Posts Tagged ‘joy’

Enrich our Marriages, Telling it like it is part 2

November 13, 2008

Report emotions immediately Our emotional problems do not stem from the fact that we experience them, but from the fact that we act on them. It is one thing to feel disappointed, quite another to walk round the house sulking for several days. It’s one thing to experience anxiety about the safety of your school-going [...]

Enrich our Marriages, Telling it like it is part 1

November 13, 2008

How much do you want to? Margot had walked out on her husband even though they had been married for less than a year. She was convinced that he no longer loved her, that he didn’t really care for her. When she asked me what she should do, I advised her to tell him that [...]

How must a husband love his wife? part 3 Protecting her

November 10, 2008

1 Peter 3:7 describes file wife as “the weaker partner” and as such she needs to be protected. Most of us have no difficulty in acknowledging the fact that we are to protect our wives physically. Not many of us, however, recognise that she needs emotional protection even more. From the children. A mother‘s nerves [...]

How must a husband love his wife? part 2 Building her up

November 10, 2008

Proverbs 31 describes “a wife of noble character”. One reason why she is such a terrific woman is because her husband praises her (verse 28). Few things have such a powerful influence on a person as a genuine compliment. Every word of praise and appreciation builds a woman up — every word of criticism breaks [...]