What is gossip? The Free Dictionary says: 1. casual and idle chat: to have a gossip with a friend. 2. a conversation involving malicious chatter or rumours about other people: a gossip about the neighbours. 3. Also called: gossipmonger a person who habitually talks about others, esp maliciously When we think of sin –… Continue reading The Sin of Gossip
Category: Faith in Christ
Prayer Day – Materialism
Definition of materialism (Google) – a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values. Lord, You desire our obedience in every area of our lives. And You are MOST WORTHY of our obedience in everything. Please give us hearts that long for Your presence, and that hunger… Continue reading Prayer Day – Materialism
Combating Materialism
Our house before we bought it above For the first year we lived here, this big room was such a disaster. It gave me heebie jeebies to see it! Back then, I was a perfectionistic housekeeper and wanted my house to look magazine perfect all the time. It REALLY stressed me out to live in so… Continue reading Combating Materialism
Examining the Real Motives behind Perfectionism and People Pleasing
Examining the Real Motives behind Perfectionism and People Pleasing. I think that a few of the wives out there may have had some of these issues even in high school and college like I did… if so, this post from www.peacefulsinglegirl.wordpress.com may be interesting to you! I am not an expert on this topic, but… Continue reading Examining the Real Motives behind Perfectionism and People Pleasing
Prayer Day – Jesus Is Our Greatest Treasure
CHRIST IS ALL. We are complete in Him. He is the answer to every need, the perfect Savior. He needs no decoration to heighten His beauty, no prop to increase His stability, no girding to perfect His strength. Who can gild refined gold, whiten the snow, perfume the rose or heighten the colors of the… Continue reading Prayer Day – Jesus Is Our Greatest Treasure
Fear
I don’t often quote Dr. Phil. But he has a saying, “What I fear, I create.” This is so true! If I fear being alone, my desperation to try to make my husband be with me will repel him If I fear not having control, my attempts to control others will push people and… Continue reading Fear
Overcoming the Darkness
For Prayer Day today – let’s talk about the spiritual warfare we all face as believers in Christ. How do we submit to Christ and resist the devil? James 4:1-9 provides great instructions for us! What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You desire but… Continue reading Overcoming the Darkness
Prayer Day
Praying Scripture in faith is a powerful way to claim the promises God has given to us in His Word and to make them bear much fruit in our lives as we trust God in faith to do what He has promised He would do for those who love and obey Him. Most of the… Continue reading Prayer Day
Praying for Our Husbands to Be Blessed
Greg and April – May 28, 1994 For the first 14+ years in our marriage, I prayed for Greg a lot – which sounds very noble and godly, right? Unfortunately, my motives were so selfish. 🙁 I prayed primarily for God to make Greg be more loving, to make him pray with me, to make… Continue reading Praying for Our Husbands to Be Blessed
How to Handle Spiritual Strongholds in Marriage
This is a guest post by Daniel Robertson. As an Army Veteran who has been to Iraq I am very familiar with the concept of military strongholds. In fact, while I was deployed I lived in a Forward Operating Base (FOB) which is essentially a modern day stronghold. And while the technology and tactics of… Continue reading How to Handle Spiritual Strongholds in Marriage
