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
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God Understands Men.
God understands what both men and women NEED to thrive in marriage. That is why He gave us the commands He did in the Bible. I am thrilled about today’s post. This is a continuation of a series I am doing about how men think (part 1, part 3, part 4), process, emote, talk and relate… Continue reading God Understands Men.
Do Not Expect Outside Support
If you decide to obey God’s Word about respecting your husband and honoring his God-given leadership (Ephesians 5:22-33) – I believe your marriage will be greatly blessed. I believe you will likely find much greater intimacy with your husband. Most of all, you will definitely find incredible intimacy with God as you submit completely to… Continue reading Do Not Expect Outside Support
Expectations – Part 4
We have been looking at our expectations and how they get us into trouble in our marriages this week. (Click here for Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3) I love the quote, “Expectations are premeditated resentment.” This is particularly true of unrealistic or unbiblical expectations. The number of expectations I have had of my… Continue reading Expectations – Part 4
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
We Can Put Our Husbands in a Lose/Lose Situation
Here is a comment from a husband – and this is a very difficult challenge that almost all husbands face when we are treating them with disrespect or we are trying to control them. Please hear his heart and the very painful dilemma he faces! FROM A CHRISTIAN HUSBAND: Is it really a good idea… Continue reading We Can Put Our Husbands in a Lose/Lose Situation
A Wife's Power in Marriage
We took a marriage class last winter by a man I have known and respected for 25 years. He spoke a lot about authority during our semester: God-given authority, spiritual authority and the needs of those leaders who are in authority over us. And I HOPE that one day I have the chance to take… Continue reading A Wife's Power in Marriage
Your Words Can Cause Catastrophic Damage!
Just as a general principle – DO NOT bash your husband to other people. EVER. Honor him with every word! He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. Proverbs 17:9 A fool finds no pleasure in understanding, but delights in sharing his own opinions. Proverbs 17:27 A… Continue reading Your Words Can Cause Catastrophic Damage!
Signs
SOME WARNING SIGNS THAT A WOMAN MAY TEND TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH RESPECT AND BIBLICAL SUBMISSION IN MARRIAGE: These are my observations from my own life and from the women and men I have talked with. This is not necessarily an exhaustive list. A woman who is likely to want to be in control of… Continue reading Signs
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