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As we continue packing for the journey of marriage, it’s time to tuck away four more essentials into our suitcase – qualities that will not only make the trip smoother, but full of joy! You can listen to this post here on Refresh Her podcast.
7. The seventh item we need to pack away is a good disposition – Why do you need this? Because a spirit can drive our husband away. Here’s what Scripture says:
Continue reading “Packing for the Journey of Marriage, Part 3”This is the second in a three part series on marriage. Part one is here. You can listen to this post on Refresh Her podcast.
Marriage is a journey that is intended by God to last a lifetime. There are responsibilities that we are to “pack away” to make our relationships God-honoring, fulfilling to our husband, and to create a home life that is a blessing to one another. Let’s pick up with our list and check to see if our luggage is packed sufficiently.
This list isn’t filled with the essentials, like Bible study and prayer. I’m assuming that, like your outfits you would pack for a trip, these are already “on the list.” They’re non-negotiables. Be in God’s Word. Stay in fellowship with the Lord through a regular, desperate prayer time.
Let’s turn around and add some things we often forget, like …
Continue reading “Packing for the Journey of Marriage, Part 2”You can listen to this post here on Refresh Her podcast. (There appears to have been some kind of strange glitch in the upload today, and I’ve tried to repost the episode. If it has my voice doubled over the introduction, just fast forward about 25 seconds and the rest should be clear. So strange!)
There’s nothing like packing for a trip, only to arrive at your destination to find that you left something important behind. When you got married, you had “packed your luggage” – not just for your honeymoon. You had filled your fiancé’s life with what you both felt would get you through this journey of marriage. What brought you together? Something had to have been “packed and ready ”between you and your mate. What was it? What attracted you to your spouse? What kind of fun did you have in those early days? Have you revisited those memories lately?
In Genesis 24, we get a little picture of the beginning of Isaac and Rebekah’s marriage. There were many attributes packed into Rebekah’s character that Isaac could admire. Their story has some great lessons for our marriages and reminders of the things we need to be sure to bring along all the years we are married.
Continue reading “Packing for the Journey of Marriage”You can listen to this post here on Refresh Her podcast.
The grace of God is appropriated to all who put their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. So many songs are written about God’s grace. A newer one is “The Lord is my salvation”. It starts out –
The grace of God has reached for me
And pulled me from the raging sea,
And I am safe on this solid ground
The Lord is my salvation
We are so thankful for God’s grace to us in our daily lives, aren’t we? Grace forgives, helps, equips, guides, and restores. It gives to me what I do not deserve.
John 1:14, 16, 17 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. . . . For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”
Recently my grandsons were at our home for dinner. When it was time for dessert, I brought out three different flavors of ice cream and asked the boys what kind they would like. One of the boys answered with, “I’ll START with the cookies and cream.” That clearly meant that he was not going to stop with one bowl. He would have one scoop and then he would have another. That’s a visual of grace upon grace at Gigi’s house.
Christians receive grace and then more grace—grace served on top of grace—grace and then, in place of that, more grace. The point is that Christ is full of grace, and those who know Him get showered with grace.
What’s abundantly clear is that, when we come to Christ, He dishes out grace in heaping, huge servings.
Our marriages are to be pictures of the Gospel. What would grace in marriage look like?
Grace in marriage would mean giving to my spouse out of my unselfish love what they may not deserve.
Here are ten ways to show grace to your spouse ~
Continue reading “Grace Upon Grace in Marriage”You can listen to the post on the Refresh Her podcast.
I grew up a city girl and never had a well on our property. However, I know enough to say that if you have a well on your land and it goes dry, you have problems! How would one know if the well was beginning to dry up? Let’s get the picture of that dry well in our head. You go to the faucet to get a drink and you notice some problems –
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