A brother in Christ shared this with me and has given me permission to share with you. I think this is some POWERFUL stuff right here, sisters! Imagine an old wagon wheel with all the spokes going out–the spokes represent all the HUGE piles of problems we’ve inadvertently created by not seeing that we… Continue reading The Answer to All of Your Marriage Problems
Month: January 2015
Why Does God Not Answer My Prayers?
Prayer for the Victims of Abuse and for Abusers
RESOURCES: www.focusonthefamily.com has a one-time free counseling service and a Christian counselor referral service The Salvation Army (for counseling on a variety of severe issues) YWCA – may have shelters in certain areas for abused women and children Nina Roesner’s e-course Becoming a Woman of Strength and Dignity may be helpful for women in abusive… Continue reading Prayer for the Victims of Abuse and for Abusers
A Fellow Wife Focuses on Overcoming Bitterness
Do you find yourself filled with resentment at your husband or others, here are some practical ways one Christian wife learned about overcoming bitterness.
A Wife Shares Her “Aha” Moment
This sweet wife has given me permission to share her response to the post on Monday, “How Can I Tell If God Is Working in My Life or If I Am Trying to Do This in My Own Power?” This is just an important post! This was the hardest thing on this journey for… Continue reading A Wife Shares Her “Aha” Moment
BlessedOut Shares a Bit of Her Journey
A precious sister in the Lord, BlessedOut, has allowed me to share her response to a woman who commented on one of my posts: One of the things you said made me curious: “…then we can go about having (men) understand that it’s much more about their perceptions than actually being disrespected…” I have been… Continue reading BlessedOut Shares a Bit of Her Journey
Some of My Favorite Worship Songs
One of the most powerful things I believe we can do for our spiritual lives that impacts our ability to stay focused on Christ – is to feed our minds, hearts, and souls things that will nourish us spiritually, things that exalt Christ. There is something amazing about singing praises to our Lord. Don’t just… Continue reading Some of My Favorite Worship Songs
How Can I Tell if God Is Working in My Life or If I Am Trying to Do This in My Own Power?
It is easy to try to do this whole being a godly wife thing in our own strength and to try to turn it into a list of rules to follow so that you can improve your marriage on your own without God being involved at all. Of course, that completely defeats the point of… Continue reading How Can I Tell if God Is Working in My Life or If I Am Trying to Do This in My Own Power?
My Level of Respect For My Husband Has Nothing to Do with Him – VIDEO
The specific things I respect about my husband have everything to do with the good that is in him – his talents, his abilities, his character, his love, his care for me and our family. But how respectful I am as a wife is about my character and that is what I am specifically talking… Continue reading My Level of Respect For My Husband Has Nothing to Do with Him – VIDEO
“Why Doesn’t My Husband Appreciate My Helpful Suggestions?”
If a husband has been feeling quite disrespected, he may be particularly sensitive to a wife’s unsolicited advice and suggestions. When a husband feels truly respected, he is usually much more open to his wife ideas, but wives may want to learn how to share their suggestions at the right time and in ways that… Continue reading “Why Doesn’t My Husband Appreciate My Helpful Suggestions?”