Feb 11, 2014 | Godly Relationships
Families are undoubtedly one of God’s greatest blessings, but they can also pose some of the greatest challenges in our lives. One of those challenges occurs when family members don’t understand our love for the Lord, and perhaps even mock our beliefs and...
Dec 24, 2013 | Godly Relationships, Holidays
The holidays are a glorious time when we get together with family and friends. However, the joy can also be accompanied by angst knowing you will be spending time—perhaps extended time—with the very person or people who most easily can ‘get under your...
Nov 4, 2013 | Godly Relationships
360_dvd_princess_bride_1113 One of our family’s favorite movies is the romance-comedy adventure Princess Bride, a tale of ‘true love’ between Wesley and Buttercup. Wesley, a poor farm boy woos the beautiful Buttercup by responding to her every request with, “As...
Nov 1, 2013 | Godly Relationships
“ When they observe the pure and modest way in which you conduct yourselves, together with your reverence [for your husband; you are to feel for him all that reverence includes: to respect , defer to, revere him—to honor, esteem, appreciate, prize, and,...
Oct 15, 2013 | Godly Relationships
I know very well the sting of feeling betrayed, of feeling that a knife was stuck in your heart and twisted unmercifully. One of the greatest trials in my life came when a person I considered a dear friend deeply wounded me and refused to even engage in a...
Oct 10, 2013 | Godly Relationships, Hope and Encouragement
As I was praying for my precious friend whose husband was unfaithful to her and had deeply wounded her, the Lord gave me a vision of her husband. First, let me say that her husband is a charismatic man who at one time had been a bold evangelizing believer, but...
Oct 8, 2013 | Godly Relationships
A dear friend of mine’s husband has disappointed and gravely hurt her by his unfaithfulness, and she’s been left with a gaping wound. The enemy of her soul is doing his best to get her consumed with unforgiveness, resentment and bitterness— ‘settled anger’...
Aug 9, 2013 | Godly Living, Godly Relationships
Infested with cancer and needing to get medical treatment right away, a business owner decides it would be better to keep her business open for fear of disappointing her patrons. ”One more year,” she thinks to herself. Because of the nature of her business...
Jul 18, 2013 | Godly Living, Godly Relationships
Your stomach is tied in knots. You can’t sleep at night because you keep replaying the words you exchanged with your spouse— or other family member, boss, or close friend. In this world, conflict with others is inevitable.Broken relationships from the conflict are not...
Jun 21, 2013 | Godly Relationships
I’ll start by saying that there are many reasons that a person can have for being disappointed in their marriage.Today, I’m going to cover one reason that I have discovered can cause disappointment in your marriage and what you can do to find satisfaction. Recently, I...
