A. How to Marry the Wrong Person 1. Date someone who is a non-believer 2. Decide you’ll get married at all costs 3. Become sexually involved with the person or live together first 4. Find someone you believe you can change after you’re married 5. …
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Ten Ways to Get Husbands to Talk…
Basic Premise: There are no husbands who will not talk, only husbands who do not believe they will be listened to. If your husband believes you will listen to him, he will talk to you. This is a question that we are asked often. These …
The Wedding You Don’t Want to Miss
Revelation 19:5-9 5Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, both small and great!” 6Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of …
Which Wall is Your Ladder Leaning Against?
We live in a busy culture–too busy at times. Let me remind you that we work to live; we ought not live to work. Spouses who spend their entire lives giving their best shot to the company often make a sad discovery as they grow …
Meeting Yourself Coming and Going
Matthew 6:33-34 Do you ever feel like a juggler trying to keep all your balls in the air? There have been many days I have felt just that way trying to keep husband, family, job, church, relationship with God and so many other things going. My …
Marriage Is God’s Initiative
He draws our heart to someone that He has chosen for us. He impresses on our heart a desire to meet and know this person. He brings about a profound change of mind and heart toward this person. He creates in us a willingness to …
When Mama is Given Out
Matthew 11:28-30 When I was a child my mom would come to the end of a busy day, put her feet up as she sat on our brown lumpy suede couch and declare, “I am given out.” In my youthful ignorance I assumed she was …
Children Are a Blessing
Psalm 127 When Les and I first married we had a neighbor named Betty. She had three daughters nearing their teenage years. I would see Betty occasionally walking around her yard saying something out loud. One day I ventured close enough to hear Mrs. Betty …
Defeat Self-focus the Zacchaeus Way
“When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone …
Before It’s Too Late
Chuck Swindoll once commented that he’s attended more than one funeral where the husband wept on his shoulder and said, “I never knew what I really had until she was gone.” Don’t let that happen in your life. Don’t wait until it’s too late to …