I know my little blessings are trying to show off when I hear the tell-tell sounds of “Look at me, mommy. Watch this. Mommy, did you see me?” They are quick to brag about all the good they do, eager for the praise they know will follow. As adults, we call that validation and validation […]
Tag: 1 Corinthians 13
What does the Bible say about love in 1 Corinthians 13? Who was 1 Corinthians 13 written to and how do we apply it to modern lives. Can 1 Corinthians 13 help a millennial marriage?
How To Be Sure Love Is Not Jealous in Marriage
When you walked down the isle what did you envision your life looking like in 5 or 10 years? Did you picture yourself becoming jealous? I sure didn’t. In fact, until recently I still didn’t think of myself as having an issue of jealousy in marriage. Then in an in-depth study through 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 […]
How To Show Kindness in Marriage
Do you think of yourself as a kind person? I always did before marriage. Somehow when marriage is hard or I am irritable after a long day I struggle to know how to show kindness to my husband. 1 Corinthians 13 can help us understand kindness in marriage from a practical standpoint. What Is Kindness […]
How to Show Patience in Marriage: Love Is Patient
Are there parts of the Bible you read and think, ‘that sounds nice but how do you live that way for real?’ 1 Corinthians 13 is one of those passages for me. Love is patient, God says but how do you show patience in marriage when marriage is hard? Why Patience in Marriage is Important […]
8 Powerful Ways to Love in a Biblical Marriage
Love is a desire we all share. The desire to be loved is powerful yet the feeling of being loved is elusive. Can you relate? What/Who do you love? I love coffee, yoga, Bud, my Little Blessings, Skittles (our Australian Shepherd), Jesus, coffee (yes again), chocolate and Taco Bell… not in that particular order 😉 Funny […]
Reclaim Hope from Cultural Love in a Biblical Marriage
I just don’t feel that “in love” feeling anymore in my Biblical Marriage. Why doesn’t he want to spend as much time with me? What did I do wrong this time? Ever thought any of these things as that Hopeless feeling overwhelms you? What if I told you that we have been sold a lie […]
How to Create a Marriage Where Love Endures All Things
Did you go into marriage expecting a fairytale ending? I did. Disney really sold me on the whole idea of a brave knight on a white stead who would ride in, gallantly sweep me off my feet, carry me into the sunset… and we would live happily ever after. Disney lied – or at […]
Love Can Hope All Things in Marriage
Hope is a word that can breathe life into a situation you can’t see out of. Hope gives wings to a dream that is dying in front of my eyes. Can we hope all things in a Christian Marriage? But I’m not talking about a childish hope… There is a difference in the way a […]
Truth: Brave 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 […]
Why Should Brave Love Bear All Things?
Do you remember that first feeling of “Love”? I was a scrawny blond headed 5 year old and he was the preachers youngest son. I used to chase him around the sanctuary – trying to steal a kiss. He thought I was crazy and full of cooties… That certainly was not a love to “bear […]
