Have you ever thought about casting a godly vision for your marriage? Perhaps you’ve never even heard of the term before, and in that case – don’t worry! This post will explain what it means to cast a Godly vision for your marriage and how to do it! Where does the principle of vision castingContinue Reading
What Does Respecting Your Husband Actually Mean?
However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. - Ephesians 5:33 Having grown up in a traditional south Indian household, I knew I was expected to respect my husband when I got married. And yet, a part of me didn't want to do it. I would respect my husband only when I felt he deserved it, or if he had done something nice for me. It was no wonder that our marriage was a struggle. Being Continue Reading
Seeking Adventure with Your Spouse
My marriage is my favorite relationship here on earth. This is the man I've said "I do" to and plan to be with when we are an old-aged, gray-haired, front porch-sittin', great-grandkids-watchin' , story-tellin', sweet old couple. But to be able to do that, we must live a life together so that we can have stories to tell. It doesn't matter if you have opposite interests; there is still room to seek adventures together. Even if your schedules Continue Reading
Commitment in Marriage
This past year has forced me to take a long, hard look at the idea of commitment in marriage. I've watched so many people struggle through relationship issues and then walk out on their spouse. What are we doing differently these days that is pulling us away from honoring our marital commitment? I've spent a lot of time talking with the Lord in hopes of improving my own marriage, and God has shown me two areas where I have been lacking. Please Continue Reading
A Wife Driven to Desperation
Many wives are dissatisfied, discouraged, angry, depressed, lost . . . searching, simply waiting out their existence. Misled and desperate. Desperate for change, fulfillment, love . . . something. So they turn to things. Another man. An addiction. A secret life. A pit. A deep, dark, desperate pit. Are you in that pit? All alone? Ready for change, but still going back to it because that's where you're safe? Because hoping for change is harder Continue Reading
Embracing the Seasons of Your Marriage
"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:" Ecclesiastes 3:1 Embracing the Seasons of Your Marriage If I could go back to my 27-year-old self and share with her what I know now about embracing the seasons of marriage, I could have saved myself a lot of heartache. Not coming from a Christian home, I truly did not have all the tools I needed to have a successful marriage. All the women around me had skewed views Continue Reading