Daily Hope with Rick Warren

If you are quick to listen and slow to speak, you automatically will be slow to get angry. And it will keep your marriage growing and going. You must keep on paying attention.

Marriage is a three-legged stool. A two-legged stool will fall over because it has no stability. It takes three to make a marriage work—you, your spouse, and God. God never meant for marriage to be just two. You need Christ at the center of your life and marriage.

How do you find the emotional energy to begin to make the effort? Pray and obey. Pray to God for the strength to keep fighting for your marriage, and then obey what he tells you to do.

What is the worst sin in marriage? It’s not what you’re thinking. It’s actually unforgiveness. Unforgiveness holds every other sin captive. If you hold on to every hurt and use it as ammunition, that will sink your marriage.

Did you know that if you’re married, God’s number one tool for helping you grow spiritually is your spouse? He uses your differences intentionally to help you grow.

Building my marriage has been the most challenging thing I’ve ever done in my life. But it also has been the most rewarding thing. Commit your life to Christ, and then commit your marriage to him. I promise you it will be worth it.

If you find yourself in a hard season of marriage, take a look at your commitment to each other and how intentional you’ve been about physical affection. And if you’re having trouble in those areas, get help!

James 3 teaches, “The wisdom that comes from heaven is . . . considerate”(James 3:17 NIV). If you want to be wise in your marriage, you need to learn to be considerate of your spouse!

Couples have to learn to compromise about how they raise their kids, where they spend their holidays, how much time they spend with the in-laws, how their house is decorated, and even what physical intimacy is like in their relationship.

The Bible has a lot to say about emotional health. Here's a list of emotional health factors from God’s Word.

God wants to protect and bless your marriage. He wants to be the glue that holds it together. And he can only do that when you have spiritual unity in your marriage.

Real Christianity is Good News for everyone. And that Good News makes you joyful!

Love attracts. When Christians genuinely love each other, you can’t keep people away. Are you offering that kind of loving fellowship in your church?

Real Christianity offers life-changing truth. Accept it today, and you’ll never be the same!

You’re never too young or too old to be used by God. No matter who you are, where you’re from, or where life has taken you, you have gifts, abilities, and talents that God has put in you and wants to use to share his Good News.