How long has it been since words like playful, flirtatious, and fun best described your Christian 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 at work to steal the fun parts […]
Tag: Control
When you seek to Control everything you will lose the relationships you value most. Let God be in Control. Instead of Control, try prayer and love.
How to Be Slow To Speak Quick To Listen in Marriage
Do you ever feel like you have lost your voice? Or like you say so much but no one is listening? I was stuck in that place. I was sure my husband didn’t care, would never listen, and could never change. Then God began teaching me how to be slow to speak in my marriage. […]
How To Let Go and Let God: Surrender Brings Peace
Can I tell you a secret? I easily get my priorities mixed up and get way off track in life. I wrestle with the LORD over who is Lord of my life. Seriously, how do you let go and let God be in control? Surrender is hard. But, is it really hard, or is that a lie […]
How To Forgive Anyone In 7 Steps
How do you actually forgive someone? Forgiving my offenders in a heart-deep way so that lasts has taken time and repetition of the 7 steps I will share today. Think of this as a how to forgive anyone kind of section. Remember, however, that all we have discussed before this is required for it to […]
How to Respond When God Says Be Still
When life is hard, how do you respond? Do you turn away from God, isolate yourself and try to push through? Or do you lean into God and pray as if your life depends on it? Maybe you fall somewhere in between like I do. Recently, while praying, God answers with an unexpected phrase. As […]
Be Still and Trust God When Change Is Hard
Change is hard. It sweeps in like a tsunami taking out entire parts of my life when it crashes down. In the aftermath, I am confused and raw, unsure of how to rebuild. What happens when the thing or person you depend on for security changes? Does life fall into chaos? Do you retreat inside […]
Remember God Is in Control To Be Still
Why is it so hard to believe God is the one in control of everything? Well, tell me this… Why do bad things happen to good people? How is it possible that children are raped in good Christian homes? I don’t have any good Church answers for you, just questions and faith. Today, in this […]
