Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. — Psalm 119:105 Effective military members are good at “mission planning.” Good planning applies well thought-out doctrine and is essential to the successful operation of a…
Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. — Proverbs 15:22 It has been a year since we posted a devotion on Excellent or Praiseworthy called “Good Experience” (February 4, 2008). It covers this very topic…
(Love) does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth. — 1 Corinthians 13:6 When are you most proud of your spouse? Is it when they have won a well-earned award for some important accomplishment? Or is it when…
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend ca help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! Also, if…
If you have a copy of The Love Dare, and turn to Day 32, you will see that it does not say “Love Is Faithful.” It says “Love meets sexual needs.” I think you will agree, of the thirty-one days…
A man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. — Genesis 2:24 Failing to become independent of parents is not a problem we see too often in the…
Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are. — John 17:11 I remember the first marriage seminar I went to at our base chapel—it was eye-opening…
Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does. — Ephesians 6:7 What motivates you in your marriage? This is important to consider, because…
He laid down His life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers. — 1 John 3:16 Military members and their families are very sacrificial people. They have a noble calling, and they are quick to…
Guard my soul and deliver me; do not let me be ashamed, for I take refuge in You. —Psalm 25:20 “Marriage is not what I expected.” Have you ever thought that? “Military life is not what I expected.” Perhaps you…