Tag: Deception
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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 Scripture Can Help You to Be a Better Parent
Making “parenting” my focus this week means I’m either way behind, since today is Mother’s Day, or I’m way ahead, since Father’s Day is more than a month away! 😉 I choose to frame this as being really organized and thinking ahead, though I never was great at that as a mom most days! Today […]
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Are You Invisible or Transparent in Life and Marriage?
Over the years, I’ve discovered just how important being transparent is to the health of my life and marriage. Sadly, in our day and time, transparency has been replaced with either pretentious posturing or defensive dodging. I’d like to refer to pretentious posturing AND defensive dodging as actually choosing to be “invisible.” People who react […]
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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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