Getting Ready for a Lifetime of Love: Six Steps to Prepare for a Great Marriage

by C. Michael Smith

Publisher:

B&H

, 1999

Overview

You’ve found the life partner you’ve always dreamed of. Maybe you’ve even bought the rings, found the dress, hired a caterer, and sent out the invitation. But are you sure you’re ready for marriage? Have you done everything you can to get ready for a lifetime of love?

This guide can help you be absolutely certain. The interactive questions will encourage you and your future spouse to talk now about what you expect from each other, what you hope for as a couple, and how God intended marriage to be. Combining scriptural guidance with practical applications, Getting Ready for a Lifetime of Love encourages you to shape your marriage according to biblical values. By exploring the natural differences between the sexes and addressing important issues of intimacy from a Christian perspective, Pastor Mike Smith will help you avoid the pitfalls and perils young couples often experience, and replace them with an ever-satisfying, ever-loving marriage relationship.

Contents

Top Highlights

“‘What convinces you that God is calling you together as husband and wife?’” (Page 2)

“God instituted marriage in one sentence! What are the three key elements? (Gen. 2:24).” (Page 7)

“However, sexual intimacy outside of the covenant of marriage will confuse your relationship. It will often cause more confusion for the woman. Physical intimacy can actually prevent you from working to build an emotional oneness in your relationship because it creates a lack of trust!” (Page 4)

“In Ecclesiastes 4:12 we read, ‘A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.’ With the Lord, a marriage between a man and woman can be that ‘cord of three strands.’” (Page 2)

“What is important is that the couple be convinced God is calling them together as husband and wife! The man needs to be convinced God is calling him to be the husband of the woman. The woman needs to be convinced God is calling her to be the wife of the man.” (Page 2)

Product Details

• Title: Getting Ready for a Lifetime of Love: Six Steps to Prepare for a Great Marriage
• Author: C. Michael Smith
• Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
• Publication Date: 1999
• Pages: 80

About C. Michael Smith

C. Michael Smith is a seasoned adviser and youth pastor who has helped hundreds of couples with his premarital counseling ministry. In 1981, he received his Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Currently, Mike, his wife Rinda, and their three children live in Franklin, Tennessee, where he serves as the Associate Pastor of Christ Community Church.