Category: Spiritual Warfare
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How to Find Hope When You Feel Cursed in Marriage
I entered marriage with the mistaken impression that it would always feel much more joyful than painful. Ironically, my parent’s marriage should have proven the opposite of that reality for me! 😉 Don’t misunderstand—it’s not as if my marriage hasn’t had plenty of joyful moments. It’s just that the joys have ALWAYS been mingled and […]
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How to Avoid the Blame Game in Life and Marriage
Do you remember the old “Staples” commercial that touted the “easy button”? Oh, if only it could be that easy when we blow it in life and marriage! Lose your temper with your spouse? Hit the easy button and all is forgiven! Lie to your husband about all the new outfits you recently bought? Hit […]
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How to Stop Hiding and Improve Your Life and Marriage
When I was a little girl, my way of dealing with sadness or the sins I had committed was to crawl under my bed and hide. This provided a soothing escape among the dark shadows that seemed to mirror my state of mind. No one but the shoes next to my head knew the tears […]
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How Certain Strong Desires Make You Vulnerable to Satan
Is there an unmet desire or two that’s frustrating you in marriage? Maybe you want to reply, “Can you listen for an hour or two?!” At one point, this was my perspective too! 😉 Almost ALL of my marriage messes were and are due to my desires either clashing with my husband’s desires or allowing […]
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How to Battle Strong in Times of Spiritual Warfare
Whether you believe it or not, spiritual warfare is waging all around us in the unseen spiritual realm. In these battles, Satan and his evil forces seem especially intent on attacking and dividing our marriages. At least, that’s been my perspective and experience. Because of that, I’ve decided to share some biblical insights at MM, […]
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How to Live Out God’s Word in a Difficult Marriage
Today I’m excited to share a guest post from my blogging friend, Jana Carlson, who will be guiding us on how to use God’s Word in the difficult moments of marriage. And who hasn’t hit one of those?! Be sure to welcome her with lots of engagement and encouragement! The day after the dreaded “D […]
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5 Battle Tools to Help in Hard Moments
I’m excited to have a guest blogger and author, Kelly Balarie, with me today! I’m honored to be on the launch team of her latest book, Battle Ready, that is available starting today, July 3, 2018. (You can find the link to her book on Amazon by clicking on the book cover below.) Kelly offers such […]
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The Unfair Task of Making God Priority Over Your Mate
Ever find yourself frustrated or even embarrassed by your mate’s devotion to God? Or maybe it’s your own spiritual fervor that your mate feels bothered and/or intimidated by. Maybe you both feel like your marriage is faltering, even though you’ve focused intense energy on each other and your family. So it just doesn’t add up […]
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The Unfair Task of Remembering Your Spouse is Not the Enemy
Do you ever feel like your mate is your enemy—or is at least acting like one? Sadly, in the heat of conflicts in marriage, it’s easy to be confused about who the real Enemy is. In marriage, we’re often tempted to point fingers at each other, rather than keeping in mind that it might NOT […]
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6 Reasons Attraction Fades in Marriage
Most spouses at some point inevitably face distractions and/or hindrances to sexual and physical attraction in marriage. I’ve encountered this at various points in my marriage too, but every single time it’s had little to do with how physically or sexually attractive my mate was in that particular moment. #disillusionment I think this is true […]
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