Sometimes its hard to move on when ones heart is still taken by another. Can I love again? can I be loved?​

Getting the right mindset:

1 Corinthians 7:8
To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good
for them to remain single as I am.

1 Corinthians 7:39
A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives.
But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom
she wishes, only in the Lord.

Money The Great Divide

Money is often the great divide amongst couples. When two become one does that include our money? What does God say about the unity of marriage and the focus of thought for one another?

Getting the right mindset:

Philippians 2:4 ESV
Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

1 John 3:17 ESV
But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?

1 Timothy 5:8 ESV
But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Ecclesiastes 5:10 ESV
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.

Separate Lives…

He does his thing and I do my thing. We’re married but I feel

like we’re roommates instead of husband and wife.

Getting the right mindset:

Matthew 19:6
So they are no longer two but one flesh.
What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”

1 Corinthians 1:10
I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be
no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind
and the same judgment.

Ephesians 4:16
From whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with
which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the
body grow so that it builds itself up in love.

Balance All These Things…

How does a wife balance her ambition, drive, dreams,

and calling with being wife, mother, woman of God?

Getting the right mindset:

Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness,
and all these things will be added to you.

Galatians 1:10
For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God?
Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man,
I would not be a servant of Christ.

Luke 12:22-34
And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be
anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body,
what you will put on. For life is more than food, and the body
more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap,
they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them.
Of how much more value are you than the birds!
And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?
If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that,
why are you anxious about the rest?

The Happy Wife…

This week’s podcast is all about finding Joy in life and in our marriages. .

Getting the right mindset:

Happy: – Conditioned upon what happens to me
feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. having a sense of confidence in
or satisfaction with (a person, arrangement, or situation).
satisfied with the quality or standard of life. -Oxford Lexico

Joy: -Contioned upon the blessing from God

James 1:2-4
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,
for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete,
lacking in nothing.

Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,
so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Psalm 16:11
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is
fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.

Getting the right mindset:

Proverbs 5:18-19 ESV
Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth,
a lovely deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts fill you at all times
with delight; be intoxicated always in her love.

Isaiah 46:4
even to your old age I am he,
and to gray hairs I will carry you.
I have made, and I will bear;
I will carry and will save.

Seasons Of Marriage…

Sometimes its not about the season our marriage is in, sometimes its about getting past the season to the next one.

Getting the right mindset:

Eccieslastes 3:1-8 ESV

1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:

2
a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
3
a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4
a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
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a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
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a time to tear, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
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a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace.

Embracing Our Sexy Part 2…

This week’s podcast is not intended for those under 18 and those who are unmarried the information contained in this week’s podcast is specifically designed for married women.

A woman’s sensuality is a gift from God to her husband, but sometimes as women of God we forget about our sensuality and sexiness. This week’s The Ministry of Marriage Podcast is designed to help us start to take back our sexy.

Getting the right mindset:

1 Peter 3:3-4 ESV
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.

Proverbs 31:30
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Psalm 139:14
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.

Proverbs 11:22
Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful face on an empty head.

Proverbs 31:10-31
An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.
The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain.
She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.
She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands.
She is like the ships of the merchant; she brings her food from afar.
She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for her maidens.
She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong.
She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out at night.
She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.
She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.
She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household are clothed in scarlet.
She makes bed coverings for herself; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
Her husband is known in the gates when he sits among the elders of the land.
She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchant.
Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:
“Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.”
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.