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Premarital Counseling

Nancy and I had a lot of good things going for us as we approached marriage, but there was one huge thing we did not have. We did not have premarital counseling. Part of my passion for helping couples prepare for marriage comes from this void in our marriage. Investing the time and energy to prepare well for your marriage is an active step to “take up the whole armor of God” (Ephesians 6) and protect your marriage by applying God’s perspective as you prepare.

We did not learn about God’s roles for us as a husband and a wife. We never learned how to communicate well or how to fight fair. We didn't have a financial plan to go by. What we knew about sex was all from the world, and we had no idea about God’s incredible plan for sex in marriage. The one thing we did have was a desire to be part of a church and to learn and grow there. The rest we learned on the fly. Premarital counseling would have put us so far ahead of where we were on our wedding day.

Over the past 26 years, I have taught pre-marital counseling to hundreds of couples. I know God has used these classes and counseling sessions to help these couples have a foundation to begin building their marriage on. I see couples all the time that were in my classes and now are years into their marriages. I meet their kids, and they tell me all God has done in their marriage. I want that for you. As you have gone through these first six days of the plan, don’t forget Day 7.

Take the time to seek wisdom and knowledge as you build and establish your marriage (Proverbs 24:3-4). Let me put it this way: you will never regret taking the time and investing in a prep-for-marriage class. Don’t walk down that aisle without it. I would love to see you in my class through Awesome Marriage.

May God richly bless you, your future spouse, and your future marriage.

Next Steps:

• Find a Christian marriage preparation class or premarital counseling course to go through together!

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This one page document is an agenda and a checklist to guide your weekly engaged check up. It’s designed to be easy to print and have several on hand so that each week you have one at your weekly check up. Learn more and grab this resource here.