I have learned and practiced this secret for living well and you can too.
Read: Philippians 4:12-13
I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.13 For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
It is so important to guard your thoughts. Keep thinking on these things.
Read: Philippians 4:8
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
There is nothing wrong with allowing a fault when you love someone. No one is perfect.
Read: Ephesians 4:2-3
Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. 3 Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace.
Today I am celebrating 31 beautiful years of marriage with my husband, Robert! In honor of this milestone I wanted to share some of the things I have learned about marriage over the years. Marriage is a wonderful gift that beautifully reflects our relationship with the Father and the connection that we share with Him. That is why I believe being best friends with your spouse is crucial to having a happy marriage. My husband and I still love each other dearly and we know that no matter what may come our way, we are always on each other’s side because that is what we committed to when we said ‘I do’. It is so important to love one another as Christ loves His Church, to be willing to die to yourself in order for your relationship to flourish.
Often times when my husband and I disagree, we agree to put the matter on the shelf as soon as we feel it is hindering our connection with one another. Instead of acting upon frustration and anger, we wait until we can talk about the issue with love for one another and an open heart to listen and understand the other person’s perspective. Marriage is not about having a winner and a loser but rather fighting for connection and for one another so that both parties feel successful, loved, connected, and honored. When we place the Lord at the center of our world and live to honor Him and His purpose for our lives, God will always bless us. When He is at the center of marriage and both individuals are willing to put Him first, He will work the rest out for their good every time.
We can come boldly to God. Here’s the reason why.
Read: Ephesians 3:12
Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence.
Here is something to look forward to.
Read: 2 Peter 3:13-14
But we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world filled with God’s righteousness.
14 And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to be found living peaceful lives that are pure and blameless in his sight.
Here is something to look forward to.
Read: 2 Peter 3:13-14
But we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world filled with God’s righteousness.
14 And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to be found living peaceful lives that are pure and blameless in his sight.
Pay attention to these instructions and you and yours will be blessed.
Read: I Peter 5:2-3
Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly—not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God. 3 Don’t lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your own good example.
You do get blessed for obedience too.
Read: Deuteronomy 11:9
If you obey, you will enjoy a long life in the land the Lord swore to give to your ancestors and to you, their descendants—a land flowing with milk and honey!
God blesses us because of His will, not because of what we do.
Read: Deuteronomy 9:4-6
“After the Lord your God has done this for you, don’t say in your hearts, ‘The Lord has given us this land because we are such good people!’ No, it is because of the wickedness of the other nations that he is pushing them out of your way. 5 It is not because you are so good or have such integrity that you are about to occupy their land. The Lord your God will drive these nations out ahead of you only because of their wickedness, and to fulfill the oath he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 6 You must recognize that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land because you are good, for you are not—you are a stubborn people.”