Reflecting on his marriage to Gwen Stefani<\/strong><\/a>, Blake Shelton<\/strong><\/a> gushed about what makes them work so well.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s my best friend,\u201d he told Access Hollywood<\/em><\/a> last year. \u201cMaybe that\u2019s the key\u2026 we literally have so much fun together,\u201d he mused. \u201cWhether [we\u2019re] having a cup of coffee in the morning or watching a movie or performing in an arena somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n Add \u201cpraying together\u201d to that list. Blake, 48, and Gwen, 55, \u201care devoted to God. Their faith centers them and keeps them strong as a unit,\u201d a source exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em>. \u201cLife can get crazy for everyone, but with their careers and fame, it\u2019s that much more intense. A shared belief in a higher power and purpose is crucial for their marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n The No Doubt singer said as much during an April appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show<\/em>, where she shared her advice for maintaining a healthy, happy relationship with daytime viewers. Pointing up to the sky, Gwen declared, \u201cMake sure you have a third party<\/a>.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Gwen Stefani; Blake Shelton<\/p>\n <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Blake often attends Mass with Gwen at her Catholic church in L.A., as he did on Easter Sunday. But when they\u2019re on his 1,300-acre Oklahoma ranch, \u201cshe doesn\u2019t have that community, so she and Blake have created their own way of worshiping, which includes making time for God on Sundays for a solid hour,\u201d says the source.<\/p>\n Blake \u201ctouched Gwen\u2019s heart\u201d when he built her a chapel on his property \u2014 it\u2019s the site of his 2020 proposal and their 2021 wedding.<\/p>\n \u201cNow that\u2019s where they\u2019ll watch live streaming services from her church in L.A. They pray together there as well,\u201d says the source. At some point, \u201cit would mean a great deal to Gwen to renew their vows in their little chapel.\u201d<\/p>\n Gwen Stefani; Blake Shelton<\/p>\n <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n According to Blake, God is responsible for bringing him and Gwen together.<\/p>\n The pop star admitted to The Guardian<\/em><\/a> last fall that she\u2019d \u201cnever listened to country music, so while Blake was super successful, I never even knew he existed before I met him\u201d in 2014 when she joined him as a coach on NBC\u2019s The Voice<\/em>. But after their respective marriages imploded in 2015 \u2014 Blake\u2019s to country singer Miranda Lambert<\/strong>, 41; Gwen\u2019s to Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale<\/strong>, 59, with whom she shares sons Kingston, 18, Zuma, 16, and Apollo, 11 \u2014 they bonded amid their shared heartbreak<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI was at rock bottom, in the middle of hell\u2026 Gwen saved my life,\u201d Blake later told Billboard<\/em>. \u201cWho else on earth could understand going through a high-profile divorce from another musician?\u201d<\/p>\n Mutual support turned into something more and by year\u2019s end, Blake and Gwen were a couple.<\/p>\n \u201cI believe in God now more than I ever have in my life,\u201d he told The Tennessean<\/em> in 2019. \u201cThe biggest part of that is just how [Gwen] came into my life and now our relationship. It\u2019s just too weird. If you take God out of it, it doesn\u2019t make sense. If you put God into it, everything that\u2019s happened with us makes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n Gwen\u2019s divorce was the catalyst for her return to her faith.<\/p>\n The \u201cSunday Morning\u201d singer \u201chad my routine through my 20s of going to church with my family,\u201d she said in a March Instagram post from Hallow, a popular Catholic prayer and meditation app she\u2019s promoted. \u201cBut those rhythms that had always served me so well eventually faded out of my life as my music career started growing.\u201d<\/p>\n Then came the breakup she never saw coming. As Gwen struggled with the \u201cemotional\u201d and \u201cmental stress\u201d of ending her nearly 13-year marriage, she felt \u201cdesperate\u201d for relief, she said, and started praying daily again.<\/p>\n \u201cI asked God, \u2018Please, please, get me well. Please, use my gift of music again. Please, let me be the person I used to be.\u2019\u201d Since then, she continued, \u201cmy faith has carried me through it all.\u201d So has support from Blake.<\/p>\n \u201cHis love for her and their faith in God has given them the strength to face challenges,\u201d says the source, as well as \u201ctaught them to appreciate their blessings.\u201d<\/p>\n Gwen, adds the source, \u201cbelieves God is always watching over them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nBlake Shelton and Gwen Stefani Make a Joint Effort in Their Marriage<\/h2>\n
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<\/div>Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani\u2019s Guiding Light<\/h2>\n