3 Incredible Benefits of Praying for Your Marriage
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3 Incredible Benefits of Praying for Your Marriage

As a newlywed, I had no idea the power and strength that comes from praying specifically and strategically for my marriage.Sure, every once in awhile, I’d offer up a request or something I was grateful for. But committing to praying for my marriage was foreign to me. Instead I fumbled through the disappointments, expectations and…

How to Love Your Neighbor – Even When You Don’t Want To
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How to Love Your Neighbor – Even When You Don’t Want To

But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” -Luke 10:29Oh, how often I want to justify my own lack of initiative. There have been so many times when I’ve seen someone in need and shrugged off the call to love them.To be honest, sometimes I genuinely don’t want…

The Power of a Listening Ear When Friends are Hurting
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The Power of a Listening Ear When Friends are Hurting

When a friend is struggling, I desperately want to do all I can to help.I want to support them, to encourage them, and to remind them of our hope in Christ that I sometimes even lose myself.I’d bet that you would agree with me here.But how do we do this practically? How do we really help…

Stepping Through The Process of Forgiveness
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Stepping Through The Process of Forgiveness

I’d bet you could relate to me when I say that I’ve been hurt-more than once.Sometimes the same person hurts over and over, and other times, it’s a hurt big enough to push you away for good.Friends. Family. Spouses. We can’t avoid the reality that we are all broken people and sometimes in that brokenness,…

3 Ways to Love Your Spouse Well This Holiday Season
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3 Ways to Love Your Spouse Well This Holiday Season

The holidays are busy. We rush around decorating, shopping and spending time with family. The activities and family time can be great things, but oftentimes it takes away from quality time in your marriage. I know that when I get busy, the easiest thing to let slide is my intentional effort to make my husband…

Does God Really Work Painful Things for MY Good?
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Does God Really Work Painful Things for MY Good?

Life is filled with painful and trying times.  Not one of us is immune to suffering.I have learned to trust that God is working in the midst of trauma, tragedy and heartbreak.  And yet when I stood before God, reading Romans 8:28, I thought, there has to be a mistake here.  God works all things…