Inspire Your Marriage or Some One Today!!

Inspire your marriage or someone today!! Fill them with courage, strength, and lift them up.

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,peace,patience,kindness,goodness,faithfulness,gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law." 
~Galatians 5:22-23~

Happiness!!

Be happy [in your faith] and rejoice and be glad-hearted continually (always). 1 Thessalonians 5: 16...

The Power of Words in Your Marriage!

 

Jesus teaches us about words

Matthew 12:33-37.
Our words carry the power of life or death.

Lets look together at 5 areas of communication
WORDS transmit powerIn Matt 12:33-37 it tells us the power our words have.
It also explains that we will have to give an account someday for the words we speak.
Remember that God shaped the world through words. He performed miracles through the use of His words.
God has now created us to accomplish things by wise use of our words.
What is your language like around others?
Power goes out when you speak whether good or bad.

WORDS reveal our characterIn Matt 12:33-35 it states how the good man and the evil man speaks.
We do not want to consider couples evil however, We will be honest. They speak harsh words sometimes with each other. They tend to be very critical about things and feel very bad after they have spoken.
This is a huge indicator that they need to ask God to help renew their heart and forgive them of their words. They then ask each other for forgiveness.
Some people were raised in a very critical family and words did more harm then good.
This is an area today in most christian couples walk that they struggle with.
It helps us to remember daily that: Our words shape our marriage daily! "For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks"

WORDS determine our reward or
judgement. Matthew 12:36-37
This is to the point in scripture: We will be held responsible in the end for our words.

WORDS produce fruit.Matthew 12:33 says we can either make a tree have good fruit or bad fruit.
We have huge influence in the way our marriage grows based on our words!
Our marriage is shaped by our words and deserve Gods best!
WORDS shape anothers destinyTake time and pray about your words this week. Then go a step further and watch how you communicate with others. If you need to apologize for harsh words, We encourage you to do so right at that time. God will begin to help you in your communication!

Think Positive in Marriage

 

 

A. Think Positive

 

        When positive attitudes are maintained in marriages

We continue to believe in God and our ability to serve Him. 

We do what God wants us to do.

 We encourage those around us, and overcome those who would discourage us.

We ultimately reach the goals that God has placed before us. Spiritual growth in your marriage, like any other successful venture, requires a positive attitude!With it,God will help us reach our goals for spiritual growth. Without it, we fall short of becoming what God would have us to be. 

 Therefore let's consider a few thoughts about...maintaining a positive attitude in marriage. Choose to be positive. We can control out attitude, our moods and our thinking.

You can choose to rejoice when times are hard. James 1:2

 

B. BLOCK OUT NEGATIVITY...

 By avoiding negative self-talk,. Such as "I can't do it...", Such as "It's too hard..."

 By constantly reminding yourself of such things as: You can do what God wants you to do (i.e., grow) - Ph 4:13; 2:12-13

The more effort you make, the more results you will see - Gal 6:7-9; 1 Ti 4:15

Your labor will not be in vain - 1 Co 15:58

By avoiding negative people. Choose your friends carefully -  1 Co 15:33

Stay away from "toxic" people (whose negativity poisons other people's attitudes) Killers of Dreams

 By surrounding yourself with positive people, People who will encourage you to do what is right - Heb 10:24

 People who refresh your spirit, not discourage it - 1 Co 16:17-18; Phe 4-7

 People like Barnabas, "Son of Encouragement" - 

-- With the right  positive attitude, self-talk and the right companionships, you can avoid becoming hardened by the sin of negativity - Heb 3:13

C. LIVE IN THE PRESENT, WITH A VISION TO THE FUTURE...

1. Live in the present, not the past

a. If anyone could have bemoaned his sinful past, it was Paul- 1 Ti 1:12-15

b. Yet he chose not to dwell on past mistakes (or even past

successes), but to press on in the future - Ph 3:12-14

2. Live in the present, with a vision to the future

a. This is what Paul did, reaching forward to the prize of the

upward call of God in Christ Jesus - Ph 3:12-14

b. It was the future glory that enabled him to endure the

present trial - 2 Co 4:17-18

 This mature attitude ( Ph 3:15) is what helped Paul to maintain a positive attitude even in the most difficult of times -  2 Ti 4:18

Rise To The Challenge

 

                          

Matthew 5:45

 

That you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

 

 

Difficulties are part of life; there’s no way around them. Each of us has faced our own heartbreaks — family problems, lost love, illness, injuries, career setbacks, Death, losses — life’s not always easy.
The question is: "How do we respond to our difficulties?" Do we rise to the challenge? Or do we sink into defeat and despair and depression? For many of us, it depends on the way we think about our difficulties.
Consider a difficulty of yours. Do you think it’s a punishment? Do you think it’s a test? Do you think it’s a challenge?
Your answers to these questions will tell you a great deal about how you are responding to this difficulty.
If you are thinking of the difficulty as a punishment, you’re focusing on what you did wrong.
If you are thinking of the difficulty as a test, you’re focusing on whether you will pass or fail.
If you are thinking of the difficulty as a challenge, you’re focusing on what you need to do now.
For us, challenge is the best choice — by far.

A challenge is a situation that requires us to use our inner resources, go beyond our imagined limits, and realize that we can be more than we previously thought possible.
This turns the difficulty into an opportunity for change, growth, energy, courage, resolution, commitment, perseverance, and moving-forward, being forward thinkers in marriage.

Marriage Prayer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lord, help us to remember when we first met and the strong love that grew between us. To work that love info practical things so nothing can divide us. We ask for words both kind & loving and hearts always ready to ask forgiveness as well as forgive.

Dear Lord we put our marriage into your hands. Amen

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~Humility In Your Marriage~

Humility in your marriage

Humility in your marriage keeps you from depending on our own strengths. When Joshua first went against Ai Joshusa (7:3), he did not consult God but relied on the strength of his army to defeat the small city. Only after Israel was defeated did they turn to God and ask what happened. Sometimes, we need to ask ourselves; what happened in order for God to correct us.

Too often we rely on our own skills and strength, especially when the task before us seems easy. We go to God only when the obstacles seem too great. However, only God knows what lies ahead. Consulting him, even when we are on a winning streak, may save us from great mistakes or misjudgments. God may want us to learn lessons, remove pride, or consult others before he will work through us.

 

 Humility in our marriage makes your prayers direct and honest to Him. Imagine praying the way Joshua prayed to God. This is not a formal church prayer; it is the prayer of a man who is afraid and confused by what is happening around him. Joshua poured out his real thoughts to God. Hiding your needs from God is ignoring the only one who can really help. God welcomes your honest prayers and wants you to express your true and deep feelings to him. Any believer can become more honest in prayer by remembering that God is all-knowing and all-powerful, all seeing and that his love is everlasting. But his officers tried to reason with him and said, “If the prophet had told you to do some great thing, wouldn’t you have done it? So you should certainly obey him when he says simply to go and wash and be cured!”

 (2 Kings 5:13)