Preparing Your Heart for Marriage: Devotions for Engaged Couples

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The wedding is planned, but are you spiritually prepared for your wedding day Trusted relationship author Gary Thomas coaches engaged couples on how to grow closer to the Lord in the days leading up to the wedding as a means of preparing them for all the daysafterthe wedding.

Engagement is bursting with promise, hope, joy, and anticipation of all kinds. It can also be one of the busiest times your life. For some, planning a wedding, with all the decisions involved, can feel less like the exciting onset of marriage and more like a tedious to-do list. Amidst the busyness, this devotional is designed to encourage and guide you through the spiritual priorities and challenges that lie ahead in order to grow a joy-filled marriage filled with love, grace, and God's blessing.

In addition to helping you celebrate the joys of marriage and become radically connected as you create an even deeper passionate relationship, this lovely book also provides encouraging entries that will help you deal with common issues such as:

• Building physical and emotional intimacy
• Repairing trust
• Celebrating differences
• Being a team player
• Managing finances

With a special section on the marriage vows and thoughtful meditations for the bride and groom,Preparing Your Heart for Marriagewill help you grow in your relationship as a couple on your journey from me to we.

Author Bio

Gary L.Thomas is Writer in Residence and serves on the teaching team at Second Baptist Church, Houston, Texas and the author of 18 books that have sold more than a million copies worldwide and have been translated into a dozen languages. He and his wife, Lisa, have been married for 30 years.