by peacefulwife | Mar 26, 2014 | abuse, forgiveness, growing in Christ, insecurity, living life to the fullest now, suffering, woundedness
Ladies, Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my questions the other day. I want to try to get to know each of you as much as I possibly can – to give you love, encouragement, support, truth and blessing and to help you find healing in Christ. I...
by peacefulwife | Mar 25, 2014 | being controlling, choosing a godly path for career/marriage/future/motherhood, disrespect, forgiveness, growing in Christ, humility, idolatry, insecurity, marriage roles, masculinity, repentance, respect, spiritual authority, submission, woundedness
Please check out this post my friend, Kayla, wrote about her experience this past weekend. THIS is the place where we must start with Jesus. This broken, humble place where we truly see just what wretched sinners we are and we begin to appreciate the magnitude of what...
by peacefulwife | Feb 24, 2014 | being controlling, contentment, femininity, forgiveness, growing in Christ, humility, idolatry, peace, submission
God’s Spirit speaks to us in powerful ways – but He often uses “a still, small voice” not a booming thunderous voice. If we don’t listen to God at first, when we are able to hear Him, if we continue to ignore Him or focus on other...
by peacefulwife | Feb 23, 2014 | choosing a godly path for career/marriage/future/motherhood, conflict, forgiveness, growing in Christ, respect, submission, suffering, woundedness
Some fictional examples: My man cussed me out, so I yelled and screamed at him and brought up every fault he has ever committed. I found out my guy used porn, so I told everyone in my family about it and all my friends and the whole Sunday School class and told them...
by peacefulwife | Feb 17, 2014 | conflict, Dating/Courting, forgiveness, masculinity, peace, respect
(As always, I assume that if you are dating someone, he is a strong believer in Christ, and you are, too. I assume that you are both completely submitted to following Jesus first and that He is your greatest priority in life by far. God commands us to be obedient to...
by peacefulwife | Nov 13, 2013 | chastity, choosing a godly path for career/marriage/future/motherhood, forgiveness, friendships with unavailable men, Guys to avoid, hormones, virtue, waiting
I have been corresponding with a young Christian woman who fell for a man at work – a married man. He flirted with her. It was exiting for her to have his attention. Eventually, she ended up giving him oral sex in a closet at the office – and there was...