We're going to discuss in today's podcast about how well we communicate with our spouses. God created us as relational beings so we are designed to communicate not just with Him but with one another. Because we're created in God's image, our communication within our marriages should be one of intimacy, beauty, and harmony. Communication is a huge part of our lives together. We share all of life together in our marriages and home should be a place where we can be vulnerable, open and ... continue reading...
Podcast Ep 36: Marriage Series #3 – Showing Respect to Our Husbands
We’re continuing in our series on marriage at the podcast, and episode 36 is on respect. So far we've covered God's Design for Marriage and Our Role as Women, Loving Our Husbands, and today we're talking about what does it look like to show respect to our husbands. What is respect? How is it defined? The dictionary defines it - A feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements. We are called by God to respect our husband’s ... continue reading...
How Well Do You Respect Your Husband? A Self-Assessment
How well do you respect your husband? Sometimes we can be blind and think we're doing a pretty good job when truthfully we're not even coming anywhere near being respectful to our husbands. If you haven't picked up your Excellent Wife book in a bit (or if you don't have it yet - stop and go get it here now) dust it off and take a moment to re-read it and at least today read chapter 10 on respect. Did you know that God didn't call you to change your husband? He did call you to respect your ... continue reading...
Are You For Your Husband?
I came across a great article entitled, Does your spouse know you are for him/her? Let me share a list of questions we as wives should be asking ourselves of how we are making the gospel come alive in our marriages from RickThomas.net. "The two greatest things that could ever happen to a man is to live in the overflowing awareness of God’s pleasure and to experience his wife’s undeniable affection. One of the most practical ways a wife could live out the Gospel is to practically give it ... continue reading...
The Impact of Encouraging Your Husband
“A man is a sponge for admiration from his wife. In all of the healthy marriages I have ever seen, the wife sincerely admires her husband—and she doesn’t keep it a secret from him or anyone else! We have all heard that behind every great man is a great woman. A loving, admiring, and godly woman will indeed cause a man to gain greater stature than he would on his own. A wife’s encouragement can make her husband a better man. Your man wants you, his wife to be his most enthusiastic ... continue reading...
