Many women, even in the church, think that the concept of “respect for husbands” is archaic, old fashioned and backwards and that their husbands “don’t deserve respect.” We are not about to show any respect for our men until we believe our men “deserve” it – by our own definition. That is, after all,… Continue reading Is Respect Optional for a Godly Woman?
Category: Christian Marriage
Sending Emails to Your Husband
Ladies, It is so easy to assume that our husbands enjoy lots of long, romantic, detailed emails from us because most of us would love to have a lot of emails like that from our husbands. But, husbands tend not to be nearly as verbal as wives are. (There are some men who really… Continue reading Sending Emails to Your Husband
Attracting Your Husband
You cannot force your man to be attracted to you. You can be a godly woman, full of joy and peace and God’s Spirit. THAT is attractive to men. Then we trust God with the results. 🙂 What I am about to list is not a bunch of rules – but rather – it comes… Continue reading Attracting Your Husband
The Power of Your Smile and Facial Expressions
Just like we talked about the power of your tone of voice with your husband (and your children) – SMILING and having PLEASANT FACIAL EXPRESSIONS are extremely important tools as you seek to honor God and build up your husband and bless your marriage and family. (If you haven’t read it, check out the CHALLENGE… Continue reading The Power of Your Smile and Facial Expressions
Is Sarcasm Appropriate for a Godly Woman?
Here is something to carefully think about. It’s easy to just accept sarcasm as a funny way of communicating that gets easy laughs. But what is it that we are actually doing when we choose to be sarcastic? Here is part of Wikipedia’s definition of “sarcasm” Sarcasm is “a sharp, bitter, or cutting expression or remark; a… Continue reading Is Sarcasm Appropriate for a Godly Woman?
“My Husband Forgot Our Anniversary” – from the Archives
Maybe you wonder, “What am I supposed to do? My husband forgot our anniversary!” You may think this means he doesn’t love you. Maybe you feel hurt and upset and want to lash out. Is there a better way?
Ways Husbands Lead that Wives Often Don’t Notice – From the Archives
This is a continuation of the post two days ago about how wives tend to have VERY specific and high expectations of exactly what it means to be a spiritual leader – and how many of the things we expect aren’t even biblical. Not only that – but our expectations can lead to grave sin… Continue reading Ways Husbands Lead that Wives Often Don’t Notice – From the Archives
Honoring Christ, Our Husbands and Our Marriages in Conflict
My beautiful and precious sisters in Christ, You have every right to ask him for what you would like, what you want and what you desire politely, pleasantly and respectfully (probably just once is plenty – in most cases) of your husband. Your husband has every right to decide to answer “no” if he thinks… Continue reading Honoring Christ, Our Husbands and Our Marriages in Conflict
Respecting Our Husbands’ Prayers
I was at a prayer meeting in my area one time. Many people prayed out loud individually. One man in particular prayed such a passionate, godly, Spirit-filled, powerful, humble, broken prayer. I could completely feel and hear the presence of God in him. Afterwards, I thanked him for praying when we were all leaving. He thanked… Continue reading Respecting Our Husbands’ Prayers
Love, Honor, Respect, and Submission Are Gifts
The passages about marriage in Ephesians 5, Colossians 3, I Corinthians 11:3, I Peter 3 and Titus 2 all give God’s commands for husbands and wives in marriage. Before we dive in, let’s begin with the understanding that God made men and women with equal value – both are “image bearers of God” in Genesis… Continue reading Love, Honor, Respect, and Submission Are Gifts