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#116: Building Up By Exposing Wrong
He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding. (Proverbs 15:32) God’s reproof is consistent with His character. He reproves us to keep us on the pathway to blessing. God often “whispers” warning through His still, quiet voice, but He also speaks “audibly” through His Word and almost “shouts” His pleas during…
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#115: Marital Entreaty (An Earnest, Urgent, Emotional Request)
We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You. (2 Chronicles 20:12) “I think we should save more money for our children’s education”.“I think we should pay off our debts”.“I don’t like the church we are attending”.“I love our church”.“I can’t go on like this!”“Things aren’t nearly that bad!” Marital oneness…
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#114: Equipping For Life Through Words And Examples
The purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart. (1 Timothy 1:5) A familiar saying in the Christian home is “your wife and kids don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care”. Let us slow down on trying to “know” everything and focus more on caring. That seems…
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Devotions for Wives #2
5 Things To Do To Make Your Husband Fall Deeply In Love With You There is a common mistake many wives make. They believe that once the wedding is over, love will automatically take care of itself. But that is not how marriage works. A wedding creates a marriage, but it does not guarantee a…
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#113: A Triangle Of Grace
As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. (1 Peter 4:10) Marriage is one of God’s gifts – an extension of His divine grace. In marriage, God has designed a three-dimensional relationship where two people share friendship, fellowship, and passion. We often…
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#112: Promoting Growth And Development
Let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another. (Romans 14:19) Edification means showing your excitement at being with your spouse, and it means affirming the growth you’ve seen in his or her life. It means removing any words of criticism or judgement and replacing them…
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#111: Grace Liberates Us To Give
Do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. (Galatians 5:13) In the beginning of our marriage, we fight over the most bizarre issues – like he always procrastinates things, she speaks the truth but not with love, he is not organised at doing chores, she is…
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#110: Relax A Little
Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life. (Ecclesiastes 9:9) We just love when we take our Monday off so that we can both relax and just enjoy one another’s company. These days feel like holidays to us. We don’t have to plan our day. We don’t need…
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#109: Show Hospitality To “Your” Saint
Be hospitable to one another. (1 Peter 4:9) Many times in our marriage we come to a stage of taking each other for granted. Neither of us focus on the positive things about the other. So our home atmosphere turns into one of distance and boredom, particularly when children leave home for studies, careers or…
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#108: Healing Marital Hurts
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you… forgiving one another. (Ephesians 4: 31-32) As we work through the forgiveness process in our relationship with our spouse, we can discover several significant issues. First, hurting our spouse also hurts God. God calls it sin when we say disrespectful or…
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