Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. (Revelations 3:19)Most of the time, we can laugh about our little quirks and foibles. But when it comes to big flaws, we just don’t want to hear about them. We like thinking we’re practically perfect in every way, and we don’t like…

Her husband Elkanah would say to her, “Hannah, why are you weeping? Why don’t you eat? Why are you downhearted? Don’t I mean more to you than ten sons?” (1 Samuel 1:8) Elkanah meant well. He realized that his wife was upset and hurting from her inability to get pregnant. Added to that, Hannah had…

Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. (Lamentations 3: 22,23) When we married, we vowed to stay together “for better or for worse.” But how many of us actually knew what that meant when we said our vows?…

Bear with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgive each other. (Colossians 3:13) The grace of God is patient and works both instantaneously and over time. In marriage, a mistake we sometimes make is thinking too idealistically, as though if we blow our first apolitical, there is no chance for a…

Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife. (Proverbs 21:9) Many times couples argue about everything: husband’s snoring, his job, wife’s housekeeping, her out-of-control spending, etc. It’s one thing for a couple to engage in a disagreement or argue about something specific, that’s part of living…

“My master has withheld nothing from me except you because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?” (Genesis 19:9) Potiphar’s wife, a vibrant woman left home too often by an important husband. She got the leftovers of his energy after he had given his best…

Refrain from anger and turn from wrath. (Psalm 37:8)Husbands and wives become angry at each other for many reasons, ranging from nitpicky differences that can annoy to major issues that can destroy. One key adjustment for any married couple going through a difficult time is learning how to deal with feelings, such as anger, and…

Love never fails. (1 Corinthians 13:8)Perhaps you’ve heard someone in a failed relationship say,” We always loved each other, but we just couldn’t get along.” They may have loved much, but they didn’t know how to love well. 1 Corinthians 13 is great counsel on how to love well in marriage. Loving well is the…

It is typical for a man to marry without knowing how to talk to his wife. Some men don’t know that their wives need intimate communication. Often a man is completely unaware of his wife’s sensitive nature. He doesn’t know that things he considers trivial can be extremely important to her – things like anniversaries…