Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:29 THE DISHES IN THE SINK Unfortunately, I have a story to share about how I did NOT use words to bless and… Continue reading The Respect Dare, Day 16 – A Sink Full of Dishes
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The Respect Dare, Day 10 – His Biggest Critic, or His Biggest Supporter?
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Luke 6:37 How can we apply this verse to ourselves as wives? Nina Roesner, in The Respect Dare on Dare 10, challenges us not “to judge, criticize or condemn others, but… Continue reading The Respect Dare, Day 10 – His Biggest Critic, or His Biggest Supporter?
The Respect Dare, Day 9 – Overlooking Insults
A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult. Proverbs 12:16 Nina Roesner has a great story to share in Dare 9 of The Respect Dare. I hope you get to read it! Many times, when people insult us, there is a lot of pain, hurt, anger and mess going… Continue reading The Respect Dare, Day 9 – Overlooking Insults
The Respect Dare, Day 5 – Slow to Anger
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry. James 1:19 In the Respect Dare, Nina Roesner shares a story on Dare #5 about how a wife applies this verse and avoids a serious argument with her husband. The awesome thing is, he… Continue reading The Respect Dare, Day 5 – Slow to Anger
The Respect Dare, Day 3 – My Godly Wife Report Card
The Respect Dare, Day 3 – Nina Roesner poses some questions to wives to assess how they are doing in a number of areas of their lives. They are GREAT questions!!! She asks some probing questions about how we are doing as disciples of Christ, as household managers, as communicators, and as confident and assured… Continue reading The Respect Dare, Day 3 – My Godly Wife Report Card
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
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?
A Challenge for You, Ladies! :)
Let’s allow God to help us turn this loud, obnoxious, angry, destructive tongue of ours into an instrument of healing and blessing. As women, we have HUGE verbal skills. This is where we often hurt our husbands and children the most – with our words. It is time to learn to use our words for… Continue reading A Challenge for You, Ladies! 🙂
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
Living in God's Spirit and Power
Thankfully, Jesus can save us from our slavery to our sinful nature and empower us by His Spirit to walk in holiness – that we might please God and be free to honor Him! What wonderful news! He can give us the power to respond to evil and sin with blessing and good. This is… Continue reading Living in God's Spirit and Power