Marriage

Most people see obedience as a duty, an act of fulfillment because you have to. But obedience is so much more than that. Ultimately, it can convey love like little else can. When we obey because there is no other choice, it is not really obedience. When we obey out of fear, it is not really obedience. Obedience is an act of love--much more so than most of us really understand. Let me see if I can explain. As a father, there is nothing more precious to me than when my children choose to obey me. When it is their choice, of their own will, it shows that they have bought in to my value system,...

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Ever tried to penetrate the tough guy facade? Or been turned away by the 'I don't need you or anyone else' face? There is a secret to winning someone's heart. This article does not guarantee that you will it merely equips you with the best tools to do so. It does not matter if the situation is a boy trying to win the heart of a girl, a parent trying to get through to his rebellious teenager, an employer trying to help a disgruntled employee, or a wife trying to break down emotional barriers in her husband, the answer to accomplishing this is the same: understanding. No one can win another's...

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I am going to ask you to participate in figuring out your priorities and the proper means to set them. If you'll do this with me, this article can help you understand your priorities better. First, make a list, in order, of everything that is important to you. Start with what you feel like is your greatest priority and list them in order of importance. Your list may look something like this: 1. God 2. Wife / Husband 3. Children 4. Job 5. And so forth Got your list? Good. Now, let me make some statements about your list that hopefully will get you to rethink your priorities. 1. The main...

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Truth is somewhat of an elusive concept. What one person considers to be true another may not. Witness the debate over things like evolution, creation, the existence of God, the Big Bang Theory, and so forth. I hold God to be true. An atheist does not. But for the purpose of this article, we will define truth as: 'exposing that which is hidden.' In essence, that is what all truth is. It is an attempt to bring into the light that which has lain hidden or covered. Deception, or a lie, is an attempt to hide, to bury, to cover up something. Truth, therefore, is a type of confession, a revealing...

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Loss of sleep, an ache deep in the bit of your stomach, frequent tears, a heart seems to get heavier as the days go on, depression, and feelings of isolation and abandonment are all signs of a broken heart. How, if possible, do you heal from a broken heart? There is no quick fix. If you are looking for a magic wand, some spoofal dust, or something like that you won't find it. Healing from a broken heart is a process, very similar, actually, to that of grieving for a loved one that has died. The grieving process takes time. It isn't something that you can just wave away or flip a light switch...

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The only sure way to prevent a broken heart is to isolate yourself 100% from every human being on the planet. It will be people who break your heart. However, attempting to stay away from people, leads to an even greater problem: A cold heart. If you interact with people at all, you'll wind up having your heart broken at some stage of your life. This is because loving people makes you vulnerable to them. The more people you love, the more likely you'll have your heart broken. Think about it, the people who have hurt you the most are also the people you claim to have loved the most. Strangers...

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It is much easier to lose someone's trust than it is to gain it. And few people are comfortable when someone says, "Trust me." Having to say it at all makes a fellow wonder. Love is something that you give. Trust is something that you earn. It always takes significantly longer to gain someone's trust than it does to lose it. So if you have someone's trust, treat it like a rare coin. Don't spend a $1000 rare quarter on a 25 cent piece of gum. If you have someone's trust, it is a very special thing. There are several factors that go into earning someone's trust: 1. Your personal history 2....

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Simply because something has become more acceptable to society as a whole doesn't make it either right or without consequences. There are very real dangers that are associated with sex before and outside of marriage. I'm not looking for people to agree or disagree, but rather I'm looking to make some very sound, very logical, very clear presentations of the dangers. IT IS THE NUMBER ONE SOURCE OF STDS Statistics prove that having multiple partners increases the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases. Some are curable and some aren't. And if you choose to have sex before or outside...

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Many relationships have been destroyed over the jealousy issue. However, sometimes it isn't so much jealousy but envy and covetousness that is the real root of the problem. Here is a brief definition of each before we get into a lager discussion of these. Jealousy - The fear of losing something that you feel already belongs to you. Covetousness - The desire of that which is not yours and currently unattainable as it belongs to someone else or lies outside your ability to get. Envy - The desire of that which is not yours and the begrudging of the person who actually possesses it. JEALOUSY People...

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It is important, first, to understand what causes jealousy. Jealousy is the fear of losing something that you believe to already be yours. When you believe that you may lose your relationship to another man or woman, you will get jealous. It is a natural emotional response to the fear of losing something important to you. There are two factors that must be addressed in order to overcome jealousy. They are: 1. Insecurity 2. Mistrust You put these two together and you'll have jealousy. That, in turn, can lead to other more obvious problems. To solve or overcome your jealousy issue, these...

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