30 DBG: Day 15♥

Bible verse: This one is pretty easy. Although I was torn between the Corinthians verse I have on my shoulder and this one... I think the one I chose holds a lot more for me right now :) This verse has been instrumental in the rebuilding of my marriage.

Ephesians 5:22-33 (New International Version)

²² Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. ²³ For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. ²⁴ Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

²⁵ Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her ²⁶ to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, ²⁷ and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. ²⁸ In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. ²⁹ After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— ³⁰ for we are members of his body. ³¹ “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”³² This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. ³³ However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

Ok, so its more than just one verse... but you need the whole thing to get the idea :) The book Love and Respect is based on this verse and how we can apply it to our marriage. I definitely recommend it for all married couples, not just those in peril.One of the best tools I found in this book was the 'Crazy Cycle'. I can recognize now when we are on it, and we can stop and reassess what we are actually upset about and address the real issue while still showing each other love and respect.
♥ Me.