For God is not a God of disorder but of peace…. but everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way. I Corinthians 14:33,40 Nina Roesner – in The Respect Dare – encourages us to “run your home in an orderly way, keeping only what you truly need, and you will have less clutter… Continue reading The Respect Dare – Day 19 – Order
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The Respect Dare, Day 17 – Life-Giving Words
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Proverbs 16:24 We all need genuine affirmation and words of encouragement. Nina Roesner shares a beautiful story in today’s dare about a wife who was going to The Daughters of Sarah classes that Nina Roesner leads. This wife was thinking about… Continue reading The Respect Dare, Day 17 – Life-Giving Words
She Who Has Been Forgiven Much, Loves Much
This week we have seen that ALL have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23) – that women and men are equally sinful and equally in desperate need of the grace, mercy and forgiveness of Jesus Christ. We took a look at how I thought I was such a “good person” or “good Christian” for… Continue reading She Who Has Been Forgiven Much, Loves Much
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
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
Handling "External Pressure" on This Journey
A Wife’s Questions I just wanted to start off by saying thank you and God bless you so much for your labor of love in creating the wonderful blogs that are blessing me and so many others. I was thinking to myself this morning that ever since I discovered your blog about a month ago… Continue reading Handling "External Pressure" on This Journey
What is Respect in Marriage and How Does It Work?
Turns out, respect in marriage is a huge key to a strong marriage! I only wish I had understood what respect was when we first got married.
Why Are Many of Us So Unprepared to Be Godly Wives? – Part 1
Here are comments from two Christian men that I believe deserve our time, attention and some prayerful consideration. Then I have some observations about why I believe Christian women are often so unprepared for biblical marriage and some warning signs that there may be trouble ahead before a woman enters marriage that I will be sharing… Continue reading Why Are Many of Us So Unprepared to Be Godly Wives? – Part 1