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Opening Your Spiritual Life to Your Spouse · Doing Marriage Well

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  Doing Marriage Well for April 12, 2026 Opening Your Spiritual Life to Your Spouse Happy Lord's Day!
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  One more place where a marriage needs open doors are spiritual lives.
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  If you follow Jesus, your walk with the Lord should have a significant impact
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  on how you live your life.
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  It should also have a profound impact on your marriage. So letting your spouse
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  into this part of yourself is important.
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  For some men, this one will be more difficult than anything else I have suggested.
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  I've struggled with this myself. It's the most
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  personal part of me I've often been too closed about
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  it in general And that extended to my wife and children
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  Like the other rooms we've discussed this past week
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  Our spiritual lives started to form before we were aware of it This is obvious
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  if you grew up in a religious home But a lack of teaching about God also creates
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  a spiritual reality Talk to your spouse about what you were or were not taught
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  about God as a child If you were taught something apart from Christianity, discuss that.
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  Talk about when you accepted Jesus and what brought that about.
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  Did salvation make a big change in your life? Was there a period of backsliding?
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  Did you have a point where it suddenly became far more important to you?
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  Also talk about your current spiritual walk. Is it stronger or weaker now than it was in the past?
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  Are you on good terms with God or do you have issues with Him?
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  Do you feel you pray as you should and as often as you should?
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  What about Bible reading and study? Do you need to up your game?
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  Are you living out your faith well in all areas of your life?
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  If you haven't discussed theology much, that would be a good thing to do.
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  Be careful and give grace.
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  You are not looking for a debate. You are looking for a window into each other's hearts.
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  And finally, how do you feel you are doing as a couple? Do you have a joint
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  walk with the Lord? Would either of you like more prayer time together?
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  What about shared Bible study or doing a devotional together?
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  If your spouse is not saved, you will have to make adjustments.
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  The idea of sharing the gospel at all times and using words when necessary is a good approach.
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  This is Paul, and putting God first is so doing marriage well.