Becoming Soul Mates: 52 Meditations to Bring Joy to Your Marriage

by Les Parrott

Publisher:

Zondervan

, 2010

Overview

Every couple has a restless aching, not just to know God individually but to experience God together. But how? How do you really allow God to fill the soul of your marriage?

Becoming Soul Mates gives you a road map for cultivating rich spiritual intimacy in your relationship. Written by the creators of the dynamic Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts book and program, Becoming Soul Mates is a unique and insightful devotional that helps you dig deep for a strong spiritual foundation in your marriage.

Fifty-two practical weekly devotions help you and your partner cross the hurdles of marriage to grow closer than you’ve ever imagined. In each session, you’ll find:

• An insightful devotion that focuses on marriage-related topics
• A key passage of Scripture
• Questions that will spark discussions on crucial issues
• Insights from real-life soul mates like Pat and Shirley Boone, Bill and Vonette Bright, Norm and Joyce Wright, and John and Barbi Townsend
• Questions that will help you and your partner better understand each other’s unique needs and remember them in prayer during the week
• A brief prayer that will help you both draw closer together and close to God.

Becoming Soul Mates is a valuable resource for mining the rich potential of your marriage. Its principles, proven in the Parrotts’ own relationship, will help you make your journey as a couple all God intends it to be. With the strength that comes from a deeply shared spiritual intimacy, your marriage can flourish in the midst of life’s challenges. Start building on the closeness you’ve got today--and reap the rewards of a deeper, more satisfying relationship in the years ahead.

Contents

Why Daily Devotions for Couples Often Fail
Session 1: Living Happily Ever After
Session 2: Double Your Serve
Session 3: All for a Bar of Soap
Session 4: Lighten Up
Session 5: Your Money Matters
Session 6: In the Beginning ... God Created Sex!
Session 7: Caring Enough to Commit
Session 8: Turning “Me” to “We”
Session 9: What a Difference a Temperament Makes!
Session 10: If You Bugged Yourself, What Would You Hear?
Session 11: Sloppy Agape
Session 12: It’s My Marriage and I’ll Cry If I Want To
Session 13: Rapunzel’s Love Lesson
Session 14: Listening with the Third Ear
Session 15: Is Prayer Your Steering Wheel or Your Spare Tire?
Session 16: The Deadly Emotion of Anger
Session 17: The Extra Mile in Marriage
Session 18: Help for the Romantically Impaired
Session 19: Our Longing for Belonging
Session 20: The Church: A Greenhouse for Growing Soul Mates
Session 21:Names Can Never Hurt Me---Or Can They?
Session 22: Love Means Having to Eat Humble Pie
Session 23: When Stress Strikes Your Marriage
Session 24: Desperately Seeking Scripture
Session 25: Help! We Need Somebody!
Session 26: Fighting the Good Fight
Session 27: A Kiss on the Lips
Session 28: How Iron Sharpens Iron
Session 29: The Importance of Saying “I Love You”
Session 30: In Sickness and in Health
Session 31: The Power of Love in Action
Session 32: Avoiding the Blame Game
Session 33: You’re Not the Boss of Me!
Session 34: Sex, Sex, Sex ... Enough Already!
Session 35: Pay Now, Play Later
Session 36: How to Be a Wise Guy (and Gal)
Session 37: The Role of Optimism in Marriage
Session 38: The Value of Tender Touch
Session 39: No One Needs to Be a Fool
Session 40: Having the Tithe of Your Life
Session 41: Avoiding the Number-One Marriage Problem
Session 42: The Attitude of Gratitude
Session 43: Who’s in Charge Here?
Session 44: God’s Perfect Love
Session 45: The Guilt-Free Drop
Session 46: Stop Stewing and Start Doing
Session 47: Sinking Your Roots Down Deep
Session 48: Do You Dream What I Dream?
Session 49: A Little Heaven on Earth
Session 50: A Mile in Marriage Moccasins
Session 51: The Question That Could Change Your Marriage
Session 52: Soul to Soul Forever and Ever
Biographies of Real-Life Soul Mates

Product Details

• Title : Becoming Soul Mates: 52 Meditations to Bring Joy To Your Marriage
• Author: Parrott, Les and Leslie
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Publication Date: 2010
• ISBN: 9780310871408

About Les Parrott

Les Parrott, III, Ph.D. , is a professor of clinical psychology for Seattle Pacific University, author, motivational speaker, and an ordained Nazarene minister.