Tag: Deception

• 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 […]

  BethSteffaniak

  August 30, 2020

  Accountability, Bible Study, Bible Study Tools, Choices, Christ-Centered, Confession, Courage, Desires, Emotions, Faith in God, False Beliefs, Humility, Lust, Marriage, Marriage Battle Strategies, Positive Focus, Prayer, Pride, Priorities, Self-awareness, Self-deception, Self-Reflection, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Practices, Spiritual Warfare

  Bible, Deception, Desires, Emotions, Passions, Satan, Self-Control, Spiritual Warfare, Temptations

• 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 […]

  BethSteffaniak

  May 10, 2020

  About Me, Accountability, Affairs, Apologies, Attraction, Bad Habits, Balance, Betrayal, Bible Study, Blended Family, Boundaries, Christ-Centered, Commitment, Communication, Confession, Conflict, Confrontation, Counseling, Courage, Deception, Desires, Discouragement, Enabling, Encouragement, Faith in God, Honest/Trustworthy, Infatuation, Insight for 2020 Series, Love, Love for God, Marriage, Motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting Inventory, Positive Focus, Prayer, Priorities, Self-deception, Self-Protection, Self-Reflection, Sex & Sexuality, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Leadership, Spiritual Practices, Truth, Unity

  Affairs, Children, Deception, Discipline, Enabling, Faith in God, Love, Mentoring, Parenting, Salvation, Spiritual Growth

• 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 […]

  BethSteffaniak

  August 5, 2018

  Acceptance, Authenticity, Bonding, Christ-Centered, Communication, Confession, Connection, Humility, Insecurity, Love of God, Marriage, Openness, Prayer, Self-Protection, Truth, Vulnerability

  Deception, Honesty, Image Management, Prayer, Transparency, Truth, Vulnerability

• 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 […]

  BethSteffaniak

  June 10, 2018

  Alienation, Blaming, Christ-Centered, Conflict, Discouragement, Encouragement, Faith in God, False Beliefs, Forgiveness, Humility, Marriage, Negative Self-Talk, Perspective, Pride, Realistic Expectations, Resentments, Salvation, Spiritual Warfare, Trials, Truth, Unfair Realities in Marriage, Vulnerability, Weakness

  Christian, Deception, enemy, Humility, Lies, Pride, Resentments, Salvation, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, Trials, Truth

• How Satan Attacks Marriage Using This Tempting Direction (Linkup)

  

  I thought it appropriate to start a new series on the attacks of Satan on marriage during a month that is traditionally associated with spooks, spirits and scary things. I know of many—Christ-followers included—who never consider the relevance or real threat that Satan and his demons pose against our marriages. [bctt tweet=”Spiritual warfare is more […]

  BethSteffaniak

  October 3, 2017

  About Me, Anger, Blaming, Choices, Christ-Centered, Deception, Denial, Desires, Entitlement, Faith in God, False Beliefs, Forgiveness, From Messes to Messages Linkup, Love for God, Marriage, Marriage Mistakes, Resentments, Spiritual Warfare, Spiritual Warfare Series, Truth

  Anger, Attack of Satan, Bitterness, Deception, Evil Practices, Greed, Halloween, Spiritual Warfare, Wrong Focus