Marriage is the ultimate ride of your life with your ultimate riding partner.

Yes, it all starts with a sense of immense anticipation. You pack your bags, you dress for the occasion and then off you go on the highway of life together. Nothing seems insurmountable because you are together and dedicated to the ride.

In this edition, we bring you some ‘tracks’ that may help in making your marriage ride the best it can be.

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What if the way you ‘keep score’ in your marriage is not how God does it? What if all the ‘sacrifices’ you make to make married life better don’t mean a scrap to God? What if He doesn’t care who washed the dishes, cleaned the house, made the money, put the kids to bed or came home earlier than expected? What if God’s way of ‘scoring points’ is absolutely opposed to the one you use?

What if God measures the success of your marriage based on the amount of mercy you show your partner when they need it?

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Soon after the wedding, the process begins. That adorable, ‘perfect’ person starts to irritate you. Behaviour you could never have imagined appears.

But you’re certain that with a little instruction, the person you married will change. Several months later, your spouse still isn’t responding to your improvement program.

Where do you go from here? Dr Gary Chapman shares some thoughts on how to fix those irritations.

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If someone asked you for $500, you would want a pretty good reason to hand it over.

But, do you treat your time with worth in the same way that you treat your money? Are you quick to trade precious hours of your life for things that aren’t of significant value?

How do you spend your time? Phil McGilvray’s thoughts may help you think through this question.

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On a certain Saturday in 1963, Bob and Gaye said their vows to each other. They promised, before God and others to have and to hold, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, from that day until death parted them.

They kept their vows to each other. After almost 48 years together, Gaye passed away.

Bob brings out of his treasure trove of marriage and ministry experience some important things that they learned from their time together.

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With one-third of women having experienced sexual abuse, many have walked wounded in the area of sexuality, myself included.

Don’t let your sexual abuser continue robbing you of the joy, passion, and pleasure that God intended both you and your husband to enjoy.

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