Tag: Idolatry

• How a Faulty Worship Focus Can Hurt Your Marriage

  

  Today my guest and newfound friend Kevin Taylor exposes a faulty focus related to worship that keeps God from being on the throne of a husband’s heart. Our lives and marriages—for both husbands and wives—will continue to fail, without making this essential shift! Find out more about Kevin below, including checking out his blog. When…

  BethSteffaniak

  September 30, 2019

  Alienation, Attitude, Blaming, Boundaries, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Commitment, Conflict, Desires, Discouragement, Encouragement, Expectations, Faith in God, Humility, Identity, Laziness, Love, Love for God, Marriage, Perseverance, Persevere in the Lord, Perspective, Positive Focus, Prayer, Priorities, Responsibility, Self-awareness, Self-deception, Self-sacrifice, Selfishness, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Practices, Worship

  Christ-centered, Idolatry, Love of God, Love of self, Misplaced Worship, Selfishness, Selflessness, Son of God, Worship

• Are You Making Your Spouse Your savior?

  

  I had a very messy marriage back in the day, and this was directly related to an even messier view of my identity. My lagging sense of self worth set me up for pursuing my husband as my savior, instead of pursuing my Savior as my Savior. Oh sure, I’d received Christ as my Savior…

  BethSteffaniak

  May 25, 2017

  About Me, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, False Beliefs, Magical Thinking, Marriage, Marriage Mistakes, Priorities, Self-deception, Self-Reflection, Surrender, Victim Mentality

  Idol, Idolatry, Love of God, Realistic Expectations, Savior, Self-worth, Worth

• How to Replace an Addiction or Bad Habit And WW Linkup

  

  Today we are continuing the “Resurrect Me” series by delving into what it means to surrender and replace our addictions and habitual sins. I’ve been using a passage in James as our roadmap throughout this series. So let’s look at what’s next . . . “Submit yourselves, then to God. Resist the devil, and he…

  BethSteffaniak

  April 19, 2016

  Accountability, Addictions, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Commitment, Confession, Denial, Desires, Expectations, Faith in God, Love of God, Marriage, Perseverance, Positive Focus, Prayer, Resurrect Me Series, Self-awareness, Self-deception, Self-Reflection, Spiritual Warfare, Submission, Surrender, Truth, Wedded Wednesday

  Addictions, Bad Habits, Change, Commitment, Idolatry, Love of God, Spiritual Warfare, Submission, Temptation

• Call it what it is—Adultery! And WW Linkup

  

  I have a confession to make … I’m an adulterer. 😦 Sadly, I have sins in my life that have moved from a one time offense, to a habit, to a compulsion, to an addiction. I mentioned some of those in my last post that you can read here. In fact, we all need to…

  BethSteffaniak

  April 12, 2016

  About Me, Addictions, Betrayal, Choices, Christ-Centered, Confession, Desires, Faith in God, False Beliefs, Grace, Jesus’ Sacrifice, Love for God, Love of God, Priorities, Resurrect Me Series, Self-deception, Self-Reflection, Surrender, Wedded Wednesday

  Addictions, Adultery, Christ’s Bride, Habitual Sin, Idolatry, Surrender, Temptations