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1. These 3 Daily Exercises Will Strengthen Your Marriage

...  but something has changed within the relationship. You don't seem to talk as much. Decisions are not met with the same glee as when you were first married, but instead, they are delegated, then discusse ...

Created on 16 August 2017

2. 11 Key Signs You Are in an Emotionally Unhealthy Relationship

... aspect of these people's personalities. However, when you see this cluster identifiably together, you are most likely dealing with or are in a relationship with an externalizer. Not Responsible An externalize ...

Created on 11 August 2017

3. The Horrible Reason Many Christians Get Married

... n necessary. Relationship with another human demands forgiveness—letting it go. Isn't that a primary characteristic of God's relationship with us? Handling Conflict If you and your spouse were identi ...

Created on 08 August 2017

4. One Question You May Not Want to Ask Your Child

"How are you?" If you read my last three blogs, you're beginning to understand that this question that we are often asked, and that we ask our children, isn't simple. If your son answers while thinking ...

Created on 08 August 2017

5. The One Quality That Can Transform Your Crippling Fears

... In an effort to protect myself, I am sabotaging our relationship. My fear of losing John in the future was robbing both of us in the present. I decided then that I would rather love John completely, eve ...

Created on 08 August 2017

6. Are You Ignoring God's Supernatural Provision?

What needs are you currently struggling with? Are they spiritual? Physical? Emotional? Financial? Relational? If you're crying out to God and feel He isn't answering your needs, you may be looking in the ...

Created on 01 August 2017

7. God's Simple Remedy for An Angry Relationship

For some reason, I'm going through old prayer journals today. I often stick things in my journals, like notes. I came across a note my dad, the late Don Kennedy, wrote to my son Brantley when Brantley ...

Created on 28 July 2017

8. Are You a Compliment-Killer?

You'd think that we girls—girls who want others to think we're beautiful—would be thrilled to hear a compliment, especially from a member of the opposite sex! We are thrilled, aren't we? But in one of ...

Created on 28 July 2017

9. Why Forgiveness Doesn't Mean Letting People Trample You

... d unpack how to create healthy boundaries in your relationships.    Best-selling authors and speakers John and Lisa Bevere are founders of Messenger International.  ...

Created on 27 July 2017

10. Should Your Husband Come Before Your Kids?

... consistently work on your marriage relationship. 1. Once every seven days, go on a date. Get away, without the kids, for some time to reconnect. Press into one another's hearts and strive to take your ...

Created on 26 July 2017

11. 3 Healthy Ways to Respond When You Feel Like a Misfit

Years ago, John and I found ourselves trying out churches after a leadership change at a small country church we'd been attending for years. With a preschooler, a toddler and a baby on the way, I often ...

Created on 26 July 2017

12. Your Husband Longs for These 5 Life-Giving Things From You

... his own behavior. Always. But as his wife, you have much more influence and "power" in your relationship than you probably realize. You are fully equal to your husband in the sight of God, but He has give ...

Created on 25 July 2017

13. What Radical Devotion to God Looks Like in Your Life

Do you really think life can be about one thing? In a world of so many options, how do we focus on what's really important? How can we know if our lives line up with what God says is valuable, eternal, ...

Created on 24 July 2017

14. Letting Holy Spirit Heal Your Church Wounds

How do you navigate being hurt by other believers within your community—especially those in positions of leadership? In this episode of the "Conversations" podcast, John and Lisa share their stories and ...

Created on 21 July 2017

15. Protect Your Marriage From Divorce With These 4 Vital Keys

... tive ... able to judge the thoughts and intents of the heart" (Heb. 4:12, MEV). The Bible was written by the designer of our souls, an expert on relationships. He didn't write it because he demands perf ...

Created on 18 July 2017

16. Spiritually Training for a Lifetime of Friendship With God

... y be fixed, as if He is anxiously waiting to see which one of us will respond and how well we will do. We make our relationship with Him transactional. We give; He gives in return. We mess up; He with ...

Created on 13 July 2017

17. 5 Godly Things to Do About Your Spouse's Destructive Behavior

... pouse isn't communicating well, keeps refusing sex or is not as spiritual as you would like, your relationship may need some serious work. But that is very different from them being destructive. Put you ...

Created on 12 July 2017

18. Dousing the Fire of Conflict When Your Family Gathers

... eir way through relationships. But we're a group of people all trying to obey Jesus, and this individual work, to act and speak the way he wants us to, is what infuses peace into our family. So apologizing ...

Created on 11 July 2017

19. Demolish This Ungodly Belief if You Want to Grow in Intercession

I have a startling confession to make. Until a few years ago, I was actually awful at prayer. I knew I was supposed to pray but had a difficult time doing it. I was fine whenever I was interceding alongside ...

Created on 10 July 2017

20. Wife, Your Attitude Can Either Reinforce or Hinder Your Husband

... the kind of love that has its roots in eternity, that withstands the tests of times, and that has the Lord's hand and His Word intermingled and interwoven in the very fabric of our relationship. I than ...

Created on 06 July 2017