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#92: Harmony Based On Knowing Another
And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)Many couples live with conflict and emotional discord. We need to earnestly pray that the Prince of Peace would rule and reign in our household. Let us desire that our marriage and our family to reflect the beauty of…
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#91: Green-Stamp Service
With good will render service, as to the Lord, and not to men. (Ephesians 6:7)Have we ever found ourselves “green stamping” our spouse? By that I mean doing something for him/her while internally deciding that they are owed for our “act of service.” Let us be honest in admitting that we do that at times.…
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#90: Prayer Helps Heal Hurts
Pray for one another, that you may be healed. (James 5:16)There may be no more powerful healing tool for relationships than prayer. Amid every argument in marriage, couples can find common ground in yielding prayer: “not my will, but Yours be done”. (Luke 22:42) There’s an important healing message as two agree in prayer, declaring…
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#89: Giving Yourself Up
Christ Jesus… did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation… coming in the likeness of men. (Philip 2:5-7) I am glad Christ didn’t selfishly hold on to heaven. I’m glad He deferred to my world and my needs, thinking them more important than His own. True deference…
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#88: Stinkin’ Thinkin’
The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish pulls it down with her hands. (Proverbs 14:1) We’ve all heard the saying “if momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy”. It’s seen to be true in many homes. When the momma is critical, or when she tears other people down with her words, we can see…
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#85: Lifting Up Your Spouse As A Person Of Great Worth
He who humbles himself will be exalted. (Luke 14:11)It feels great to have someone – a friend, a co-worker, or a family member – view us as a person of great worth. To have such a promise of exaltation from the Lord is tremendous. But to be valued as important by one’s spouse may be…
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#81: Healing The Hurt In Your Marriage (Part 4)
Beyond Discouragement, Anger and Resentment to Forgiveness Last week we looked at The Open Loop of Conflict. This week we will be looking at the second and third aspects. The Fork in the RoadWhenever an offense opens a loop in our relationship, we have a choice. We can decide to do what is needed to…
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#33: WORDS (Part 7)
WORDS OF PRAISE 3. Praising AchievementsOur aim should be to commend our children more often than we criticize them. But what if our children do not seem to excel in any arena? They are not athletic, they struggle with school work, and they have neither musical nor dramatic gifts. In this case our words of…
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#28: WORDS (Part 2)
WORDS OF AFFECTION1. Expressing Our LoveThe three words “I love you” have great power. Parents need to speak frequently of their love from the earliest months of their children’s lives all the way through the teenage years. The words “I love you” might be part of the bedtime ritual when they are younger, or the…
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#64: Strength In Gentleness
Let your gentleness be known to all. (Philippians 4:5)I’ve heard it said that words hurt like punches. When we first hear that said, we feel regret because we realise how many “punches” we have hit each other with over the years when we spoke mean or insensitive words. We have thrown many a sarcastic remark…
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