Tag: Matt Jacobson

How Wise Wives Encourage Their Husbands to be Spiritual Leaders in the Home

For the Christian man, being the spiritual protector and leader of his home is not optional. It’s what God requires of him. Many husbands don’t realize this or don’t care . . . or, could there be other reasons a husband . . . you’re husband . . . doesn’t rise to the responsibility God…
Can God Redeem a Difficult Marriage? Is There Any Hope for Us?

It didn’t matter how he found out. What mattered was, he did find out and now all there was to do was pick up the disastrous pieces, divorce his wife, and move on. What else could be the result of discovering that your best friend slept with your wife . . . in your own…
The Choice That Changes Everything

If you follow me on Instagram and watch my Instastories (@FaithfulMan) you might have seen us on our latest camping trip. We drove into the Cascade Mountains and camped at Hosmer Lake. Hosmer is shallow and teaming with huge trout. As you glide over the still water in the canoe, early in the day, hundreds…
Are You a Controlling Wife? (Who, Me? . . . Noooo!)

If you had been there, you would have come to the same conclusion Lisa and I did: There’s one person in charge in this relationship, and it isn’t the husband! This poor guy was like some pale moon orbiting a giant planet. His wife dominated him, controlled him. She was really good at it, too!…
Bad Marriage Communication? ( I’m not the problem . . . am I? ) How to Listen & Be Heard

Are you quick to listen? Are you genuinely eager to hear your spouse share what is on her heart or is your marriage just another opportunity to insist that someone else listen to what you are determined to say? What does the way we communicate say about who we really are? We don’t have to…
What Every Happy, Fulfilled Husband Has Learned (It’s Not a Secret!)

After all these years, she’s still my bride, my lover, my friend. I think the world of Lisa. She is my world but there’s something I had to learn about her, about marriage, about the responsibility of caring for a woman’s heart. Everyone who knows Lisa sees what I see – a capable, godly, smart,…
Marriage Weekend: Who is First in Your Heart, Your Spouse or Your Kids?

When you were first married, you were absorbed with each other – just the way it’s supposed to be, right? Everyone else had to fit around this new #1 priority in your life – each other! Some rolled their eyes. Some shook their heads and “put up” with you. Some said, “They’ll get over it.”…
The Simple, Powerful Path to a Loving Marriage (and GIVE-AWAY of Faithful Man/Woman Wristbands!)

By the time he was 16, he was very familiar with cars. Through his twenties, they were an everyday part of his life. Even so, when I met him, he still didn’t know how to drive. He was born and raised in Manhattan. There was never a need for him to own a car and…
Gratitude: Are You Meeting the Deep Need in Your Wife’s Heart?

Are you grateful for your wife? Most husbands that call themselves “Christian” (maybe most husbands, in general) would answer ‘yes’ to this question. “Of course I’m grateful for her!” Does your wife know you are grateful for her? Does she know you sincerely appreciate her and all she does for you, your kids, and your…
The Bad Habit Godly Marriages Have Kissed Goodbye!

When I was in college, a friend and I rented an apartment from a Christian “power couple.” They had done it all in ministry. And their marriage . . . straight out of Cinderella. The problem was that we saw how they actually lived, day after day, after the admiring eyes of the public were…
Married? Should His/Her Wish Be Your Command?

How did something about your spouse that you thought was ‘cute’ when you were dating become the thing he/she does (on purpose!) to annoy you? And then there are all of those endless preferences . . . ‘He is so picky! I don’t see why it’s so important to heat the coffee cup before…
Is Your Wife The Most Cherished Woman She Knows?

This week many Christian couples totally out of fellowship with each other will get in the car and drive to Church to have fellowship with God and the other people there. Is this what God wants? . . . a pretense of being ‘one’ with each other, just as long as we show up in…