Osteen Joel - Our best life together: a daily devotional for couples

Whether youre newly married or have been married for decades, you need regular, quiet moments together to renew your love and commitment to each other. Today, more than ever, we have to be proactive and do whatever we can to stand together for our relationship. Adversity comes. Disagreements happen. Too many homes are suffering with strife, lack of commitment, wrong priorities, and bad attitudes. If were going to have a strong, healthy relationship, we must dig our heels in and press forward for our best life together as a couple.

Victoria and I want to encourage you in your marriage and remind you that God brought you together. He has a good plan for your marriage, and He has good things in store. He brought you together to help each other succeed and to become all He created you to be, to help each other reach your full potential. That means you have an assignment as a couple. Every day you should be encouraging each other, building each other up, challenging each other to reach for new heights. If you will do your part by being kind, respecting each other, treating each other the way you want to be treated, God will do His part, and you can live in love!

And even if you are living your best life together now, its important that you do not become stagnant. God always wants to increase you, to do more in you and through you. He always wants to take you deeper into self-discovery and then wants to raise you to a higher level of living together. He didnt create your relationship to be average. He doesnt want you to settle for good enough. He wants you to keep stretching, to keep pressing forward into the next level.

Now, in this devotional, we want to encourage you to do just that. Were hoping to help you discover and unlock the seeds of greatness that God has placed within each of you, allowing them to burst forth in an abundantly blessed life together. Too many couples settle for mediocrity in their thoughts, attitudes, or actions. Its time to put off those negative mind-sets and rise higher. Remember, God has put in you everything you need to live a victorious life and marriage. Now, its up to you to draw it out.

Through these daily readings, the two of you will find inspiration and help to live your best life together. Theres no better way to experience the fulfilling marriage God intends for you than to set aside a devotional time together each day and set your minds in the right direction. If you dont set the tone for your marriage, negative thoughts will set it for you. Thats why weve created this devotional, to help you set your mind for a positive, happy, faith-filled marriage. When you take the time to be grateful together, thinking about Gods goodness, expecting His favor, youre setting the tone for a blessed relationship. Take a few minutes for five days a week and read one devotional. It just takes a couple minutes, but it can make a big difference. When you live together in unity, you honor God and open the door for His blessings and favor to flow into every area of your lives.