Following wherever God leads you God doesn’t show us everything at once. He doesn’t give us a map laying out everything in his plan for our lives. No, he leads us bit by bit, and we have to follow one step at a time. It can be scary. It may not be how we’d like …
Category Archives: Godly Relationships
34422 Poor Decision-making
Following godly wisdom as you proceed toward God’s best for you Most people don’t really think about how they make decisions. But it’s really important. Even if you don’t have a decision to make regarding your love life right now, someday you will. We want to help you decide how to decide. Sanctified Feeling and …
34423 Pursue “Oneness” Potential
Knowing what God’s ideal is for marriage God desires “oneness” in marriage. This oneness is first described in Genesis 2, and Jesus spoke of the oneness principle in the Gospel of Mark: “At the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and …
34424 Avoid the “Type” Trap
Getting out of the revolving-door syndrome Have you ever thought about your ideal “type”—the kind of person to whom you are consistently attracted? Your description, no doubt, is somewhat lacking because type is a blend of conscious and subconscious qualities that you personally find appealing. It’s as much about feelings as it is about thought. …
34413 It Starts with Me
Becoming the right person so you can meet the right person Since you are a believer, you are looking not just for any suitable person of the opposite sex to marry but specifically for the person of God’s choosing. You are dreaming of finding the ideal mate from God’s perspective. In other words, you want …
34502 Building Harmony in Marriage
How does your relationship with your marriage partner compare with the following standard? “I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.” 1 Corinthians …
34504 Are You and Your Spouse Not Getting Along?
Are you and your spouse not getting along? The foundation upon which you build your marriage relationship is a mutually agreeable and mutually binding plan. That’s what makes marriage successful. It’s not a “tingle”; it’s a lifetime commitment. It’s not competition; it’s cooperation. Is your partnership built on this foundation? You can measure the strength …
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34506 A Solid Foundation
“I want to be a better spouse.” You say this, thinking back over a multitude of incidents that make up the history of your family. Some of them were funny when they happened; others are funny only as we look back on them. Still others were serious. Some were puzzling. There are months on end …
34508 Spirit-Filled Marriage
Have you ever heard these lines? “Oh, to dwell there above with the saints that we love, that would be glory. But to dwell here below with the saints that we know, that’s another story!” Between now and the time we arrive in heaven, we’ve got some living to do together, don’t we? That’s the other …
34510 Who is the Leader?
“Wives, submit to your own husbands as to the Lord.” (Ephesians 5:22) There it is. One of the most fiercely debated Bible verses concerning marriage. “Why should the wife do all the submitting?” That is the hot question. But here is the greater truth: the wife is not the one who needs to do all …