It’s not always easy to wage war when the battle is hot. It’s truly tiresome, feels relentless, and sometimes we just want to give up. Crossroads will appear in our marriage at some point; either to continue the course or travel elsewhere. So, what direction will your turn? Satan’s voice is calling you to look at the imperfections of your spouse, the mounting difficulties, and rely upon your feelings of being overwhelmed. Yet, God’s never faced a battle. He can’t win! God’s looking at your life and circumstances with a different view. So, how do see through God’s perspective?…
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Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. (1 Peter 3:1-2) Submission is a word that not many like to hear no matter the relationship or situation it pertains too. It’s often used in the Bible though and is connected with marriage. Submission is when YOU are willing to follow someone or be willing to deny ourselves for the good of others. That is not easy and never has been.…
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Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. (Colossians 3:2) This world wants us to believe it has so much to offer us. New cars, beautiful bodies, and sparkly jewelry. It’s not hard to get caught up in trying to keep up with the Jones’, as the old saying goes. There are so many things thrown our way that will take our attention away from our Savior and God. If we aren’t careful we can easily be distracted and begin to seek worldly things more than Jesus. Paul was writing to the Colossians about setting their…
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As I sit here tonight, I admit my heart is excited, worried, fearful, and ready for a new chapter in our lives. In my current private time with the Lord, I have been praying for God’s perfect will. It’s not wrong to pray for God’s will; it should be our heart’s cry. There is no greater place to be in the perfect will of God; it’s peaceful, secure, and exciting. Why is my heart so filled with different emotions? Well, my husband is being laid-off after thirteen years of being a Maintenance Supervisor. It wasn’t a welcoming surprise when I…
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Back in December I wrote a post about wanting to be a gift for my husband. After our Proverbs 31 bible study I truly was excited to put into action the attributes of this wife and mother. Her children rise up and call her blessed her husband also, and he praises her; (Proverb 31:28) My husband and I are in a rough transitional season, and it’s hard. All we have become accustomed to is gone pretty much and we await for opened doors from the Lord. There has been more than one opportunity for us to fight, disagree, and become bitter…