Women Today
Obedience – It’s Not What You May Think It Is
It’s not hard to agree with those we trust. Trust breeds respect and vice versa. Obedience to God is about such a trust. It’s me trusting and serving Him no matter what, in full assurance that he will take care of my needs – whether financial, emotional, physical or otherwise. Just because things aren’t going the way I planned doesn’t mean they aren’t going the way they should. I need to remember not to lose myself in what is temporary because no one has seen and no one has heard what God has prepared for me. Unfortunately, in a given moment, I do forget.
Isaiah 64:4 “Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.”
Obedience is a way for me to honor the God who saved me. Other words for obedience, that don’t chafe so much: compliance, agreement, or simply, respect. It doesn’t earn me his love, he already gifted that to me, by His grace.
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Seven Habits For Building A Strong Marriage
Since we are away, teaching at a marriage retreat, it seems a good time to post some habits my husband and I have developed over the years which have helped to make our marriage strong. Thirty-seven years later, there is no one I would rather spend time with than my husband – my best friend.
If I were to list the most important habits we have incorporated into our marriage they would be:
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Practice daily prayer together. – It has been so meaningful to us to take our gratitude, concerns and requests to God as a couple, as well as individually. I love the scripture in Exodus 33:12-17.
