One of my oldest friends called me the other day to ask her how to “get from Point A to Point B” in her dating relationship. When I asked her what she meant, she said, “Marriage just seems so impossible. So far away. I’ve tried so many times to go from dating to marriage, andContinue reading “Marriage Isn’t the Finish Line”
Category Archives: Marriage
The Bride In Waiting
Many women dream of one day meeting the man of their dreams and becoming smitten by their forever love. If you are a single woman desiring to marry, in all candidness, it can sometimes be easy to feel frustrated by your unmet desire. This aspiration can even be a barrier to enjoying life in yourContinue reading “The Bride In Waiting”
Counsel for Disappointed Wives
We know marriage is hard. We all learn that by the second week. But there are different kinds of hard. There is hard and hopeful, and there is hard and hopeless. The most difficult marriage, of course, is the one that is hard, distant, and with little reason to think it will change. In someContinue reading “Counsel for Disappointed Wives”
Why God Made Marriage
God desires so much more for our marriages than just staying together. God’s original intent for marriage is found way back in Genesis—before sin came into the world, and well before “honey-do” lists and such sayings as “happy wife, happy life.” The secret sauce of Christian marital union is the power of God binding usContinue reading “Why God Made Marriage”
When You Belittle Your Husband
It is no leap to say Christians have been affected by the ripples of the re-definition of gender and their roles. Just because we maintain Genesis 1:27 that God created male and female, does not mean that we have fully guarded against some other ideologies this overarching campaign is pushing, specifically, how wives relate toContinue reading “When You Belittle Your Husband”
Are You Responsible for Your Husband’s Happiness?
As a newlywed, I was a bit obsessed with keeping my husband happy. To the point that I often denied my own feelings. Husband: “Are you okay?’ Me: “I’m fine.” Husband: “Anything wrong?” Me: “Nope, all is good.” Meanwhile, inside, I would be struggling with anger or hurt. My motto which I adopted when IContinue reading “Are You Responsible for Your Husband’s Happiness?”
Marriage Isn’t Rehab
So often, Christians overwhelmed by sexual sin are practically shoved down the aisle by their church communities. Pastors may tell couples that once they’re bound within a biblically legitimate marriage relationship, sexual activity has Scripture’s seal of approval, and they can work together on whatever besetting sexual sins they bring to their union. But asContinue reading “Marriage Isn’t Rehab”
The Daily Job Called Marriage
You can have a marriage that is mutually satisfying while being honoring to God. You really can! Accepting who you are, resting in who God is, and living as he calls you to live will produce a harvest that is far better than the small-vision dreams that you are able to come up with onContinue reading “The Daily Job Called Marriage”
Intentional Faith 