Your Marriage Can Do Tough Things 💪✨

Where we get inspired, deepen our commitment, and show up more authentically and intentionally in our marriages.

This week I’ve been thinking about the rhythm of marriage—the natural ups and downs that come with sharing life with another person. I’ve seen it in my own marriage, and I’ve heard it in nearly every coaching conversation I’ve had recently.

There are weeks of miracles—when everything flows, connection is strong, communication is clear, and you feel deeply in sync with your spouse.

And then there are bumps.

Sometimes it’s between the two of you—tension, miscommunication, emotional distance. Sometimes it’s around you—financial stress, a health scare, a child struggling, job pressure.

Whether the challenge is between you or around you, I want to offer a powerful perspective:

This hard season might not be breaking your marriage—it might be preparing it for its next chapter. Think of a broken bone. When it heals, it often comes back stronger at the break point.

Or your muscles after lifting weights—they grow because they’ve been broken down and rebuilt.

What if this moment is your marriage doing the same thing?

Strengthening. Rebuilding.

Creating new patterns of communication, deeper trust, and more honest vulnerability.

What if this “down” is an invitation to:

• Have the conversation that’s been avoided

• Heal a hurt that’s been lingering

• Build a bridge where one has been burned

When you and your spouse face hard things together—and especially when you make it through something that felt uncertain or painful—you build confidence in your marriage. The confidence that says:

“We’ve done hard things before. We can do them again. We’re willing to figure it out.”

I want to hold that possibility for you and your marriage:

That it’s worth it.

That the better days are coming.

That what you’re going through right now is not the end—it’s the middle of a beautiful strengthening process.

💡 Marriage Challenge of the Week:

Think of a hard time you and your spouse have made it through before.

How did you get through it? What did it teach you? Let that memory give you hope and evidence that you can get through this too.

And if it’s hard to find that memory right now, think of another couple you admire who have overcome something similar. Let their story remind you: it’s possible.

📖 Scripture to Anchor In:

“He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.”

— Psalm 147:3

God is a mender of broken things—hearts, relationships, and even marriages. Hold onto that truth.

Until next week, remember:

Tough times don’t always mean something’s gone wrong. Sometimes, they mean something new and beautiful is being built.