When Jesus is our everything, we are freed to truly love another because we don’t need anything in return. Sit with that statement a moment. Read it over two or three times. Allow it to sink in. What would happen if we simply made Jesus our everything, and then rested in Him? If we were…
I have labored and toiled and have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked. 28 Besides everything else, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches. – 2 Corinthians 11:27-28 I wish someone would have helped…
It had been a crazy week! I’m not talking about your usual crazy. No, I mean the kind of week where we wondered how we would survive! My husband had some business affairs that had him out of the home every evening on top of being away during the day. In an effort to be supportive,…
Recently I asked my fourteen-year-old daughter what her idea of marriage is. Her reply amazed me. She said that her idea of marriage is like ‘the supper table’! Below are some of the reasons she gave. I have taken her thoughts and expounded on them: The supper table is where we gather together It is…
Biblical forgiveness in marriage is the decision to no longer credit an offense against your spouse with a view of exacting vengeance. It means you release your spouse from a debt owed to you as well as the blame he or she may deserve. Forgiveness is first and foremost a decision. It doesn’t begin with…
