for your marriage

Is Love Enough?

We’ve all heard it: “Love is not enough.” It’s become a modern relationship mantra—an anthem of disappointment whispered by those who’ve watched passion fade and pain linger. And maybe, depending on how you define love, that statement feels true.

But what if the problem isn’t love itself, but the kind of love we’ve settled for?

Lately, I've noticed something—marriages in need of a love that listens, sacrifices, and keeps showing up. Not a fairy tale love, but a love formed in the trenches. A love that heals. A love that lasts.

Let me show you what that love looks like.

❤️ 5 Points of Love

1. Love listens first – Your spouse’s pain needs space to be heard without interruption, judgment, or correction. Love creates that space.
2. Love sacrifices preferences for partnership – Marriage thrives when both you and your spouse are willing to give up your right to be right for the good of the relationship.
3. Love means not walking alone – Inviting mentors, pastors, and healthy community into the marriage process reflects a love that humbly admits, “We need help.”
4. Love serves even when it hurts – Taking a servant’s posture in your marriage is a reminder that love often means washing feet in messy seasons.
5. Love chooses hope over history – The past is real, but love chooses to believe that with God, change and restoration are still possible.

Love alone may not fix every wound—but real love, the kind modeled by Jesus, has the power to transform hearts and rebuild what’s been broken.

If one or more of these love points challenged you, don’t dismiss them. Let that tension be an invitation—to grow, to repent, to ask for help, and to believe again.

Because in the end, love that listens, sacrifices, invites others in, serves through the pain, and chooses hope over history—isn’t just enough. It’s what makes a marriage holy.

Keep leaning in. Love well. You’re not alone.
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Dewayne & Wendy
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