Tag: relationship

Read Your Own Mail and Stop Focusing on What Your Husband/Wife Isn’t Doing

How weird would it be to walk to your neighbor’s house with a letter of his that you had read, and begin telling him what the letter said he needed to do? Not much good is coming from that conversation. Everyone recognizes doing such a thing is just wrong . . . everyone except many…
Are You Speaking the Language of Unity In Marriage Every Day?

She was like a fresh-cut flower standing in a glass vase without water, wilting by degrees as her animated husband held the room with his winning personality. They had a stable marriage, good family, good life, but if you didn’t know all that, you’d think he was single. “My bedroom . . .” “My plans…
How to Win Big in Marriage Conflict by Going Soft

Sometimes the simplest, most profound truth is the hardest to live by. And, so it is with ‘A soft answer turns away wrath’. A disagreement begins and before long, the house is on fire. Marriage conflict, why does it happen? We know it’s destructive but the truth matters, doesn’t it? After all, the reason we’re…
Sex: The One Chore No Wife Should Ever Do {and how husbands can make sure they stop doing it}

Many wives feel the work facing them is never done. For the diligent manager of her home, she lives this reality every day. It’s nonstop. And then there’s sex. Unless you’re wealthy enough to pay others to do the work, the old adage, A woman’s work is never done, is something most wives feel…
Having a Cherished Wife is the Only Option for a Christian Man

Going to Church this Sunday? For many Christian couples, this is a bad idea. They’d do much better getting their priorities in order with God’s priorities rather than showing up and going through the motions because, that’s what you’re supposed to do. Sometimes, God wants us to stay home from Church. God doesn’t want us offering…
Yes, Love, You Can Trust Me When I’m Alone

Do you inspire trust in your spouse? Does he or she have confidence that you are faithful in every way when you’re not there? Everyone’s tempted, right? Husbands . . . wives . . . even Jesus was tempted in the same way we are tempted, the Bible says. Being tempted isn’t sinful, although the Enemy…
10 Relationship Killers Wise Couples Avoid

Dangerous, destructive behavior in marriage is frequently treated with ‘kid gloves’. Too often it’s not taken seriously until it’s too late. Where do you stand? Have you gotten comfortable with certain behaviors in your marriage that used to be called ‘sin’? Question: Could you stand up in a room and say, without embarrassment, “We’re not perfect…
How Can I Get Him To Truly Listen To My Heart?

How often does it happen? She starts to talk about something that’s bothering her. She’s been thinking about it all day . . . something she’s carefully considered, something important to her. He sits there, looking her direction, nodding his head and doesn’t pick up the thread of the conversation . . . changes the…
a short story about wholeness freedom and forgiveness

I wish Lisa didn’t have so many opportunities to forgive me over the years. Oh, we trade places sometimes, but when it comes to needing forgiveness, there are a lot more entries in my ledger than in hers. Take this morning. We’re all sitting around the fireplace talking of various things and I said something that…
Five Powerful Precautions for Faithfulness in Marriage

What man or woman intends to cheat on his/her spouse after the wedding day? On that day, it’s smiles vows and anticipation of a great future together. Even so, many choose this destructive path — and for what? A few moments of self-gratification? Was it worth it? The Bible does say that sin is pleasurable. . . for a season.…
The Secret to an Excellent Marriage

The wedding – great memories, a lot of fun – but, that was a long time ago. Now, there’s marriage. An excellent, satisfying, rewarding marriage . . . sounds good, doesn’t it? It also sounds like an endangered species. Do you know many Christian couples enjoying one? Isn’t the Church supposed to provide the example…
When You’re Busy Loving Each Other There’s Less Time For Temptation

That Christians and Christianity have the reputation for being a little “up tight” when it comes to the subject of sex should make everyone laugh, it really should. Talk about unbiblical! First of all, there was a garden, where God placed a naked man and woman . . . husband and wife, and said all…