Tag: wife

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.”…
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…
How to Give Your Spouse the Powerful Gift of Loving Words

When was the last time you went a day without water? Never! Right? Even after several hours, we can get thirsty and start scouting for what we know we need. In fact, when it comes to what our bodies need – not to mention the stuff we don’t need but want – we’re pretty attentive…
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…
How to Find Real Freedom from Pornography

Everyone of the men in this group called himself “Christian” and everyone of them said pornography was sinful, was wrong, was destructive . . . and yet, everyone of them dipped into it from time to time. “Yes, it’s wrong but, I fell, again.” They weren’t proud of it. In fact, they were ashamed of…
No Hidden Sin With The One You Love

The easiest thing to do in marriage is to hide from each other in broad daylight, keeping from your wife/husband your failures, repeated sins, and all those things that you aren’t proud of. We tell ourselves that the reason we’re keeping it from our spouse is, we know it would hurt them and we want…
Are You Giving the Encouragement Your Husband Needs?

Lisa watched as I ambled through the room, shoulders drooping, staring at the floor with a worried expression on my face. Several things had converged to place the weight of the world on my shoulders. You would have thought I was trying out for a role in the remake of Hunch Back of Notre Dame!…
Give Her Proof that She is Your Priority

Does your wife feel like she is your #1 priority? Lisa didn’t – not yesterday when we were recording Marriage Weekend: Give Her Proof that She is Your Priority. What I’m about to share comes from Lisa’s and my personal experience . . . yesterday . . . the day we were recording this podcast.…
What is Your Marriage Saying to Everyone Who Knows You? Matt & Lisa Interviewed by Aaron & Jennifer Smith

If you ever make it to Bend, Oregon, be sure to take a stroll through Drake Park. Lisa and I will often stop by The Lemon Tree for lunch then take a walk around the park by the river, holding hands. Seems that every time we’re there, people smile approvingly at us. The fact is,…
The Power to Build Up or to Tear Down – How Do You Use Your Power?

It’s the end of the day or the week and you’re coming together to connect. Is this the moment to “unload” on your husband/wife all that is wrong with your day? Sometimes the smallest adjustments can have the biggest positive impact. I can remember coming into the room at the end of a day and…
What Does It Mean to Be a Faithful Man?

What if the world were filled with faithful men . . . faithful to God, to their wives, and to their children? Men like that are in short supply these days, even in places where everyone claims to love God. Even in Church, among “believers” it’s common to hear of men who have been unfaithful…
Why Isn’t My Wife More Interested in Sex with Me? How to Increase Her Desire

Do you have a healthy, positive, fulfilling sex life in your marriage? Many do, but I hear from men all the time (and increasingly women) that their spouse isn’t interested in sex or is indifferent. And while this issue relates to both husbands and wives, in this post, we’re focusing on men whose wives have…