small things can grow into large problems in my love relationship with my spouse.

 

Help me to remember that there is a tender fragility to the intimacy that I enjoy with my spouse that relies on both trust and truth—an intimacy that the enemy would love to disrupt and destroy.

 

So, help us not to ignore or minimize any of these small things, but rather carefully work together to identify them and eliminate them, as we continue to grow the bonds of our intimacy.

 

Help me never get so comfortable in my marriage relationship that I fail to guard against the little things that might grow to cause deep relationship problems for us.

 

In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

Honoring Marriage

Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage.  God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery.

—Hebrews 13:4 (NLT)

Heavenly Father,

Help me to bring honor to the institution of biblical marriage—as a witness to others of Your love for all of us—always giving my wife the honor she is due, by staying true to my vows to her and my commitments to You.

Keep me faithful to her in every way—by helping me always to keep my thoughts, motives and actions pure and honorable.

Help me to demonstrate my love for her by following Your example of love for me.   

Help me to pray for her, provide for her, protect her and hold her close at all times with compassion, mercy and grace—willingly and freely giving my life for her.

May our marriage be a witness to the world of Your intentions for this wondrous institution, so others may know the beauty of Your plan.

Help me to bring honor to the institution of biblical marriage—as a witness to others of Your love for all of us—always giving my wife the honor she is due, by staying true to my vows to her and my commitments to You.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.