What are the difficult things in your life? Do you struggle to have effective conversations with your spouse about difficult things? My husband hates having hard conversations. He will clean out the gutters to avoid a serious talk. If he feels cornered, unprepared, caught off guards about a hard issue in conversation he will shut down, walk away or pick a […]
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.
Day 7 M.C.W.: Having Fun With Words
Would you describe your relationship as Playful, Flirtatious and Fun? How long has it been since those words fit your Marriage? The pressures, responsibilities and burdens of life tend to steal our Joy and that is dangerous to a successful marriage. When you are married with children there is even more stress to steal the fun parts of […]
Day 8 M.C.W.: Respect, Appreciation & Affirmation
Do you ever feel like your husband has completely shut down and shut you out? No matter what you say, how you say it he’s not hearing you. That was us for years and honestly we still go back to that at times. The truth is he gets tired of being told he’s failed or fallen short and […]
Day 5 M.C.W: Pray More Than You Complain
Shut up and pray is the most practical marriage advice that can save a marriage. I prefer “Talk less and pray more” but the message is the same. My prayers for my husband are much more effective to change my husband than any other tool I’ve tried. The best thing you can do some days is just shut […]
Day 6 M.C.W.: Guarding My Mouth: Break the Cycle of Reacting Badly
How can I fix communication in my marriage? This is one of the first questions I am asked by countless Christian women looking for practical help to fix a Marriage. It doesn’t take much to cause communication problems in a relationship. The answer is not a quick fix communication tool, it is a systematic approach that requires intentional […]
Day 4 M.C.W.: Changing Patterns Of Negative Thinking
When we understand the power of our negative thinking, we must begin the hard work to change them. You have the power to change your thinking and improve Communication in your Marriage. Alright so you have spent years allowing your thoughts to run wild; daydreaming of a different life, imagining revenge, tallying every mistake your husband has […]
Day 3 M.C.W. : Understanding The Effects of Negative Thoughts
Improving Communication depends largely on the way we understand communication and all too often we skip that step. Today, as we journey through this Marriage Communication Workshop we are taking a pit stop at the intersection of words and thoughts. Understanding and improving communication means understanding what happens when we leave our thoughts unchecked. Why did […]
*Day 2 M.C.W.: Accept Your Husband As He Is
Raise your hand if you have ever tried to change your husband. Oh, you can’t see me, but my hand is up too. Maybe you don’t think of it as changing him. Let me ask it a different way: I’m guilty of trying to change my husband too. Honestly, we are called to be his helpmeet and […]
*Day 1 M.C.W: Own My Part
How do you improve communication in Marriage? It’s a question I asked for years with no good answer. My husband and I read some of the best Christian Marriage books which offered a lot of quick-fix strategies that just never worked for us. Can you relate? Hubby and I both wanted to learn how to communicate better. Funny isn’t it? We […]