Cheerfulness is what draws a man to a woman more than anything else according to studies that have asked men all over the world. Life is too short to make anyone’s life miserable, especially your husband’s! “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine” (Proverbs 17:22). God has commanded that we be thankful and joyful. How do we learn to become joyful? Become transformed by renewing your mind with the Truth of God’s Word. “Rejoice in the Lord alway: and…
Can you tell in the picture above which one is a male soldier and which one is a female soldier? If you can, you are smarter than the current Navy Secretary and Marine Corps. If you were in a dangerous situation, which one would you want to see coming to help you? On Special Report with Bret Baier, Brett had a special on the “The Changing Face of US Military.” The Marine Corps chose the best Sports Medicine and Physiological Department…
The Bible tells us that a “virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.” What does virtuous mean? It is a woman with high moral standards, chaste, righteous, good, and pure. She loves the Lord deeply and tries to be obedient to His Word by walking in the Spirit. She is prudent with the money her husband makes by using it wisely and carefully. She works with willing hands and does it cheerfully. Her children can even hear her singing…
There is such a need in the Church today for Christian women to hear the message of loving their husbands and being submissive to them. They need to learn how to discipline, train, and raise their children while being keepers at home. The skills of keeping a clean and tidy home have been lost on this generation of women. Modesty is not a word many women in the Church are aware of these days. Few know what being discreet, chaste,…
In all the years I have been mentoring women, frequently I have women asking me, “Well, what about him? Doesn’t he have to do this and that, too? What about Ephesians 5:25? He’s called to love me as Christ loves the Church and he isn’t so I can disobey, disrespect, and be the leader in the home since he isn’t obeying God, so there!” No, they don’t add the last part but this is in essence what they are saying…
The Five Love Languages is an extremely popular book. I have never cared for it much. It seemed selfish to me and is just another way to place too high of expectations upon others, especially our husbands. “If you don’t love me the way I want to be loved then you can forget it.” I even have a friend who “unfriends” anyone who does not speak her love language. We must be very careful about popular terms that are not…
Are husbands “allowed” to use my posts to try and convict their wives about something I have written? Of course they are since they are head over their wives and the leaders of their homes. What if they are using them to manipulate their wives? I am not sure a wife could know her husband’s intentions but he has every right to show her whether it be to exhort, rebuke, or encourage her (Titus 2:15). The one thing I want…
In Genesis 3:16, God said to Adam and Eve after they sinned, “Thy desire shall be to thy husband and he shall rule over thee.” Have you ever studied what this means? I decided to look how the theologians of old interpreted this verse. Here is how the Benson’s Commentary (1857) interpreted it: “Thy desire shall be to thy husband – That is, as appears from Genesis 4:7, where the same phrase is used, Thy desires shall be referred or submitted to…
My friend, Carol, has been married over 45 years. When asked what her secret is to keeping such a strong and happy marriage she replies, “God is first, then their spouse, their children, then ministry for her and work for him, then self in this order.” In contrast, many couples today prioritize their marriages as self is first, then work, children, spouse, and then maybe God at Christmas and Easter. According to Goldie Hawn, who has been living with her partner Kurt Russell…
Do you remember my post that went viral in June? (It’s gone viral again with over 17 million hits now.) It was shared so much on Facebook that the UK Daily Mail did a story about it and so did US Weekly. I just looked at the UK article a few days ago and scrolled down to the comments. This is the last comment posted: “She’s happily married. I wonder how many of the feminist sisters who mock and attack…