The Ultimate Christian Gift Guide: What to Get Your Spouse for Christmas
Buying the perfect Christmas gift for your spouse can be difficult. In this gift guide, we share five ideas to encourage and deepen your marriage.
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In this guide, we will explore a few Christian-themed gift ideas to celebrate your spouse and your shared faith. The Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide for Your Spouse
Couples Prayer Journal
Pray Together Through Devotionals
Express Your Love in a Handwritten Letter
Grow Together Through Books
Get Away to the We Want More Marriage Summit
Remembering The Reason For Christmas
In the Christma season, we eagerly search for the perfect gifts to express our love and appreciation for those closest to us, especially our beloved spouses. However, it’s often those we’re closest to that can be the hardest to buy for, so we’re here to make a few recommendations.
But as we dive into the world of gift-giving, it’s important to acknowledge the heart of the Christmas story and why, ultimately, Christmas isn’t about the presents we exchange but about celebrating the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
In the Christmas story, we find the greatest gift of all time. The birth of Jesus reminds us that love, sacrifice, and faith are at the core of this season. It’s a time when we reflect on the profound gift of salvation, God’s love incarnate, and the hope that Christ brings into our lives.
This guide explores a few Christian-themed gift ideas to celebrate your spouse and your shared faith. These gifts serve as a reminder of the love you share and the importance of nurturing your spiritual connection.
The Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide for Your Spouse
1) Couples Prayer Journal
A prayer journal can help you and your spouse connect with God on a more personal level. It’s a thoughtful gift that encourages reflection and spiritual growth. It provides a structured space for both partners to write down their thoughts, prayers, and reflections, fostering a closer connection with God and each other.
2) Pray Together Through Devotionals
Quiet times are often considered a separate time to pursue God’s Word and promises in a sacred relationship. However, what if we expanded that space to include our spouse?
Couples devotionals are typically structured as daily or weekly readings that include a short passage from the Bible, a reflection or commentary on that passage, discussion questions, and prayers. These resources are specifically tailored to help couples explore and apply their faith within the context of their relationship.
Here are a few of our favorites:
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The Marriage Devotional: 52 Days to Straighten the Soul of Your Marriage by Levi and Jennie Lusko
Great marriages are made, not born. In this devotional, Levi and Jennie Lusko take turns showcasing the highs and lows of marital relationships and how Goe uses them to foster a deeper love and a more solid foundation. Just remember, you do not have to complete the devotional in 52 days…take as long as you need.
Purchase your copy HERE.
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52 Uncommon Dates: A Couple’s Adventure Guide for Praying, Playing and Staying Together"by Randy Southern and Gary Chapman
More than a book. . . it’s an experience! Each date idea will set the scene for you and your spouse to make it happen. All the while, you will learn how to practically speak each other’s love language, incorporate prayer in ways that are natural and relevant to real life, and finish strong with questions that help keep the conversation alive. You can even dig deeper to discover Bible passages that fit the theme of each date.
Fun, creative, and spiritually engaging—these are no ordinary dates!
Purchase your copy HERE.
3) Express Your Love in a Handwritten Letter
Personal touches on a gift mean a lot. Take the time to write a heartfelt love letter to your spouse, expressing your love, gratitude, and faith in your relationship. A handwritten love letter is a deeply personal way to express your love and affection for your spouse. It goes beyond the convenience of digital communication, offering a tangible and heartfelt connection.
4) Grow Together Through Books
Christian books about marriage give couples unique opportunities to grow spiritually together. These books often offer practical advice on effective communication, conflict resolution, and building a strong emotional connection. They equip couples with tools to navigate challenges in a healthy and faith-based way.
Consider these:
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The Marriage Book by Nicky and Sila Lee (Revised)
Marriages are under more pressure than ever. Many children are growing up without experiencing the security of their parents' love and commitment—and as a result are finding it harder to receive God's unconditional love. There is an urgent need to invest in marriage and family life, for strong societies are built on strong families, and strong families are built on strong marriages. Nicky and Sila guide couples to:
-Better understand each other's needs
-Communicate more effectively
-Grow closer by learning methods to resolve
-Recover from the way they may have hurt each other
-Recognize how their upbringing has affected their relationship
-Improve relationships with parents and in-laws
Purchase your copy HERE.
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The Path Between Us by Suzanne Stabile
Most of us have no idea how others see or process their experiences. And that can make relationships hard, whether with intimate partners, with friends, or in our professional lives. Understanding the motivations and dynamics of these different personality types can be the key that unlocks sometimes mystifying behavior in others―and in ourselves.
Stable explores the nine Enneagram types and how they behave and experience relationships guiding readers into deeper insights about themselves, their types, and others' personalities so that they can have healthier, more life-giving relationships.
Purchase your copy HERE.
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The Meaning of Marriage
Married (at the writing) for thirty-seven years, Tim and Kathy Keller offer insights as to how marriage is a glorious relationship that is also misunderstood and mysterious. The Kellers offer guidance on how to have a marriage that allows each other to know God and to love more deeply in this life.
Purchase your copy HERE.
5) We Want More Marriage Summit
What could be better than time away with your spouse?
The Want More Marriage Summit is a marriage summit for couples to discover all God has for their marriage—more than they ever realized.
Let’s agree that we are prone to miss the more God desires to bring about in us and through our marriage. Whether you have been married for just a few years or longer than you thought possible, God’s presence and purpose in your marriage remain constant. Our God is ready to take all that has happened and will happen in our marriages for us to become more together than we are now - for our good and His glory.
You are invited to step away and join other married couples willing to take a closer look at the more God has in store for their marriages than they can imagine.
Scholarships are available. We realize that the Christmas season can be financially burdensome, and we don’t want you to miss this incredible opportunity. So, if you wish to attend the We Want More Marriage Summit but are financially unable to do so, let us know, and we will be glad to work with you.
