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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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
The Issue of Modesty
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 Issue of Modesty
Some of the Bible Verses I Use as the Basis for My Suggestions
Here are some of the verses I use as a basis for my advice – It is my goal to apply these to marriage from a wife’s perspective: Ephesians 4:29-32 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, so… Continue reading Some of the Bible Verses I Use as the Basis for My Suggestions
A Huge Reason Why We Don’t Have God’s Power
I had a reader ask about how to stop idolatry – and that is a REALLY CRITICAL topic that deserves a good bit of attention! If we don’t get to the root of our sin and rebellion against God and completely tear out our idols – we can’t fix the real problems and we… Continue reading A Huge Reason Why We Don’t Have God’s Power
Soul Mates
Today’s guest post is by Kayla Gulick, my dear friend and sister in Christ. Check out her blog at www.lessonsofmercy.wordpress.com. I think you are about to have your mind blown. So be sure you are sitting down for this one, ladies! Almost every little (and big) girl dreams of finding her “soul mate”. I… Continue reading Soul Mates
Avoiding Legalism
Is it possible to take some of the advice I give and turn it into legalism? YES! I believe that as sinful humans, we are always prone to want lists and rules. I think we can be tempted to think, “if I do all of the things on this list or follow all of these… Continue reading Avoiding Legalism
Balance? Moderation?? ME????
MY BIGGEST FAN Greg (the Respected Husband) is my #1 fan. He has been behind me with this whole blog thing from before day 1. Almost a year before I started Peacefulwife – he wanted me to start teaching other wives what God had taught me. He is extremely supportive of me as a wife,… Continue reading Balance? Moderation?? ME????
A Wife Under Construction
This story is from a wife who is deeply hurting in a very troubled marriage. First comes the demolition work. conviction of sin – seeing the beam in our own eye for the first time repentance – turning away from our ways that offend God crucifying the old sinful nature – dying to self –… Continue reading A Wife Under Construction
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