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1. 'Is My Marriage Toxic?' 3 Ways You Can Know for Sure

... does not mean your marriage is toxic. We are not talking about your spouse not meeting your needs. If your husband or wife is not engaging in sex with you that's sad and needs to be worked on—but that's not ...

Created on 08 November 2019

2. This Everyday Item Has the Power to Destroy Your Marriage—Don't Let It

... s the handling of money from a developmental role. A husband and wife in a Christian marriage can be a financial child, financial adolescent or financial adult. If both husband and wife are at differe ...

Created on 06 November 2019

3. When Your Spouse Hurts You, Try These 4 Spirit-Fueled Responses

... r whatever)." Other people expect their spouse to meet all their needs, read their minds and overlook their faults while responding perfectly at all times. When the husband doesn't pay enough attention, ...

Created on 14 October 2019

4. 5 Grace-Filled Tips for the Spouse Who Is Also a Caregiver

...  what about when the illness is ongoing, chronic and perhaps eventually terminal? What happens to your marriage when you become your spouse's caregiver? That was my experience. My husband Al had chron ...

Created on 11 September 2019

5. 6 Crucial Steps to Help Close the Gap Between You and Your Spouse

... s heart will be helpful. Wives, remember that most men are emotionally modest. They usually need privacy and safety before they will let their emotional barriers down. Husbands, remember that most wome ...

Created on 26 August 2019

6. This Spiritual DNA Is Vital for a Healthy Marriage

When we come at our marriage to be served instead of to serve the other person, we are setting ourselves up for significant, unnecessary pain. If a man or woman is not a servant, he or she is not ready ...

Created on 06 August 2019

7. 3 Powerful, Prayerful Tips for Reconnecting With Your Spouse

...  frustration, overwhelm or other pressures. Your husband responds with anger when you try to talk. Why? Your wife continues to criticize you in public. Why? Your spouse may very well be wrong. But seeki ...

Created on 24 July 2019

8. 3 Things Not to Do When You Feel Disconnected From Your Spouse

...  there are different seasons in a marriage. But if unaddressed, that feeling of disconnection can grow, and before you know it, you feel like you're living more as roommates than as husband and wife.  ...

Created on 17 July 2019

9. Why 'Helper' in Gen. 2:18 May Not Mean What You Think

... rs. Often it is the wife's responsibility to oppose her husband and prevent him from acting rashly, or to help him achieve a common course by questioning, criticizing and discussing. Thus the verse means lite ...

Created on 16 July 2019

10. The Secret Ingredient That Can Make Your Marriage Work

... er. End of story. Much more often, however, I hear from husbands and wives who are disappointed, lonely or frustrated because their spouse is not living up to what they want or "need" in a partner. "If my ...

Created on 26 June 2019

11. Why Your Husband Can't Read Your Mind ...

Romance novels, movies, TV shows and magazines love to paint unrealistic pictures of what modern loving relationships look like. I have a strong disdain for "princess movies" that make girls think a handsome ...

Created on 13 June 2019

12. 5 Life-Changing Steps to Take if You've Messed Up in Your Marriage

Marriage is the union of two sinners. You can be sure your spouse will mess up; that's what sinners do. And the same goes for you. Whether you knew better or not, you will fail your husband or wife in som ...

Created on 10 June 2019

13. 3 Christlike Commitments to Help You Win at Marriage

... ic and motivational international speaker inspiring audiences to overcome their greatest life challenges and reach their full God-given potential. Her most recent book is How to Listen So People Will Talk ...

Created on 07 June 2019

14. 5 Life-Changing Questions Every Married Person Should Ask

... n should ask that can significantly change both your satisfaction and your success in your most important human relationship. Some spouses primarily ask, "How can I get my husband (or wife) to do what I w ...

Created on 23 May 2019

15. How You Can Have a No-Regrets Marriage

...  In most marriages, one spouse will precede the other in death by years or even decades. In looking back at the years I was married, I'm grateful for the ways in which I loved my husband well. I also rememb ...

Created on 16 May 2019

16. The Gift Your Wife Really Wants This Mother's Day

... them. Leadership creates the space for a person to choose whether or not to follow. Notice that a woman is commanded to submit to her husband, not to obey him. I obey the commands of a police officer  ...

Created on 10 May 2019

17. 7 Secrets to Help You Overcome Infidelity

"I wanted to die," my friend said as she dabbed tears. "I never expected he'd cheat on me. I never, ever saw it coming. I asked him if he still loved me," she said in the midst of sobs, "and he said he ...

Created on 08 May 2019

18. When You're Married to an Unbeliever: 3 Words of Wisdom

You may have married before you became a Christian and now feel the growing disconnect between your newer relationship with Jesus and your relationship with your spouse. You may have married someone who ...

Created on 23 April 2019

19. Why Owning Up to Your Sins Will Transform You—And Your Marriage

Now, I know we all know that as Christians, we are sinners. Yet I travel all around the country speaking at marriage conferences in churches, and I can't tell you how many men and women have shared with ...

Created on 17 April 2019

20. Thinking of Marriage? How to Know if You've Found 'The One'

... ey, children, addictions and so on. 3. Don't marry hoping to change your spouse! Your future spouse can change. Your spouse will change. But they will not change because you work hard to get them to cha ...

Created on 14 April 2019