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“Encourage one another daily…” – Hebrews 3:13

 You don’t have to be marriage “experts” to encourage and support another couple.

But God can do great things through your willingness to walk alongside another husband and wife.

You don’t have to be marriage “experts” to encourage and support another couple.
But God can do great things through your willingness to walk alongside another husband and wife.

STEP 1

IDENTIFY

Think about a couple you know, in different spheres, whom you are one or more seasons ahead of in life experience and years of marriage. Your sphere includes church, work, your neighbourhood, mom’s group, or men’s Bible study etc.

STEP 2

INVEST

Think about ways you can begin to invest in their life and deepen your relationship with them. It can be as simple as:

Praying for their marriage

Praying for a friend's marriage doesn’t require eloquence, but it does guard that marriage against the demonic forces trying to dismember it.
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Praying for their marriage

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Inviting them over for dinner or on a double date

Along with a couple’s relationship with God, it takes a supportive community of friends to keep a marriage strong.
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Inviting them over for dinner or on a double date

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Sharing your own marriage story

The way we tell our past story reflects how we feel about our present marriage relationship.
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Sharing your own marriage story

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Walking a friend, colleague, loved one who is struggling in their marriage

We need the encouragement of friends and family — not just when a marriage begins, but to keep it from ending. Our loved ones can make the difference between relationship life and death.
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Walking a friend, colleague, loved one who is struggling in their marriage

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The point is to build a relationship and recognize that you have a story and experience to share, a journey you’ve been on. It’s about investing in another couple and deepening that relationship by sharing life together and allowing your own experiences and journey to be a perspective and encouragement for this other couple.

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