Wives, Are You Presently Perplexed?

Our dates were filled with romance, gifts, and fun. Our wedding was wrapped with beauty, joy, and hope. The honeymoon took my breath away.

After a few months, we settled into a romantic routine.

With school, the jobs, and other responsibilities, beauty faded, joy ached, and hope retreated.

“This man has changed,” I told God. “God, did I misunderstand You? Is Keith really the man You prepared for me? Is this all there is to marriage?”

I expected more from my marriage. From our love. From Keith.

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Seeing Your Husband Through God’s Eyes

“Then the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person. … The LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it.” Genesis 2:7, 15 (NLT)

Pause. Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Imagine God forming your husband like a potter gently molds clay on the potter’s wheel. Imagine that God has you in mind as He is lovingly forming your husband.

Can you see the details of your husband? His hair. His eyes. His smile. His hands. His legs. His feet.

Watch God breathe life into your husband. His character. His values. His works. His love.

Are you smiling?

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How To Prompt A Habit of Praise

Praise the LORD!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens!
Praise him for his mighty deeds;
praise him according to his excellent greatness! Psalm 150:1-2 (ESV)

We praise God for who He is and what He has done. He is pure and holy. There is none like Him. He created the world, including you and me. We are God’s workmanship, His poem, and He prepared good works for us to accomplish. He equipped us to achieve works that would honor Him, Ephesians 2:10.    

God deserves praise.

Our husbands also deserve praise. 

When people ask you about your husband, what do you tell them? 

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What’s the Banner You’re Wrapping Your Husband In?

In Southern California, Dodgers banners fly high? Those banners identify the owners as fans of the Dodgers.

The American flag reminds Americans that we are united under one standard, freedom.

We fly banners to remind us of our values, our identities, and our loyalties.

I have a kite that hangs in my bathroom to remind me that the Lord miraculously healed me of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome on November 21, 2010. It serves as His banner of love over me.

Do you have a banner or two?

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