Having a solid understanding of where my responsibilities end and where God’s sovereignty begins is a HUGE key to peace that I was missing for many years. THE WAY I USED TO LIVE I ultimately trusted myself, not God. I said I trusted Christ. I thought that I was living by faith – but in… Continue reading The Key to Peace
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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
Prayer Day
Wednesdays are a special day of prayer here! If you have a request you would like my prayer team and I to pray for, you may leave it in the comments . Please be sure to include names of people who have not given their lives to Christ as Savior and Lord! If you would… Continue reading Prayer Day
A Wife Begins to Abide in Christ
This is an email I received this past week from a precious wife I first “met” about 4 months ago or so. She has a difficult situation with a major chronic illness that can be extremely painful and debilitating at times. Her husband does a great job caring for her. There are difficulties and trials… Continue reading A Wife Begins to Abide in Christ
The Devastation of Sexual Rejection in Marriage
If you have severe issues in your marriage, please seek godly, experienced, wise counsel! Ladies, I know that MANY of you are suffering in your marriage with the pain of sexual rejection. The pain can be excruciating. And many women think they are the only wives whose husbands refuse them. Reading marriage books that constantly… Continue reading The Devastation of Sexual Rejection in Marriage
Worry – Part 2
For Part 1 of this series, please click here. If you have not asked Jesus to be your Savior and Lord, please click here. If you have already accepted that you are a wretched sinner, as we all are, and have turned to Jesus as both Savior and Lord of everything in your life- There… Continue reading Worry – Part 2
One Couple Deals with the Issue of Body Image
Body image is a HUGE, HUGE topic that causes a great deal of stress, pressure and anxiety for many women. Hundreds of thousands of my Christian sisters are paralyzed in their marriages by their feelings of inadequacy and by listening to the wrong voices about this issue. I think that it is very easy… Continue reading One Couple Deals with the Issue of Body Image
A Husband Talks about Our Body Image and Attraction
A Christian husband explains about men, attraction and imperfect wives – and answers some tough questions. GREAT STUFF here, ladies! Be greatly encouraged! I can’t say that he speaks for ALL husbands. But I think he speaks for many of them. HOW OUR SELF IMAGE AFFECTS OUR HUSBANDS We (men) are fixers and we hate… Continue reading A Husband Talks about Our Body Image and Attraction
Prayer
Lord, I lift up each of my precious sisters and brothers in Christ around the world to You and ask that You might draw us to Yourself. Before You formed us in the womb, You knew us. You set us apart to share Your truth and gospel with the nations. Lift our chins to look… Continue reading Prayer
Confronting Your Husband’s Sin
DISCLAIMER: This is a HUGE topic. There are MANY situations and issues that I cannot address in detail here. I cannot possibly fit all of what scripture says in one post like this. So this is a small taste on this topic, but it is not remotely exhaustive. Please be sure to seek godly counsel… Continue reading Confronting Your Husband’s Sin