The expression captured as a moment in time speaks volumes about the power of relationship. Even this child, too young to speak, creates a thousand words in a single smile and an entire book in the expectation of those eyes. How great is our God!
Read Morebe aware that in some cases, your disappointment is not the failure of the other person, it is simply a failure to match the vision you built yourself rather than one you built together.
Read MoreThis is not to say that traditions are always negative, in fact many of them good, but we must weigh them and hold them accountable to a greater authority and a better culture. Where human tradition comes against a choice for love and life guaranteed by God’s Word, traditions and personal ambitions must bow to the King…
Read MoreYou don’t have to follow the world! If you have found someone and are sure of it, then why should you say that you are not ready, not rich enough, not old enough. Why say that you want more time to experience worldly things before you get married - what are those things that you cannot experience in marriage?
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Today, our focus is more on those little foxes that are insidious. They present themselves not in a battle formation, but approach more like terrorists engaged in guerrilla warfare. These ‘little foxes’ latch onto us trying to ignite negative feelings and responses, gnawing at our affections and blocking our growth.
Read MoreGive your teenagers much more of a say in what happens in family time. Let them engage you as much as you try to engage them. As family members move toward adulthood, it’s important that we learn and share together and that you honour their growing maturity. Family worship should be a source of victory for you and your family over every negative influence and challenge.
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Read MoreYour family altar is the place that brings all of you under blessing together. This is the place where heaven touches earth - a meeting place like no other where your offering of praise and dedication brings transformation.
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Read MoreWe all learn something of these skills over time, but in marriage we have to learn our spouse so well that our communication is aligned perfectly to his or her need. This can only happen when we spend more time actively engaged with our spouse. If you are a smartphone addict, a workaholic or a entertainment box set devotee, it’s time to reset. A lack of meaningful personal communication is not good for any couple aiming for oneness!
Read MoreThe word submit seems to carry so many negatives, yet we urge you to read on and read the entire teaching from Ephesians 5:21-33, and perhaps in a more modern translation of the Bible. In the context of the entire passage, a wife has absolutely nothing to fear in accepting a husband’s headship if he cooperates to serve and honour his wife as Christ serves and loves His church.
Read MoreWhen we get married, we need to learn how to work with our joint resources as we move from being two sole traders to being 50/50 partners, and we prosper when we get it right.
Read MoreIn prayer, ask first that you would be renewed and that you would see your spouse as God sees him or her. Allow yourself to be humbled and transformed before you start making demands of God on behalf of your spouse. Pray that you would have a heart to accept your marriage relationship on God’s terms rather than your own.
Read MoreThe witness of the marriage relationship and the triumph of the family is one of the most powerful forces for transformation. It is the very foundation of humanity and the bedrock of society.
Read MoreEven when we have left self behind and learnt the importance of giving and honouring our spouse above ourselves, self-interest will often try to resurrect itself, and there is no time more likely for this unwelcome visitor than when issues arise and differences surface. In this environment, self tries to dominate again resulting in competition replacing our hard won cooperation.
Read MoreIf a couple wants to experience real growth in their relationship, it helps if their progress and intimacy is surrounded by a state of peace and harmony. This needs all of us to be in a good place regarding family relationships.
Read MoreIt is our intimacy that builds our marriage union toward the goal of oneness. In all its forms, intimacy creates the glue that binds us ever more securely to each other.
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As God shows us how to relate so that our marriage grows into oneness and is filled with abundance, He expects that we will prepare our children for the same success. Today, our blog article examines the skills and wisdom parents need to prepare children to transition into independence
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Read MoreChildren should have an amazing and positive impact on our journey to oneness, they should bring husbands and wives closer together in their common desire for the fullness of their identity and purpose.
Read MoreWhat a very special day! Joy, excitement, anticipation and perhaps a measure of nervousness. It has been in the planning for months and the couple and their families have all been busy in an attempt to produce a spectacle of epic proportions, a monumental drama. From the dress to the first dance and everything in between - it has to be perfect.
Read MoreThis woman, although physically weaker than you is mighty in power. Her spiritual strength and capacity to intercede for you is enough to put armies to flight. Everything in her that cares, that protects and supports has been magnified. If you are graceful to her, she will be A true helper.
Read MoreThe truth is, God’s Word says very little about the role of wives, but far more about husbands. There has been such a focus around the expectations of a wife in marriage that the message and instructions for husbands have been somewhat side-lined and ignored.
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