One of the most important things in building a good marriage is to keep yourself attractive. When I say that, most people immediately think in terms of physical attractiveness. They think of keeping their body in good shape, their hair neatly fixed, and wearing beautiful clothes.
However, I am talking about keeping yourself inwardly attractive. The Bible tells us tha...
Devotional
In spite of the rising divorce rate there can be no mistake about God’s ideal for marriage. He intends that it be a permanent relationship. The Lord regards the wedding vows as a solemn compact intended for life. In Mark 10:2-12 Jesus asserted that from the beginning divorce was not a part of God’s ideal for marriage. There are times when marriage problems...
Devotional
Today a man said to me, “My wife doesn’t like me to be like I was when she married me. She is always trying to remake me.”
There are lots of people that way. They married “for better or for worse” but they didn’t realize how bad that worse would be. When they find out, they immediately set out to remodel their mate.
This man didn&...
Devotional
Most things in life tend to tarnish. Silver must be polished; the thrill of wearing a new hat soon fades; a job that at first enthralled us soon becomes monotonous. Marriage is no exception. It too tends to tarnish unless care is taken to keep it glowing.
Many couples enter into marriage with great expectations. But their dreams soon fade into disappointments and unh...
Devotional
A man came to me years ago distressed over his marriage. He had been unfaithful to his wife and she had discovered it. They were trying to put their marriage back together again and I was helping them. At the close of our initial conversation he told me that he had just bought his wife an expensive diamond ring for Christmas. And he wondered if he should give it to he...
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A Roman Catholic bishop was visiting one of the churches in his diocese for the purpose of administering confirmation, and with the priest of the parish at his side, was examining a little girl candidate. Naturally the priest was especially anxious to have his charges make a good showing. Also, the candidates were nervous in the presence of the great man.
The bishop...
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“What I need is a cheerleader, not a critic.” This man was talking about his wife. Part of the problem in their marriage from his perspective centered around the fact that when he got home from a hard day’s work she met him with a barrage of complaints and criticism. He said, “I get enough of that at work. When things go wrong, I catch it...
Devotional
You may know couples who are loveable, likable, normal people who can get along with everyone except each other. Obviously they know how to relate well with other people because they do so. But they will not apply the same effort to their own marriage. Through the years bitterness and resentment have grown until they no longer care or try to make their marriage work....
Devotional
1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
3 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love the...
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