Love is a Decision Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā If I asked you to define what love is, what would you say?Ā We have heard thousands of songs about love. It is one of the most common themes in music.Ā We have known about the concept of love our whole life. Many of us may say we have been or are in love.Ā So define it. What is it? Think about it and come up...
Ā Ā Ā Christ so loved me that He gave His life for me.Ā According to Ephesians 5:25, husbands are supposed to love our wives as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her.Ā Wow! Iām supposed to love Kim as Christ loved the church. That means I am to give my life for her. This challenge has been before me for years and I, with God's help, keep...
How We Accepted Christ - What Being a Christian Means to Us Ā Ā Ā Kim and I got married on September 12, 1981.Ā As of this writing, weāve spent 37 years together.Ā I am amazed at what our marriage has become and had no idea it could be this good.Ā But it didnāt start out like it is now. Our marriage is the way it is because we have each...
How to have an Unfair Advantage in Your Marriage Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā People who donāt know Christ are doing marriage blindfolded.Ā You might get along and do OK, but you won't be āone fleshā unless God is in the center of your relationship.Ā Doing marriage without God is a cheap imitation of what He intended it to be. Itās like āplaying houseā instead of the marriage God wants.Ā I have a pastor friend...
My Spouse is Living the Dream - How Do I Overcome Jealousy? Q & A How can a spouse go beyond feelings of jealousy and being left out when the other is āliving the dreamā with the ideal job in an environment they love and the other spouse doesnāt have a job in their profession and feels stuck in a place away from family and friends? Where does our jealousy...
5 Things You Have to Do Well to Have a Great Marriage Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā When studying in preaching class, the professor asked us what we should do when we hear a great sermon and would like to use it.Ā He said it wouldnāt be right to copy it directly without giving credit and that it would be better to use the main points and make the rest of it our own.Ā That...
Ā Ā Twelve years ago, something happened in my devotions that became a milestone in my faith. Ā I was reading Luke chapter 10 when a thought came upon me that I couldnāt let go of. This thought captured me and changed the direction of my walk with God. Ā Over the years, it has become one of the foundation stones of my relationship with God. It has inhabited my mind...
Have you ever felt like you didnāt love your spouse? Ā Did the feelings just leave you? In this time of confusion, there is hope and there is guidance from God. Ā Donāt worry, God is still on the throneā¦ and Heās not nervous. There came a time in our marriage when I fell out of love with Kim. Ā I didnāt try to. There was no one else I was interested in...
If a marriage is having issues, something big needs to change. Ā Trying continually and not achieving any results can be exhausting. Ā Here weāll teach you how to take care of the big issue so that the little issues wonāt keep popping up. Ā Ā Ā Ā Kim and I had been married for about ten years and I was on my way home from a marriage counseling session one evening. Ā I always appreciated the...
Where do I start when it comes to being the spouse I need to be? Ā There are some essential things we can do and be to make sure we are on track. Ā The fundamentals will always be the fundamentals, and if we learn to embrace them, a lot of other things will fall into place. Have an Attitude of Learning Itās easy to study for the purpose of learning...
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