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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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#107: Patient Endurance of Another’s Humanness
Walk… with all lowliness and gentleness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love. (Ephesians 4:2)Tolerance relates to putting up with another person’s obvious humanness and bearing with his or her imperfections. To express tolerance demands setting aside a self-centred focus and adopting instead a God-centered perspective. God sees each of us as very different,…
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#105: A Commitment To Doing Good For Another
Love one another, even as I have loved you. (John 13:34)The word love is overly used and often misused in our language. We can hear the word love used in connection with biryani, cricket, sex etc. But God’s intention for a loving marriage is something sacred and precious. True love is an unconditional commitment to…
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#104: Intimacy Is To Know Me
O Lord… you know me. (Psalm 139:1)The Psalmist in this passage is expressing the sheer wonder that God knows him and still loves him. He marvels at how intricately God knows and understands his heart, mind, thoughts, and actions. Ephesians tells us that we are God’s workmanship, or handiwork, and that He has studied and…
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#103: Serving Each Other
We should serve in the newness of the Spirit. (Romans 7:6)Mutual giving is one of the goals we work for in our ministry with couples. As each marriage partner finds freedom and motivation to serve the other, intimacy follows. Caring for another during life’s endless demands is what having a servant heart is all about.…
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#101: By The Nose Or Arm-In-Arm?
Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman. (1 Corinthians 11:3)Men like to joke about marriage. Some of the jokes are funny, but some are just plain cruel. One joke we frequently hear from men is referring to another man’s marriage as “a ring through the nose”.…
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#98: Protection From Drifting Apart
Guard through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you. (2 Timothy 1:14 NASB) Couples sometimes drift apart after several years of marriage. We like to suggest a few ways couples can preserve the gift of love God has given them. First, we encourage couples to verbalize –…
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#95: Protected By Wisdom From Above
Wisdom strengthens the wise. (Ecclesiastes 7:19) The psalmist speaks of our tendency to wander like a sheep, but he tells me that God’s wisdom protects me as I choose my steps. God’s wisdom protects me from straying as He gives me discernment for daily life. God sees it all – the big picture. He sees…
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#94: Honoring Your Spouse’s Strengths
Let marriage be held in honour. (Hebrews 13:4, NASB) Over the years we’ve come to appreciate each other’s character qualities – those strengths within each other that bless each other – for example, very supportive and loyal, convictingly diligent about getting tasks completed, discerning and insightful, truthful and hospitable. Those are just a few of…
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#93: The Look and Sound of Approval
Give, and it will be given to you. (Luke 6:38 NASB)In our years as seminar speakers, we have met many men and women who never receive their spouse’s approval. Instead, they have been criticised – for their size, the way they dress, how they keep house, or for their cooking, the way they handle finances,…
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