Thou Shalt Grow Together

A marriage that stops growing begins to shrink inward.

Healthy couples commit to lifelong growth - spiritual, relational, and practical. Growth is intentional: set shared goals, pursue spiritual disciplines, and invite honest feedback. Seasonal reviews; quarterly or monthly; create space to celebrate progress and adjust course.

Invest in learning together: read a book as a couple, attend a marriage seminar, meet a mentoring pair, or seek counseling when you're stuck.

Individual growth fuels marital fruit; your personal holiness and character development blesses the union. Growth also requires humility: being willing to receive correction, change habits, and prioritize the relationship over convenience.

Make growth practical and measurable.

Choose three shared goals for the next six months (one spiritual, one relational, one practical). Schedule monthly check-ins and a yearly retreat to recalibrate. Invite a trusted couple to ask hard questions and celebrate wins with you. Growing together keeps the marriage resilient through job loss, health shifts, parenting seasons, and ministry demands.

Marriage is a forward-moving pilgrimage; choose motion over comfort, learning over stagnation, and God as your guide.

Application

Can you trace an upward motion in your marriage?

Are you intentionally making strides?

Write three shared goals for the next six months and schedule your first monthly check-in now.

Prayer

Lord, lead our growth together. Give us teachable hearts, wise companions, and perseverance to follow You as one.

Cross-links

Revisit Days 1–9: love, protection, communication, listening, faithfulness, romance, service, shared prayer, and forgiveness all fuel healthy growth.