Table of Contents
Introduction xiii
Part 1 Marriage has a Purpose
1 Right Place, Right Time 3
2 God Cares About Marriage 9
3 Marriage: The Role of a Lifetime 15
4 Practice His Presence 21
Part 2 Let's Put Some Effort in Our Intentionality
5 A Marriage That Works 29
6 Be the One 35
7 To the Brim 41
8 Give Moses a Pink Slip 47
9 Beef Up That Marriage Account 53
Part 3 There's Someone Who's Against You and Wants to Take You Down (FYI)
10 Know Your Worth 63
11 Together Is Best 69
12 Fill Up with the Good Stuff 75
13 Plant a Garden 81
14 To the Right, To the Left 89
Part 4 Let's Talk about Sex and Fun and a Sexy, Fun Marriage
15 Sex on Our Minds 99
16 Building a Fire 109
17 Bringing Sexy Back 115
18 Look Up, Child 123
Part 5 Regrets, Baggage, and Other Unnecessary, Heavy Things
9 Baggage on Board 131
20 No Command-Z 139
21 Rogaine for Your Soul 145
22 Stay Humble and Show Honor 151
Part 6 Pride Separates Us from God, and Humility Draws us Close to Him
23 Honor Roll 159
24 How to Spell Humility, Part 1 165
25 How to Spell Humility, Part 2 173
26 How to Spell Humility, Part 3 181
Part 7 There's Always Room to Grow in Communication
27 Level Up 189
28 Booster Shots 195
29 Heart Tenderizer 201
30 Eye Clinic 209
31 Lucky in Love 215
Part 8 Health and Soul Hygiene
32 As for Me 225
33 Soul Training 231
34 Soul Grooming 237
35 Money Matters 243
36 The Generous Life 251
Part 9 Obedience and Submission are More Awesome than you might Think
37 I Will Follow Him Wherever He May Go 261
38 In the Same Way 267
39 The S Words 273
40 Study Up 279
41 What Waiting Looks Like 287
Part 10 The Art of Valuing and Celebrating
42 You Are Seen 297
43 The Significance of Your Other 303
44 Choose to See the Good 309
45 The Generations 315
Part 11 Unleash the Blessings
46 Ain't No Fountain High Enough 323
47 Your Wellness Check 331
48 Smell My Victory 339
49 Your Favorite Part 349
Part 12 Finding the Way Forward
50 You in Five Years 359
51 I Wanna Grow Old with You 367
52 Upward, Forward, Onward 375
Superpowered 383
Acknowledgments 385
Notes 387
About the Authors 394