covenant that requires work in order to experience its fulfillment and joy. Couples must approach their commitment to marriage with truth, honesty, and God's wisdom. The Purposeful Marriage is written as a guide that avoids judgment by leading the reader to God's promises and instruction for His perfect union. Just as God told the Pharisees in Matthew 19:5 "that a man should leave his father and mother, and be forever united to his wife, and the two shall become one," you too are called to a purposeful marriage.

Charles and Wanda Stansbury provide an in-depth, easy to follow teaching and devotional to support a marriage journey that approaches each obstacle in marriage as an opportunity. By sharing their Bible knowledge and insight into relationships, this book will help your marriage to grow in the ways that God intended: on purpose and for the purposes of His kingdom.

This book invites each couple to explore their relationship through Charles and Wanda's learned lessons during a Christ-centered marriage that spans more than fifty years. To understand that marriage is God's perfect union and that we are imperfect people, the authors have created many opportunities to explore sensitive topics that we often address improperly such as true intimacy, conflict resolution, and identity within marriage.

Say yes to marriage through the forty-day devotional, prescribed daily prayer, and outlines that support the identification of areas that need God's help for a marriage to grow.