Are you a product for sale? No, of course not! Each of us is a treasure with a soul and heart. So then why do we act like we are? In modern dating (which has only been around for about 100 years) we have been taught to see other people commercially. What I mean by this…
I found that one of the main reasons happy couples are so happy is because they always try to assume that their spouses have good intentions towards them. —Shaunti Feldhahn I know what you’re thinking. What do you mean by “keep score?” and how could it possibly benefit my marriage? I think we usually do…
What is spoken over us is who we will become. As humans, we are impressionable and we tend to conform to whatever we hear about ourselves the most. When it comes to marriage and relationships with significant others, this is no less true in the least. God knows this about us and that’s why he…
Marriage is not always fair. Now, don’t hear me wrong. It is important to contribute to your marriage and put your all into it. Your spouse should be able to count on your relationship being your top priority, right under your relationship with Jesus. But because we are human, we and our spouses will face…
The youth pastor at our church got married last month. While I wasn’t able to attend, I heard the pastor made a point not often discussed: there are six people that enter into the marriage—you, your spouse’s expectation of you, God’s view of you, your spouse as they understand themselves, your expectation of your spouse,…
