Category: Spiritual Leadership

• Upcoming Webinar—Is Your Marriage a Contract or Covenant?

  

  What would you like your marriage to look like for the rest of 2019 and going into next year? Really—answer this for me! 🙂 If you’re like most Christian married people … you came into marriage with YOUR EYES WIDE OPEN to what God had for you and an ideal of what married life would…

  BethSteffaniak

  October 6, 2019

  Bad Habits, Bonding, Christ-Centered, Communication, Connection, Desires, Discouragement, Encouragement, Expectations, Faith in God, False Beliefs, Laziness, Marriage, Marriage According to Bible, Marriage Roles, Negative Self-Talk, Positive Focus, Priorities, Proactive, Self-awareness, Self-deception, Self-Reflection, Self-sacrifice, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Leadership, Spiritual Practices, Support, Togetherness

  Bible, Contract, Covenant, Covenant Marriage, Headship, Roles in Marriage, Scripture, Submission, Webinar

• How the Bible Addresses 5 Common Problems in Marriage

  

  I did a Google search recently and found several articles offering common problems in marriage, in order to come at them biblically. Below are just a sampling of some of the problems I found … 1. Boundary Problems Sadly, an awful lot of boundary problems can erupt in marriage. The good news is that the…

  BethSteffaniak

  August 19, 2018

  Acceptance, Accountability, Affairs, Affection, Affirmation, Alienation, Anger, Attitude, Attraction, Betrayal, Bible Study, Boundaries, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Communication, Conflict, Desires, Differences, Discouragement, Forgiveness, Infatuation, Intimacy, Listening Skills, Love, Love of God, Lust, Marriage, Marriage According to Bible, Positive Focus, Resentments, Sex & Sexuality, Sex-Drive, Spiritual Leadership, Spiritual Practices, Submission

  Affair, Bible, Boundary Problems, Communication, Forgiveness, Marriage, Marriage According to the Bible, Marriage Problems, Sex, Submission

• Marriage’s Definition and Purposes According to the Bible

  

  Even though our country and world continues to hotly debate what defines marriage, the Bible settled the issue for Christ-followers long ago. It began with the very first people—a man and a woman—that God joined together in a one-flesh covenant in the Garden of Eden. If you’re not a Christ-follower, then you probably don’t believe…

  BethSteffaniak

  August 12, 2018

  Accountability, Affection, Affirmation, Attraction, Bible Study, Bible Study Tools, Bonding, Boundaries, Christ-Centered, Commitment, Connection, Contentment, Encouragement, Faith in God, Intimacy, Jesus’ Sacrifice, Love of God, Marriage, Marriage According to Bible, Motherhood, Oneness, Parenthood, Positive Focus, Prayer, Purpose, Safety, Security, Self-sacrifice, Sex & Sexuality, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Leadership, Spiritual Practices, Submission, Support, Togetherness, Unity

  Bible, Companionship, Definition of Marriage, Marriage, One Flesh, Parenthood, Purposes of Marriage, Reflect Christ, Sex, Sexual Intimacy

• How I Failed and Succeeded to Pray for My Sons – Plus Linkup

  

  Prayer is very important to me as a mom, not to mention as a Christ-follower. But I haven’t always done parts of it perfectly or even well. I’ve been very consistent in how much I pray for my children—both then and now. But I failed in how little I prayed WITH my kids. So today…

  BethSteffaniak

  January 24, 2017

  About Me, Bible Study Tools, Christ-Centered, Commitment, Encouragement, Faith in God, From Messes to Messages Linkup, Marriage, Messy Mom’s and Dad’s, Motherhood, Parenthood, Perspective, Positive Focus, Prayer, Priorities, Self-Reflection, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Leadership, Spiritual Practices

  Children, Motherhood, Parenthood, Prayer, Spiritual Encouragement

• Being a Bossy-Pants Wife And WW Linkup

  I find it amazing how every good gift that God gives can be taken and ruined—when given time and wrong motives—by us as humans.  After all, a careful and wise use of control is what every good leader needs to wield! [Tweet “The trouble comes when you have two leaders fighting for control! #toomanychiefs”] Now…

  BethSteffaniak

  May 10, 2016

  About Me, Alienation, Attitude, Boundaries, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Communication, Conflict, Control, Discouragement, Entitlement, Expectations, Failure, False Beliefs, Messy Mom’s and Dad’s, My Failures Series, Negotiation, Pride, Realistic Expectations, Spiritual Leadership, Submission, Surrender, Wedded Wednesday

  Collaborate, Communication, Conflict, Control, Failure, Surrender, Teamwork, Trust

• My Husband’s View on Spiritual Leadership

  

  I’m excited to add a new installment to my “Pick Hubby’s Brain” video series this week. We’ve had some camera issues (and quite frankly, are still having some issues to iron out) but am happy to offer some food for thought from my wise and witty hubby on the sticky subject of spiritual leadership. I…

  BethSteffaniak

  February 20, 2016

  Balance, Boundaries, Choices, Christ-Centered, Communication, Control, Encouragement, Expectations, Faith in God, Gender Differences, Insecurity, Love for God, Nagging, Negotiation, Patience, Perfectionism, Perseverance, Positive Focus, Prayer, Priorities, Realistic Expectations, Respect, Responsibility, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Leadership, Spiritual Practices, Spiritually Unequal, Trust, Unity, Video

  Christ-centered, Patience, Perseverance, Respect, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Leadership

• Resisting God because You Feel Pressured?

  

  This week I’m tackling another way we let our spouses control us … “Resisting spiritual pursuits because your spouse is cramming them down your throat.” The spouse who has been pressured by his/her spouse in this way often “reacts” rather than “responds” to this situation. The distinction is an important one. A “reaction” is letting…

  BethSteffaniak

  January 24, 2016

  Acceptance, Alienation, Attitude, Avoidance, Balance, Boundaries, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Codependency, Conflict, Control, Discouragement, False Beliefs, Insecurity, Prayer, Responsibility, Security, Self-deception, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Leadership, Spiritually Unequal, Toxic Baggage, Trust, Withdrawal, Wounds

  Codependent, Control, Insecurity, Reactive, Responsible, Security, Spiritual Leader

• “9 Thoughts that Can Change Your Marriage” Giveaway and Linkup

  

  I was excited to receive and read Sheila Gregoire’s latest marriage book, 9 Thoughts That Can Change Your Marriage. If you don’t know Sheila, then you need to get to know her! She blogs at To Love, Honor and Vacuum and in her characteristic transparent and witty style, she used 9 pat answers as a…

  BethSteffaniak

  September 15, 2015

  Book Review, Boundaries, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Commitment, Encouragement, Faith in God, False Beliefs, Marriage Mistakes, Oneness, Positive Focus, Priorities, Realistic Expectations, Responsibility, Sex & Sexuality, Spiritual Leadership, Submission, Togetherness, Wedded Wednesday, Wise Words

  Choices, Encouragement, False Beliefs, Pat Answers, Proactive

• Battling to Spiritually Lead? Sloppy Joe Time Video

  

  Sometimes the “best laid plans” of wives and husband’s go awry! Especially when wives, like me, try to encourage their husbands to lead spiritually. In this video, I share about how I struggle with this in my own marriage and describe how my over-zealousness, eh-hem, “pride” really hurt my husband and children. Maybe you can…

  BethSteffaniak

  June 7, 2015

  About Me, Acceptance, Boundaries, Christ-Centered, Control, Criticism, Discouragement, Pride, Respect, Sloppy Joe Time Video, Spiritual Leadership, Spiritual Practices, Submission, Support, Video

  Authority, Control, Criticism, Respect, Spiritual Leadership, Submission, Trust God, Usurping Authority