What does “I love you” mean? Is love a feeling? God doesn’t ask us if we feel like loving. He tells us it’s our responsibility to love-a husband is to love his wife (Eph. 5:28). When we obey, the feeling will follow. But if it doesn’t, God’s agapé love gives even when it gets nothing [...]
What made all the difference for this couple was that Laura, in spite of the fact that her husband didn’t “deserve” it, decided to keep her battery charged with the never-depleted source of God’s love and to take personal responsibility for her thoughts, feelings, and actions — and she chose to forgive her husband. No [...]
…”but I love him anyway,” is one of the most profound theological statements on marriage I’ve ever heard. Most of us base love on because, not on anyway. I love you because you’re good to me. I love you because you’re kind, because you’re considerate, because you keep the romance alive. But in Luke 6:32-36, [...]
Defensiveness: Stops us from truly listening to our mate; Protects us from feeling vulnerable or fragile; Prevents us from receiving critical information; Inhibits our growth; Builds a wall between us and our mate. Let’s consider the value of tearing down the wall of defensiveness. What happens when couples agree to truly listen and learn from [...]
Inexpensive Ways to Honor Your Spouse this Valentine’s Day Create a photo postcard of the two of you Recreate your first date Create a mail box for love notes “Kidnap” your spouse from work or other responsibility Have dinner someplace different in your home Look at your wedding album Dedicate February 14th to learning something [...]
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Most couples experience winter from time to time. It may last a month or 30 years. It may begin three months after the wedding or hit in the mid-life years. Do not give up if your marriage appears beyond hope. Just as most people wouldn’t lie down in the snow and wait to die, there’s [...]
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