"Although the marriage relationship is one of the most rewarding relationships we can enjoy, it also can be one of the most challenging. No other relationship requires such an intense level of emotion, communication, patience, passion...the marriage partnership sets itself up to be one of the most testing, trying, or even exhausting engagements in life.".......
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Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Emotional Needs
What Are My Needs? What Are His?
"Read through the following brief descriptions of common needs. At the end, add any other needs that matter to you. Then prioritize your list. You might ask your husband to do this same exercise. Or try putting yourself in his shoes and jot down how you think he might respond.".......
Monday, November 28, 2016
How to Defuse a Big Fight
"You’re in the heat of battle. Your spouse has morphed into a nearly unrecognizable person, and you’re running defense in the worst way possible. What started out as a small disagreement has exploded into a full-scale BIG FIGHT."......
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Feed Your Marriage
"Many of us (at least in the U.S.) are making all sorts of plans about how to feed ourselves and our family on Thanksgiving Day. Let’s pause to consider how we can feed our marriage. But first, let me set this up."......
Marriage, Money, and Secrets
"I can't figure out where all the money is going, and he refuses to tell me or keep records to show me where the spending is going. Why can't he just tell me?".....
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Forgiving Your Spouse After Adultery
Every week I receive e-mails from women who ask many questions about getting through infidelity in their marriage. Of all the questions I am asked, one of the most common is, “How did you learn to trust him again?”.......
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
How Can a Husband Best Lead His Wife?
"A few days ago, a friend asked me this question: 'When you think of a spiritual leader in the home, paint me a picture of what that would look like?'”.....
Monday, November 14, 2016
7 Ways a Husband Wounds a Wife
"Most husbands I know would never injure their wife knowingly. They want to be her protector. But we guys are different than women, and the way we respond to our wife often causes injury. And, most of the time, it’s unintentional. We didn’t even know we were doing it. When we don’t realize the damage we’re doing to our wives’ emotions, we invalidate every desire we have to be her defender.".....
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Business Travel Plan for Avoiding Sexual Temptation
(Taken from www.ibcd.org)
Business Travel Plan for Avoiding Sexual Temptation
· Begin praying for purity days before the trip.
· If possible do not ride in a car alone with someone of the opposite sex.
· Do not confide in someone of the opposite sex about any struggles in your marriage, nor listen to someone else tell you about their own struggles in their marriage.
· When traveling, avoid the newsstand; bring your own magazine or newspaper.
· Avoid staying in hotels with in room porn / adult movies. (or ask that those channels be turned off)
· If possible, make reservations in hotels with a workout room.
· As soon as you enter the room pray Psalm 101 and commit your stay to God; repeat every morning.
· Bring and set out a picture of your spouse and children.
· Exercise every day.
· Call your spouse every evening.
· Ask your spouse to pray for you before you leave and during your stay.
· Maintain a routine. Discipline yourself to get up early each morning. Don’t just lie in bed.
· Have a time with the Lord (Bible reading and prayer) every day for at least 10 minutes.
· If possible, go to bed by 11:30 p.m. at the latest.
· Bring at least one interesting book to read, both business related and personal related.
· If back at hotel prior to dinner, get a meal at a restaurant or take out. May watch TV only while eating, then work, read, or exercise till bedtime.
· If back at hotel after dinner do work till finished.
· Ask spouse to specifically ask you as to whether you followed your plan and avoided sin. Have them specifically ask you if you failed in any area, and have them ask if you lied.
· Meet only in public places if absolutely necessary to meet with someone of the opposite sex.
Monday, November 7, 2016
The Key to a Strong Marriage
"Every marriage is under attack. Marriage is given to humanity by God as, ultimately, an expression and picture of his love for his people. Satan, the anti-aesthete and anti-tutor, wants to tear this living image down"......
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Demands and Threats Will Kill Your Marriage
"I hear it all the time–couples giving each other various demands with the threat of no sex, the withdrawal of money, separation or even divorce. Friends, I’ve never seen this work out well. It only leads to pride and resentment, and both parties lose. Here’s why…"
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Rebuilding Broken Trust
"When trust has been damaged or destroyed in a marriage, the rebuilding process takes a huge amount of patience, skill, and–above all–time. After your very foundation has been shaken, restoring trust in your marriage is literally a relationship makeover."......
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