Fear fuels worry. Fear motivates me to try to control other people and God. Fear cannot cause peace. Fear does not know how BIG God is or see God clearly. Fear leaves God and His sovereignty out of the picture. Fear causes me to doubt God and be a “double minded” person who is blown and… Continue reading My Worry Insults My Husband
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The Respect Dare, Day 33 – Time to Stop the Rescuing!
Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14 My timetable and my husband’s timetable are two entirely different things. (Kind of reminds me of how my timetable and God’s timetable are often worlds apart. I don’t think that is… Continue reading The Respect Dare, Day 33 – Time to Stop the Rescuing!
The Respect Dare, Day 25 – Responding as a Godly Wife
Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. I Peter 3:8-9 Sometimes, I really love to take a… Continue reading The Respect Dare, Day 25 – Responding as a Godly Wife
The Respect Dare, Day 14 – “Treat Him Like a Man”
I usually create my own titles, but, Nina’s title on this dare (in The Respect Dare) is SO KEY that I just had to quote her! Something I definitely noticed as I studied respect, godly femininity, biblical submission and being a godly wife was that there is not a lot of respect for husbands in… Continue reading The Respect Dare, Day 14 – “Treat Him Like a Man”
Is Respect Optional for a Godly Woman?
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?
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
Dealing with Financial Stress in Marriage
I know that MANY of you are experiencing financial strain in your families with all of the issues the economy has had the past few years. My husband and I are no exception – my hours were cut drastically a few years ago when I was a pharmacist at Walgreens. And recently, my hours have… Continue reading Dealing with Financial Stress in Marriage
Focus on TODAY
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? … The pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.… Continue reading Focus on TODAY
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 2
For part 1 of this series, and some observations of two Christian men on this topic, please read here. WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON THAT MOST OF US ARE COMPLETELY UNPREPARED TO BE GODLY WIVES? Christian women in recent generations have had a number of cultural, church and family influences that have moved us… Continue reading Why Are Many of Us So Unprepared to Be Godly Wives? – Part 2