Marriage

Lasting marriages are not sustained by feelings alone, but by intentional choices made over time. In this 7-Day devotional, Building a Love That Lasts, Barnie & Grace Achoki guide couples through practical habits that strengthen connection and deepen trust in everyday married life. Each day invites couples to read together, engage in honest conversations, pray intentionally, and take simple action steps that nurture unity. Designed for both growing and struggling marriages, this plan helps couples move from survival to purpose as they learn how to actively build a love that lasts.

Building a Love That Lasts: 7-Day Devotional in Marriage, Thistles & Flowers Series

Catch the Butterflies Again is a 10-day journey for anyone who wants their marriage to feel more connected, more intentional, and more alive.

Whether your relationship is in a sweet season, a stretching season, or simply in need of a refresh, this plan will help you strengthen what’s working and rebuild what’s been neglected. You’ll focus on habits that bring love closer, the mindset that protects connection, and the faith that keeps your marriage rooted.

Each day includes 2–3 Scriptures, a devotional, a reflection question, an action step, and a prayer.

Catch the Butterflies Again

After unmasking misconceptions, identifying dysfunction triggers, and exposing unhealthy patterns, one vital question remains: Is there hope for change? Scripture answers with a confident "Yes".

This 7-day devotional invites men to pursue transformation by looking to Jesus Christ as the ultimate model for husbandhood. Though Jesus was not married, He perfectly embodies love, leadership, sacrifice, purity, and protection. God’s goal is not perfection, but Christlikeness.

Each day focuses on a defining attribute of Christ that forms an activated husband—guiding men from dysfunction to formation, and from good intentions to lived, obedient faith.

Jesus' Model for Husbands: Loving Like Christ by Titus Otieno 

This 7-day honeymoon devotional is designed to help newlyweds intentionally begin marriage with God at the center. Each day focuses on a key part of a healthy, Christ-centered relationship.

With insightful reflections, creative activities and simple prayers, this plan encourages meaningful conversations and spiritual connection during your honeymoon. It’s easy to follow, flexible for travel, and created to fit naturally into your time together.

A Couples' Bible Plan for Your Honeymoon or Vacation

Marriage was designed by God to be a place of purpose, peace, and partnership, not fear. Yet many singles today are anxious about marriage due to past pain, stories they’ve heard, and experiences they’ve witnessed.
This 7-day devotional will help you identify the roots of marital anxiety, heal your heart, restore your trust in God, and prepare you for the “good land” God has promised you. Through scripture, reflection, and prayer, you will learn how to guard your heart, confront fear, and rest in God’s promise for your future.

Overcoming Marital Anxiety

Marriage is a sacred covenant, and God calls us to love in a way that reflects His heart. In this 7-day devotional, we place love back on the altar and allow the Holy Spirit to revive our hearts through 1 Corinthians 13:4–7. Exploring what it means to live out patient, humble, faithful, and enduring love in marriage. Each day invites you to surrender your own way, seek the Holy Spirit’s guidance, and revive your covenant through prayer and obedience. This is an invitation to a love set apart, refined, and revived for God’s purposes.

Marriage on the Altar: A Love Set Apart for God

Not everyone who wounds you is simply misunderstood. In this plan, you will explore how Jesus identified narcissistic patterns, named harmful behavior, and engaged with clarity and strength. Learn how to discern wisely, set healthy boundaries, and respond in a way that reflects both truth and Christlike love.

How Jesus Handled Narcissists

God made you and your spouse different on purpose — not to frustrate you, but to complete you. 

In this 5-day plan, discover why your differences are actually advantages, how men and women think differently, and practical ways to understand each other more deeply. 

When you see your spouse the way God does, frustration turns into appreciation, and what once felt like opposition becomes your greatest strength.

Different by Design

Life is hard and complicated navigating the ups and downs of marriage and parenting. Spend five days with Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman reflecting on their family’s challenges and celebrating the ways that God has equipped and empowered them to persevere. You’ll be encouraged in your own walk as you face trials to seek first the Lord and trust in Him for the same grace to endure. 