The majority of my past is filled with pain. Things like rape, abuse, and betrayal line my testimony like the ugly wallpaper that used to line my dining room. I had no idea how to forgive my offenders or heal from the trauma. As a result, I was a miserable wreck who unintentionally hurt most […]
Category: Biblical Marriage
Biblical marriage principles for Christian wives to have a Successful marriage. Marriage Bible studies and devotions to help you see God’s purpose and plan for marriage in the Bible and choose hope and joy in every season.
What Is Forgiveness and Why Is It Important?
If you had to pinpoint the hardest command of God to follow, what would it be? For me, forgiveness is at the top of the list. Yet, learning how to genuinely forgive has brought the most freedom to my life and faith walk. I want to share that process with you, but to begin we […]
5 Steps to Ensure Love Never Fails in Marriage
Have you quit on your marriage? God asked me that question this week and it hurt in a deep place. My immediate, gut-level response was, “No, I will never quit on my marriage.” He then began to show me areas I have indeed stopped fighting and investing in my marriage. 1 Corinthians 13 teaches us […]
How to Create a Marriage Where Love Endures All Things
Did you go into marriage expecting a fairytale ending? I did. Somehow I bought the lie the marriage would fix all my problems, fulfill all my longings and heal all the brokenness inside my heart. Instead, marriage added his problems, longings, and brokenness to my own. Anyone else? So when 1 Corinthians says love endures […]
3 Ways Love Hopes All Things in Marriage
Hope. This one word can breathe life into a desperate situation and gives wings to a dream that is dying in front of your eyes. Can love hope all things in a Christian marriage? The Bible clearly says love hopes all things so it must be true, but how do we apply the principle when […]
4 Steps To Live Out: Love Believes All Things in Marriage
Have you ever thought about how many choices we make in the day? Most choices in my life are easy; the choice between the venti or the tall frappuccino for example. Then there are choices that require me to be brave. Choosing to fight for my marriage; choosing to love God’s way when it seems […]
How Brave Love Bears All Things in Marriage
This topic could not have come at a better time in my marriage. Do you have a thing – that one thing – that comes up again and again? There are a few in our relationship, but when one, in particular, comes back up I just want to scream. In the past this thing made […]
5 Ways to Handle Mistakes in Marriage With Love and Grace
Can we be honest with each other? As a godly wife, in a Christian marriage, there are days I struggle with love and respect and forgiveness. We both make mistakes in marriage. There are seasons when those mistakes threaten to take us down hard. Today we will look closely at a phrase in 1 Corinthians […]
How to Stay Positive In a Marriage Relationship: Love Thinks No Evil
Relationships are a lot of hard work. When the new wears off it can be all too easy to fall into bad habits. The way we think affects every part of our life and slipping into negative thinking can destroy a relationship. Learning how to stay positive in a marriage relationship can go a long […]
Fighting Anger in Marriage: Love Is Not Easily Provoked
Today marks 17 years of marriage to a wonderful Christian man. Those 17 years have not all been wonderful, but we are growing and learning so much along the journey. One issue we struggled with for the first 10-12 years was anger in marriage! He wanted to win. I wanted to win. We both lost […]
