I wonder what our lives would be like if we reframed how we thought about our tasks. What if we regularly took time to stop and see how far we’ve come, and then gave thanks for our progress?
Spiritual Growth
Jesus had told His disciples He would be crucified but rise again on the third day. Still, Jesus’ resurrection surprised everyone. Sometimes we have difficulty believing God’s promises.
All the excitement about Valentine’s Day makes it easy for us to spend a day focusing on romantic love, but committing to act in love all year long is more difficult.
How we talk about our spouse and our marriage matters. Let’s consider that, especially when we’re involved in a conversation in which spouses are being bashed or divorce is being suggested.
One way to strengthen your marriage is to study the Bible together. To start, you can read these devotions adapted from the Kingdom Marriage Devotional by Dr. Tony Evans.
Scripture and Christian tradition present a wide variety of worship approaches, all equally acceptable because God makes us with different dispositions and personal preferences.
We have the choice of how we will perceive the opportunities God presents to us in the new year. We can let the challenges overwhelm us, or we can encourage each other to trust God.
One compelling reason to have sexual self-control before and after your wedding is that you’re more likely to have a healthy sex life in marriage.
When you discover the joy of helping your spouse succeed, you begin to establish or restore emotional health, respect, support and encouragement in your marriage.
When challenges come, married couples can make a conscious choice to look to God instead of falling under pressure, being fearful of the future or blaming each other.