As we go on this journey with our spouse one of the ruts and tricks of the enemy is for us to "think" that our spouse has the ability to be our ALL IN ALL! We must never put that kind of pressure on our spouse because they will buckle under that impossible load!!! The Word says, My God shall supply all of your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.Philippians 4:19
As married couples we walk in fellowship with God both together and individually, but the blessings of a spouse was never meant to replace God. Some people get married and think this man or woman is like winning the lottery- they are going to solve all my problems, hurts and issues. Ummm..no.
Spending time with God brings increase, healing, and joy. As we spend time with God through the WORD, PRAYER, and PRAISE, God interacts with us. He blesses us with those things that we need and we experience the benefit of being a son or daughter of the Most High. God will keep us balanced and focused in our marriages if we make sure to spend time with Him and look to Him only to meet ALL of our needs.
Have a great week ahead Visitors, FB & Twitter couples and make each moment you have with your spouse special!
Song of Solomon 1:2 "Let himkiss me with the kissesof his mouth, for thy love is better than wine. Go ahead and say that to your mate, and watch the response you get!
God wants us to enjoy being married! Do you enjoy being married?! Do you enjoy long walks and cool nights to cuddle and talk about where you've been as a couple and where you are going! I love it when my husband comes home from work and says I missed you today, that makes my day!!! Or when he calls me from Walmart and asks me if I want him to pick up anything for me! I have to tell you I rejoice when I wake up and my husband has awakened too!!! One more day to make history together. I don't know how long we have together here on this earth, but I promise you we are making every minute count.
Today, this weekend and beyond tell you spouse how much their love means to you and how much you cherish them. God intended marriage to be so fulfilling, and rewarding. Communicating our feelings to one another is definitely a marriage strengthener.
On Monday we will continue with the Humility in Marriage Pt 2 so keep meditating on 2 Philippians 3-11 with me, and let's watch how God blesses our marriages and lives through the richness of humility (-:
Have a great weekend Visitors, FB & Twitter couples and make each moment you have with your spouse special!
Happy Monday everybody!! Ok so we've been meditating on 2 Phillipians 2:3-11 right, so now with that Scripture let's look at some definitions of humble.
1. Not proud or arrogant; modest in opinion: to be successful yet humble 2. Having a feeling of insignificance, inferiority, subservient 3. Low in rank, importance, or status, 4. Courteously respectful: in my humble opinion you are wrong 5. Low in height, level 6. To lower in condition, importance, dignity, abase 7. To destroy the independence, power or will of 8. To make meek: to humble one's heart
A few opposites of humble 1. Pride- an assumption of one's superiority and importance, contented 2. Rude- rough, harsh, or ungentle, discourteous in a deliberate way 3. Insolent- boldly rude or disrespectful So as you look at this list do you see you…NOT your mate but you? I'm going to go slow on this because I feel this is something God wants us to really get. Let's look at the first part of Phillipians 2:3-11 lets work through 3 & 4
3Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem the other better than himself. 4Look not every man to his own things, but every man also to the things of others.
Ever ask your spouse to do something only to have him or her begin to break down the "things" that they do and are doing in the marriage? That's definitely a strife starter, and it also sounds like vainglory. does that sound like a person "lowly" in mind..nope. The humble spouse of course does not respond like that because a humble person loves to serve their mate, and lives to serve their mate.
Verse 4 is deep --especially if you have been molded by the "King or Queen" mentality of the world. You know the one that constantly thinks about me, me, me, me and struggles to say you or even WE. One way I keep myself from the Queen mentality is by calling my husband everyday and asking him a very important question..."Is there anything that I can do for you today?" Most of the time Reg is like nope I'm good, but then there are days when he gives me a "honey do list!"LOL! Do I trip nope....I married him to be his helpmate and I'd rather him want my help than that of another woman. You feel me ladies and gentlemen!?!!? (-:
Before you go head on back to the definitions and if you see yourself make up your mind to work on that number or those numbers. Really think about humility and keep meditating on Philippians 2:3-11 along with me. God wants to make our marriages stronger than ever, as well as our character, IF we are willing to be humble...
Have a great week ahead Visitors, FB & Twitter couples and make each moment you have with your spouse special!
Ok, so let's move on to verse 5-8 5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus,
6who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God,
7but made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men.
8And being found in the fashion of a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient unto death--even the death of the cross.
I love these verses because they show me how Jesus stayed His course all the way to the Cross- Putting others first and obedience!!! As you go through your week, remember to ask your spouse what he/she needs, look for new ways to serve him/her, be willing to die. YES DIE!!! We all have areas that need to go back into the grave with the rest of that dead old us and now is the time! God wants to use our marriages to bless the world! Yes world! It's time to get those areas of pride on the altar and let em burn.
Have a great week ahead Visitors, FB & Twitter couples and make each moment you have with your spouse special!
Humility? What a beautiful word and an even more beautiful picture of who Christ is! Oh how God blessed Him and gave Him a mighty name and position because of Jesus' humility. This weekend if you want to, meditate on this Scripture along with me. God is going to take us on a little journey in humility in these next postings that will help all marriages from the challenged, good, and great to go to an even higher place, because God exalts and blesses the humble.
Let's look at and meditate on Phillipians 2:3-11
3Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem the other better than himself.
4Look not every man to his own things, but every man also to the things of others.
5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus,
6who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God,
7but made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men.
8And being found in the fashion of a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient unto death--even the death of the cross.
9Therefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name,
10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in Heaven and things on earth and things under the earth,
11and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Monday we will be talking more about humility in marriage that I know from me and my husbands personal experiences, will assist God in taking your marriage to a higher and deeper place both in Him and in your marriage.
Have a great week ahead Visitors, FB & Twitter couples and make each moment you have with your spouse special!
I was reading today about the servant who owed about $10,000,000.00 to his master and then he vowed to pay his mater back with um...his salary only equaling about .17 cents a day!!! It would've have taken him 183,000 years to pay that back so yeah..that wasn't going to happen!LOL! So we know the story, his master forgives him and he turns around and throws a guy in prison that owed him about $15.00! What in the world?! So then the master or king hears about it and pours his full wrath out on him until he can pay up! Matthew 18:21-35 WHOA!! It is a dangerous thing to forget what God has forgiven us of.
The same principle about forgiveness holds true in marriage too. It's dangerous to walk around full of unforgiveness. WHY?? For a couple of reasons(there are more that we will talk about next time) and because we are made in God's image and He doesn't do that to us! OUCH!!!!!! Also because unlimited forgiveness ought to be demonstrated with mercy toward others because it is the reflection of a right relationship with the Father. God’s forgiveness of our sins should motivate us to forgive and be merciful.
So what does a right relationship with the Father look like? To me it's walking humble with the LORD and being attentive to His will daily...not mine. We have a relationship where if I'm not understanding Him correctly I can ask for clarity or if I'm wrong I can repent, correct myself and we go on merrily in our relationship as Father and daughter/son. Our spouses and others deserve the same kindness and consideration.
Life is so short... don't you want to have the best marriage that you possibly can have? I do and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to make it stronger and better to the glory of God, how about you?!!
Have a great week ahead Visitors, FB & Tweet couples and make each moment you have with your spouse special!
Prayer for Everyone Humbled Brothers & Passionate Sisters
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Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom; and with all thy getting, get understanding.
I don't know about you but I love to read! I want revelation and information to help me enjoy this abundant life to the fullest!!! Below I have listed some suggested reading material to help enhance our marriages. My husband and I have made it our goal to go through some of these in 2010. We just ordered the "DNA of Relationships" by Dr. Gary Smalley. If you decide to read this book too maybe you can share some of your insights with me, as I will posting mine. This year has been predestined by GOD to be a GREAT year!!! A year full of dreams fulfilled, foundations strengthened, expansion, increase and VICTORY in every area of our lives..what's our part in this? Making GOD our top priority, in prayer, His Word and by reading godly books! I'm convinced that if we study to show ourselves approved, our relationships will continue to go from glory to glory...!!!
Marriages:
·What Every Man Wants in a Woman / What Every Woman Wants in a Man by Diana Hagee and John Hagee
·Two Become One: God’s Blueprint for Couples by Donald M. Joy and Robbie B. Joy
·The Purpose and Power of Love & Marriage by Myles Munroe
·Maximize Your Marriage by B. Courtney McBath
·The DNA of Relationships by Dr. Gary Smalley
·Boundaries in Marriage by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
·Men are Clams / Women are Crowbars by David Clarke, Ph.D.
Blended Families:
·Blended Families: Creating Harmony as You Build a New Home Life by Maxine Marsolini
·Winning the Heart of Your Stepchild by Dr. Bob Barnes
Sex (for the Married Couples!)
·The Book of Romance: What Solomon Says About Love, Sex, and Intimacy by Tommy Nelson
·Sacred Sex by Tim Alan Gardner
·Intended for Pleasure by Ed Wheat, M.D. and Gaye Wheat
Have a great week ahead Visitors, FB & Tweet couples and make each moment you have with your spouse special!
Prayer for Everyone Humbled Brothers & Passionate Sisters
♥~~~~~~~~~~~~~♥~~~~~~~~~~~~~♥ God Bless Your Marriage & Family ♥~~~~~~~~~~~~~♥~~~~~~~~~~~~~♥
I have to tell you all that I love living in America!! I love the freedom that exists here. I love how no matter what hits be it terrorists or crazy weather Americans will pull together and help one another out. I'm also appreciative of my fellow Americans who still consider marriage as honorable. Notice I didn't say easy...I said honorable. (-: I love what God says to us about it,
Hebrews 13:4 Marriage is honorable in all and the bed undefiled; but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
I think we all know enough about whoremongers and adulters no need to go there, but let's look at honorable and undefiled. What does that say to you? How does that make you view your marriage? Does that make you feel good knowing that God thinks highly of marriage? Does it help to reinforce your foundation? I think all married couples ought to get together with other married couples and just "Celebrate!" Celebrate the fact that God is FOR your marriage to succeed. He's right in there with you, that 3rd cord keeping you and your honey together through the many ups and downs of life as well as those storms!!! Glory to GOD!!!
I was so blessed today as I talked to a sister today and she told me, I just can't leave my husband because it's hard!! Now that's honorable!!! Some people give up so easily. I can hear God singing I beg your pardon I NEVER promised you a rose garden!LOL! I'm so thankful for leadership in my life that tell my brothers and sisters how it T I S!!! How awesome God designed marriage to be and how wonderful it is!!! I know the devil is doing ALL that he can to kill, steal , and destroy but Jesus said..I said Jesus said, I came to give you life and that more abundantly! John 10:10 Praise GOD!!! I want to tell you that marriage rocks!!! I want to tell you that it is hard work and I want to tell you that no matter what you are going through, have gone through, or are currently going through that GOD is more than able to do exceedingly, abundantly, above all you could ask or think or pray for. Don't "opt" out because it gets hard sometimes dig those roots down deeper, hold your honey tight, and cry out to God and declare that Our Marriage Rocks because The Rock has designed it too!!!
Have a great week ahead Visitors, FB & Tweet couples and make each moment you have with your spouse special!
Prayer for Everyone Humbled Brothers & Passionate Sisters
♥~~~~~~~~~~~~~♥~~~~~~~~~~~~~♥ God Bless Your Marriage & Family ♥~~~~~~~~~~~~~♥~~~~~~~~~~~~~♥
Dawn shares the wonderful life of a "godly marriage". Weekly tips, prayer and updates coming soon...stay tuned!!!
Matthew 19:4-6
And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female. And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Through Hard Times
Pray for the strength, courage and commitment to weather through the inevitable hard times of disappointed love.
Colossians 3:18-19
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
Prayer of Salvation
God I come to You right now acknowledging that I'm a sinner. I understand that I was born into sin and that Jesus was born into the world specifically to die for my sins. I ask You God to please wash me clean from my sins right now, please forgive me. I want to know You and serve You. I ask You to come and live inside of me right now. I ask You to show me how to live for You, and reveal to me the plans that You have for my life. Thank You for loving me, forgiving me, and for making me a new creature. I trust my life to You and I know that You will guide me everyday by Your Word and Your Spirit. In Jesus name Amen.
