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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Humility is Beautiful
A HUGE key to a successful and intimate relationship with God or with my husband is my own humility. My sinful and arrogant pride (thinking I know best, I know better than God, I know better than my husband, I have greater wisdom than anyone else) repels my husband, God and everyone else around me!… Continue reading Humility is Beautiful
The Respect Dare, Day 37 – Living in His Spirit's Power
You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. I Peter 2:5 On this journey of faith in God, of being made more and more into the image of Christ – we have come a long way already.… Continue reading The Respect Dare, Day 37 – Living in His Spirit's Power
The Respect Dare, Day 36 – Tears Are an Important Part of This Journey
Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. Psalm 126:5-6 Suffering is part of God’s way of making us more and more like Christ. God guarantees us that we as disciples of Christ… Continue reading The Respect Dare, Day 36 – Tears Are an Important Part of This Journey
The Respect Dare, Day 34 – Can His Heart Safely Trust Me?
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:31-32 I love the Proverbs 31 passage about the virtuous wife. One of the most stirring parts of this chapter,… Continue reading The Respect Dare, Day 34 – Can His Heart Safely Trust Me?
The Respect Dare, Day 32 – Just the Facts, Please, Ma’am, Just the Facts.
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Hebrews 10:24 One of the things that Nina Roesner shares with women in The Respect Dare is for wives to “just be factual and not emotional during conversations with husbands” and not to jump to conclusions, but calmly ask… Continue reading The Respect Dare, Day 32 – Just the Facts, Please, Ma’am, Just the Facts.
The Respect Dare, Day 30 – Modesty and Respect
Now that I have read and understand a lot more about how men think and how their minds and eyes work- I have a whole new understanding of the blessing of modesty both for the women who embrace the concept and for the men who benefit from women who choose to dress modestly. I also… Continue reading The Respect Dare, Day 30 – Modesty and Respect
The Respect Dare, Day 28 – Making the One-Flesh Relationship a Huge Priority in Your Marriage
The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote… Continue reading The Respect Dare, Day 28 – Making the One-Flesh Relationship a Huge Priority in Your Marriage
So Your Wife Wants to Be a Peaceful Wife? – FOR MEN
This guest post is from MY HUSBAND! 🙂 I’m really excited that he wrote this post for the men. I’m SO thankful he is my husband. He treats me very well – and I am extremely thankful for his godly leadership. You are probably wondering how you got to this point. For some of you,… Continue reading So Your Wife Wants to Be a Peaceful Wife? – FOR MEN
The Respect Dare, Day 24 – Intimacy with God
They may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior. I Peter 3:1-2 SO I CAN’T TALK???? This passage is written for wives whose husbands are “disobedient to the Word.” God KNOWS men so very well. He knows that “words are for women” as… Continue reading The Respect Dare, Day 24 – Intimacy with God