Diamond In The Rough

 

1 John 4:4 (KJV)

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

~Prayer~

Dear Heavenly Father, Please let me know how valuable I am to You Lord, my spouse, family and friends...~Amen~

~Something To Ponder~

You are so valuable to your family, you are housed with so many gifts within you . Ask The Lord to reveal the gift that He has given you and use it to the Glory of God. Pray with your family and ask God to reveal there gifts as well.

A Little Bit Of Grace

                                  Proverbs 11:22 (NKJV)

As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, So is a lovely woman who lacks discretion.

~Prayer~

Ask The Lord to help you understand that your spouse may do things differently than you and give grace instead of condemnation....~Amen~

~Something To Ponder~

How have you been at communicating your feelings to your mate without making your spouse feel guilty? Are you showing grace and understanding?

What Scars Are You Leaving On Your Family? PT 2

Proverbs 16:24 (KJV)

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

~Prayer~

Dear Heavenly Father, please let me be quick it lesson and slow to speak.....~Amen~

~Something To Ponder~

Pray with your family and trusting The Lord, for God to heal all wounds. Ask The Lord to forgive you  and you forgive yourself. From this point on Love The Lord and Love your family and stay free....~Amen~ 

What Scars Are You Leaving On Your Family? PT 1

Proverbs 16:24 (KJV)

 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

~Prayer~

Dear Heavenly Father, please let me be quick it lesson and slow to speak.....~Amen~

~Something To Ponder~

Are you fussing and cussing over your children and spouse? Do you know your words hit harder than a fist? Are you aware of the scars you are leaving on your family and some scares are brought over into adulthood? Please take a cool off moment and than love on your family and prayer together and ask God to help you to control your anger......~Amen~

What Legacy Are You Leaving?

Deuteronomy 32:7(NIV)

Remember the days of old;

    consider the generations long past.

Ask your father and he will tell you,

    your elders, and they will explain to you.

~Prayer~

That  you will be able to affirm the positives in your family for origin negate all the negatives and leave a strong spiritual legacy for your children....~Amen~

~Something To Ponder~

What legacy did you inherit from your parents? What legacy would you like to bequeath to your children?

The Proverbs 31 Woman

Proverbs 31:10 (TLB)

If you can find a truly good wife, she is worth more than precious gems!

~ Prayer~

As God to help your perspective as you fulfill your responsibilities as wife and mother. Men, pray for your wives--then help them!!

~Something To Ponder~

How important is keeping a clean house to you? What legacey would you like to bequeath to your children?

Sticks & Stones

Matthew 12:34 (KJV)

 For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

~Prayer~

That you will take the opportunity to build your mate's self-esteem with positive words...~Amen

~Something To Ponder~

How did your peers view you as you grew up? What were your nicknames as you grew up?  Share any feelings about those experiences with your spouse.

What Communicates Love To Women PT 3

Song of Solomon 2:16 (KJV)

 My beloved is mine, and I am his....

~Prayer~

That God will enable you to keep romance alive in your marriage.....~Amen~

~Something To Ponder~

Again, look at the list and ask your  wife which items most communicates love to her. Talk about the equation: romance = relationship. Agree/disagree?

10 Thing That Communicates Romantic Love To Women

6.  Written nots letters, or cards. Recently, I was cleaning our bedroom and found the calendar circled of the date I met my wonderful husband and how my life changed for the best. My husband leaves love notes around the house and it makes my heart skip a beat.

7.  Going out on a date. Again, a date means time away, with no kids-- just the two of you. A wife likes to be the focus of her husband's attentions. She enjoys a block of time where she has him all to herself.

8.  Having special meals together.  You can put the kids to be a little earlier and have a quite candlelight dinner at home. You can pick up your wife at her office at noon with some flowers and take her for a short picnic.

9.  Touch. I'm not talking about sexual touch here., but hugging, cuddling and  caressing without expectations of a later payoff.

*Many women never received much physical affection from their parents. So they grow up with a longing for physical touch, and it all they get from their husbands with touch that is tied to sex they  will begin the  thinking, He really doesn't love me that much. He just needs me for his pleasure.

10. Flowers. Many men never understand the power of flowers on women, and I'm not sure if I understand it myself. I think flowers say, "You are special" I think perhaps it's because flowers are so frivolous--they will wilt and die in a few days, but for that brief period of time you see a constant bright reminder that your husband loves you.

What Communicates Love To Women? PT 2

Song of Solomon 2:16 (KJV)

 My beloved is mine, and I am his...

~Prayer~

That God would develop within  you the desire to communicate   love to your wife without any expectation of her response...~Amen~

~Something To Ponder~

Look over this list of devotions with your wife and ask her, "Which of these items most communicates love to you?"

10 Thing That Communicates Romantic Love To Women

1. Holding hands. To a woman, this single act communicates closeness. It says "I want to be close to you and I like you."

2.  Massage. Many women are reluctant to ask her husband for foot rubs or  back rubs because they know that most men tend to see massage as sexual foreplay. But women  often enjoy massages with no strings attached.

3.  Acts of servanthood and sacrifice. Sometimes it's as simple as opening the door for your wife or cleaning the dishes after dinner. When a husband denies himself, even in little ways, he tells her he cares about her and wants to make her feel special.

4.  A kiss. It's interesting that men ranked this higher than women. I suspect women would rank kissing higher if they didn't know from experience that their husband usually don't want to stop with a kiss.

5.  Taking a walk together. Again, this is not usually high on men's lists. It's very relational. When you go for a walk with your husband, you are taking a break for daily responsibilities and distractions. You're away from the telephone and turning your cell on vibrate and the TV, away from children, away from work. It allows you to focus on the relationship in a nonthreatening way and spending so "We Time." 

What Communictes Love To Women PT1

Ephesians 5:28-29 (KJV)

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church..

~Prayer~

That you would be able to nourish and cherish her with no strings attached and no  agenda of your own to fulfill..~Amen~

~Something To Ponder~

Ask your wife what makes her feel loved. Now c'mon think about this one for a while. This could be really fun and educational.

Singing In The Rain

Psalm 61:1-2 (KJV)

 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed.....

~Prayer~

Dear Father, please restore the joy of salvation in my soul. let me sing praises even in the storms of life.....~Amen~

~Something To Ponder~

In the storms of life, can you still be that supporting mother, wife to your family? Can you stop and pray with your family and restore the Joy of The Lord?

Is Your Family Part Of God's Family

John 3:16 (KJV)

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

~Prayer~

That your family members will be able to blend their individualities into a single, atrong and family rooted tree in the vineyard  of The Lord......~Amen~

~Something To Ponder~

Have you received Christ as Savior? Share at dinner tonight what led you to make that decision. How has your life has been changed since you said "Yes" to Jesus.

God's Moments For Mom

Galatians 6:9 (NIV)

 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

~Prayer~

Ask God to empower you with wisdom, equip you with patience and reward you  with joy in the challenge of parenting.....~Amen~

~Something To Ponder~

What  part of  being a parent do you  find the most rewarding? Frustrating? Recall a time when one of your children made being a parent worthwhile. 

A Wife's Life

Ephesians 5:25, 33 (NKJV)

 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her..... so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

~Prayer~

Ask God to help you  to to be sensitive to the burden your wife  carries. Ask God to show you how you can shoulder some of her burdens......Amen~

Something To Ponder~

How does your share household chores and other chores and other responsibilities?

If you have two incomes, talk with your spouse about the real cost to your relationship and family.

Hide and Seek PT 2

Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV)

 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. 

~Prayer~

Take turns praying for one another before you go to sleep tonight. Ask God to help you develop this spiritual discipline in your relationship with Him and one another....~Amen~

~Something To Ponder~

When was the last time you prayed together as a couple? What keep you from doing it now?

Hide and Seek PT 1

 

 Genesis 3:8 (NKJV)

  And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

~Prayer~

To be truly "discovered" both by God and by your mate...~Amen~

~Something To Ponder~

Are you aware of keeping a part of your life hidden from your mate or from God?

 
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Talking With Your Teenager PT 3

 

2 Samuel 12:7 (NIV)

  Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man!"

~Prayer~

Thank God for His grace and forgiveness through faith in Jesus Christ!! ~Amen~

~Something To Ponder~

For only the courageous: Take this list of questions and show them to you teenager. Have him or her mark off which four  he or she would like you to answer honestly!!(As parents it is our responsibility to get real with your teenager and make them feel comfortable to talk about anything: Christianity were do I fit in, Sex, Drugs and Rock N Roll)!!

A List That Teenagers May Ask There Parents 

*   Why do parents have more trouble talking to kids than kids have talking to parents?
*   Were you a virgin when you got married? Was it worth it?
*   Have you ever done something horrible that you regretted? And what was it?
*   Why you avoid tough subjects?
*   How would you feel if your child didn't go to college?
*   Are you willing to admit to your children the mistakes you have made and then ask for forgiveness?
*   If you had to give up me or your business, which would it be?
*   Do you love or even care about me? Do you think I am worthy or can do anything? Why won't you ever listen to me?
*   Why is it so important to be a "success"? Is that going to get you to heaven?
   
 

Talking With Your Teenager PT 2

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 (NIV)

  These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

~Prayer~

Ask God for His favor upon you, as parents, as you raise teens during these dangerous days....~Amen~

~Something To Ponder~

If you have a teenager, give him or her an assignment to answer this questio: What are things you would like to talk about with us? Give him the below list and have him circle his top three.

Some Subjects:

* Petting                                      
* Marriage                                             
* Sex                                                  
* Grades                
* Allowance                             
* Dating                       
* Marijuana              
* Drugs                                    
* Using the car                          
* Curfew         
* God              
* Drinking      
* Guys  
* Friends  
* Making my own decisions
* My faults
* Boyfriend problems
* Their divorce 
* Girls
* Dating relationships  
* Big responsibilities      
* Money
* College
* Bathing suits 
* Love
* Peer pressure 
* Overcoming failures in my Christian walk
* Belief of my own
* Me 

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Talking With Your Teenager PT 1

 

Psalm 78:6-7 (NKJV)

That the generation to come might know them,The children who would be born, That they may arise and declare them to their children, That they may set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments.

~Prayer~

For one another that your faith would be marked by the same courage that the Old Testament saints used to battle their enemies. 

~Something To Ponder~

Why is it so threatening to talk to teenagers about such critical issues? As a couple, discuss your level of comfort. We must stop trying to be their buddy and be parents...~Amen~

 

Divine Sufficiency

2 Corinthians 3:4-5 (NKJV)

 And we have such trust through Christ toward God.  Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God.

~Prayer~

 

That you would be able to trust in God's sufficiency even when you feel you are unable to do anything worthy on your own.

 

 

~Something To Ponder~

 

 

In what area do you feel inadequate? How has God proven His sufficiency to you in the past?

 

 

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A Test Of Commitment

Matthew 19:6 (NKJV)

 

So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”

 

~Prayer~

 

Ask God to give you the courage to fulfill your commitment, even when your spouse doesn't respond.

 

~Something To Ponder~

 

After reading through the question below, rank the top three issues that need to be addressed.   Then write out how you're going to practically demonstrate commitment to your mate.

 

Test of Commitments

 

* Do you ever threaten to leave your mate?

* Is your mate secure in your commitment to your marriage?

* Are you more committed to your mate than to your career?

* Are you more committed to your mate than to your children?

* Are you more committed to your mate than to your hobbies and favorites activities?

* Do you emotionally leave your mate by withdrawing for an extended period of time  because of  conflict?

* Do you mentally leave your mate by staying preoccupied with other things?

* Are you interested in meeting your mate's needs and actively doing what you can to meet them?

* Finally, how do you think your mate would answer each of these question?

 

 

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Focus On Relationships

Philippians 1:3 (NKJV)

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you.

~Prayer~

Ask family members to write our prayers of thanksgiving to God. Read them at Thanksgiving or at a similar mealtime celebration.

 ~Something To Ponder~

Spend a few minutes writing down what you are thankful for.

Catching A Glimpse

3 John 1:4(NKJV)

 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth

 

~Prayer~

 

Thank You God for the right choices my spouse and children are making today.

 

~Something To Ponder~

 

Have your kids done something recently to show that God is working in their lives? If so, write it down so they won't forget it....~Amen~

 

 

 

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