How do you prevent communication breakdown in a relationship? Communication in marriage – even a Christian marriage – can be tricky? As I counsel and mentor wives, I hear this listed as the biggest struggle in their marriage 90% of the time. Hands down, wives doing marriage God’s way long to improve communication. So today […]
Tag: Philippians 4:8
Philippians 4:8 meaning and practical application for Christian Women living with anxiety. Yes, you can Overcome anxiety with God and get Peace of Mind.
How to Love the Lord Your God with All Your Mind: Philippians 4:8
Can I shoot straight with you? Every New Year pulls me into the culture craze to set goals and reset priorities. And I really do stick with it for a few months… then the Summer hits and I get lax in my commitment. When Fall slides on the scene I realize I’m barely having a […]
Think Hope to Escape Stress in a Christian Marriage
What do you do to escape the stress in your Christian Marriage? I’ve asked that question to countless women and I get a wide array of answers. Which was your first mental response? Denial – Claiming there’s no stress in her Marriage. Diversion – pointing out all the ways God grows us through stressful situations. […]
3 Easy Ways to Fight The Enemy For Freedom in Our Thoughts
This is a War Y’all. We are fighting a seasoned enemy. That snake is practiced and rehearsed and has more experience than all of us combined. But I believe Freedom in our Thoughts is not only possible – but Critical. We must fight the enemy! Last month we talked about the 3 Urgent Reasons to […]
How to Praise God in Anxiety and Find Peace
Do you struggle to find and keep Peace of Mind? For me, it feels like a daily battle. I start out well, thankful and quiet with God, but them little people wake up, hubby texts something stressful, dishes fill the sink, piles of clothes seem to multiply, emails flood in… and my peace goes out […]
3 Ways to Be Authentic Women of the Word If Anything Is Excellent
Do you remember the day you were saved? I was 6 when I began to understand the excellent way that Jesus Loved me. Whew did I want every ounce of that love and jumped at the chance to surrender my life to Him. As only a child can get excited about surrender. It wasn’t until […]
How to Stop Gossip and Think Good Repute: Peace of Mind
What do you consider the worst sins? It’s easy to think of murder and stealing as a heinous sin. Do you consider Gossip sin? I didn’t make my list either. Gossip is one of those acceptable sins that I tend to ignore Probably because it is a sin I struggle with… Why is it […]
Look on the Inside to Think Whatever Is Lovely
Why is he wearing tennis shoes to church? Oh no, not that same ratty old hoody. How embarrassing. These are some of the thoughts that go through my head every Sunday. How does your Sunday go? Does it feel like everything gets on your nerves on the car ride to Church? I mean seriously – […]
How to Fight the Enemy for Purity in Thought
Can you remember the last commercial you saw? There’s this one with a Victoria Secret model on a beach… selling car insurance. What?!?!?! Where is the connection there?!?!?!? Our culture uses sex to sell almost everything. The TV is filled with half-naked bodies; even the billboards flash nudity and sexuality as I drive to the […]
4 Lost Ways to Think Justice: the High Road
How do you respond when someone hurts you? Are there people in your life who mistreat you, take advantage of you or drag your name through the mud? My first response is usually to set the record straight – defend myself – seek a form of justice… but that rarely leads to peace of mind. […]
