Preparing Your Heart for Marriage, Gary Thomas
Preparing Your Heart for Marriage, Gary Thomas
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Preparing Your Heart for Marriage
Devotions for Engaged Couples

Author: Gary Thomas

Narrator: Gary Thomas

Unabridged: 3 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/06/2018

Synopsis

The wedding is planned, but are you spiritually prepared for your wedding day? Trusted relationship author Gary Thomas coaches engaged couples on how to grow closer to the Lord in the days leading up to the wedding as a means of preparing them for all the days after the wedding.Engagement is bursting with promise, hope, joy, and anticipation of all kinds. It can also be one of the busiest times your life. For some, planning a wedding, with all the decisions involved, can feel less like the onset of marriage and more like a long to-do list. Amidst the busyness, this devotional is designed to help you think through the spiritual priorities and challenges that lie ahead in order to grow an outstanding marriage filled with love, grace, and God's blessing.This lovely book provides encouraging entries that will help you deal with common issues such as: ·What real intimacy means ·How to celebrate your differences ·Remembering to laugh togetherWith a special section on the marriage vows and meditations for the bride and groom, Preparing Your Heart for Marriage will help you grow in your relationship as a couple as you become closer to God.

About Gary Thomas

Gary Thomas is professor in education, University of Birmingham, having previously worked as a teacher and as an educational psychologist. His teaching and research have focused on inclusion, special education, and the methods used in social science research. He has written more than twenty books and over 100 articles on his research work in education, which has been funded by UK Research Councils, the Nuffield Foundation, the Leverhulme Trust, charities and national and local government. He has been the editor of several major journals in education, including Educational Review and the British Educational Research Journal.

Reviews

Goodreads review by J.C. on February 18, 2019

Pretty sure I am not the right person to read and review this book… I mean, it reads well. The devotions are well written. And everything sounds good to me, but given my past… my life… my complete and utter lack of anything that could be remotely deemed success in the are of relationships or marriage......more

Goodreads review by Brittany on March 23, 2020

A great book to facilitate necessary pre-marital conversations. This would be very helpful to use as a resource in pre-marital counseling, as well as preparing one's mind for such counsel.......more

Goodreads review by Laura Paik on January 28, 2021

Great devotional book that my fiance and I went through together during our 4 month engagement. We had already gone through some pre-marital counseling, but this was a nice supplement to spark discussion on various topics and to learn how to love one another differently from how the world views marr......more

Goodreads review by Megan on January 20, 2021

Highly recommend this book for Christians who are engaged, or really anyone who wants to prepare for the ups and downs of marriage! It prompted some good conversations between my husband and I as we prepared for marriage. Goes through general pieces of advice and changes that come with marriage, and......more

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