August 2024

Encouraging Excellence Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. Hebrews 10:24Marriage gives a husband and wife an opportunity to minister to each other. They accept each other as they are, but they can…

No Fear Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. 1 John 4:18Love is not our only emotional need, but it interfaces with all our other needs. We also need to feel secure, to have a healthy sense of self-worth, and to…

Love as the Cornerstone We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. 1 John 4:16I really do believe that “love makes the world go round.”…

Acknowledging Past Hurts Fools make fun of guilt, but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation. Proverbs 14:9Long-term anger, held inside, can be detrimental to your relationship. Why? Because internal anger will eventually…

Long-Term Anger Laughter can conceal a heavy heart, but when the laughter ends, the grief remains. Proverbs 14:13If you seem to have lost the spark in your marriage, if your enthusiasm for life is waning, or if you find yourself…

Does Forgiving Equal Forgetting? Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. 1 Peter 5:7There is a difference between forgiving and forgetting. One wife said, “I’ve forgiven him, but I have trouble with my feelings…

Thorough Forgiveness Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! Psalm 32:1A healthy marriage requires confession when we do wrong and forgiveness from the one whom we have wronged. The word…

Forgiving as God Forgives Give us today the food we need, and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us. And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one. Matthew 6:11-13There is a difference…

Confession and Forgiveness Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just. . . . Purify me from my sins, and I will be…

Praying for Change The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. James 5:16True or false? When you are in a bad marriage, there are only two options: resign yourself to a life of misery, or get…