Before God opened my eyes to my control, self-righteousness, pride, disrespect, bitterness, and all of my mountain of sin in December of 2008 – I used to think things like: I want to give more to the poor. Yes, we are tithing and giving some – but I know that it is God’s will for… Continue reading “My Husband Doesn’t Want Me to Minister Like I Want To”
Month: October 2016
“My Technology Addiction Hurt Our Marriage” – a Guest Post
A guest post from a sister in Christ: The lightbulb moment for me came in the format of a “threat” to our marriage, actually through my husband’s use of his phone and texting. My husband is the farthest thing from a “techy” person. Very little computer or device use, spends absolutely NO time on social… Continue reading “My Technology Addiction Hurt Our Marriage” – a Guest Post
“Dying to Self” Can Be Dangerously Misunderstood
Last Thursday, I ran a post about “Dying to Self.” Today, I want to talk about how it is possible for someone to misunderstand the concept of “taking up your cross and following” Jesus to think that this means, “I must take abuse. My needs don’t matter. I have to let my husband beat me or… Continue reading “Dying to Self” Can Be Dangerously Misunderstood
Dying to Self
This process of learning to become godly women is a VERY painful process – especially at first. There are no short cuts!! It is all about our relationship with Christ. It is about our willingness to reverence and submit to Jesus and to desire Him FAR ABOVE all other things of this world. That is… Continue reading Dying to Self
Why I Put My Wedding Rings Back On – a Guest Post
By a sister in Christ… I’m so thankful for her willingness to share for the first time in a post. I never get tired of hearing how our amazing God heals broken people and relationships: Bare fingers fussed around the edges of divorce documents. Time had passed long and hollow since the sparkling bands of… Continue reading Why I Put My Wedding Rings Back On – a Guest Post
Healing for Destructive Jealousy – by Truly Blessed
NOTE: There is another Peaceful Wife Conference scheduled for November 18-19th in Garnett, KS for any ladies (single or married) who are interested and able to come. Check out the button on the right top corner of my page for a link to more information and tickets. Truly Blessed and I had a conversation with a… Continue reading Healing for Destructive Jealousy – by Truly Blessed
A Wife’s New Understanding of the “Red Flags” She Missed before Marriage
A guest post by The Satisfied Wife – there are reasons why God gives us the parameters He does about marriage and relationships. Sin always hurts our fellowship with Him, our relationships with others, and ourselves. His boundaries for us are out of His heart of love for us. Thankfully, even if we didn’t prepare as… Continue reading A Wife’s New Understanding of the “Red Flags” She Missed before Marriage
“I Felt My Husband Was Neglecting Me” – a Guest Post
A guest post by a sister in Christ: The post, “Being a Peaceful ‘Football Widow,’” is about something that we struggled with for a long time. My husband was very disengaged and I blamed him, was resentful, bitter, felt like I was always left to do everything. Then when my eyes were open to my… Continue reading “I Felt My Husband Was Neglecting Me” – a Guest Post