Being married isn’t easy. It’s not simple. Sometimes it’s not even fun. That’s why romance and happy times aside, it is crucial to strengthen our marriage. It’s critical to focus on that daily. The word “strengthen” is used many times throughout Scripture and regarding many circumstances such as war and battle, bolstering one’s spirit against sorry, preparing for working the earth, and so on. The source of the strength provided in Scripture is inevitably from the Lord.

It’s not rocket science to comprehend that anything weak will not withstand trial, trauma, tragedy, and the daily grinding away at our foundations. Sometimes, our marriage foundations can be weakening without us even realizing it. Frenetic paces of life, financial stressors, work expectations, children’s schedules, and the inevitable differences of opinions can erode and decay a foundation. Then, at a moment’s notice, the foundation collapses into itself, and we are left with the ruins of a marriage.

Strengthening our marriage means making concerted efforts to do so, just as we must strengthen our bodies, health, and other relationships around us.

So, what are some Biblically sound and even encouraged things we can do to strengthen our marriages?

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