Building a Christ-Centered Marriage with Scripture

September 15, 2025

Building a Christ-Centered Marriage with Scripture

Hey, friend! Marriage is one of God’s sweetest gifts. It isn’t always simple—every couple faces seasons of joy and seasons of stretching. I didn’t grow up in a Christian home, so my first instinct isn’t always to trust the Lord with my husband’s thoughts, actions, or spiritual growth. But the Lord gently reminds me that just as I need to trust Him with my own steps, I can rest in His plan for my husband as well.

Let’s walk through five Scriptures that reveal God’s design for marriage.

Genesis 2:18, 23

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. … And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

From the very beginning, God designed marriage as a partnership. Your marriage is not an accident; it is part of God’s good design. What a joy to know that in every high and low, you and your spouse were meant to walk together.

Ephesians 5:31–33

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife; and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

Marriage is a picture of Christ and the church. Husbands are called to sacrificial love; wives are called to reverence. When we love and respect one another in this way, our marriages shine a light on the gospel itself.

If you’d like a daily reminder, consider keeping Bible Verse Cards for Marriage where you pray together—by the sink or on the nightstand.

Colossians 3:18–19

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Submission and love are gentle invitations to honor the Lord together. The warning against bitterness reminds us to choose tenderness, confession, and patience in daily life.

Proverbs 3:5–6

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

When I want to control outcomes, the Lord calls me back to trust. He guides both me and my husband, and His ways are higher. Release your grip and let God direct your steps as a couple.