Prayer
An Old Testament Lesson on Contentment: Hannah
I’d been praying for a husband for a long time. In fact, I adapted Hannah’s request for a son in I Samuel 1:11 to my situation: "O LORD of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a [husband], then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his...
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The Power of a Praying Husband Your wife is like an automobile. She may be high maintenance...
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The Forgotten Intimacy When Jim and I were planning to wed, we set aside...
This Valentine's Day, one thing will say "I love you" better than any card, outlive any flower and be remembered longer than any romantic dinner. Pray for your spouse. In my wedding vows, I committed to pray daily for my husband, and the most effective way he communicates love to me is when he prays for me. Keeping a journal of our prayer requests...
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Paula and her family were off on their vacation trip. Before they had gone far, Paula's husband reached down and brought up an unopened box of lemon cookies. "Where'd you get that?" Paula asked. "Bought it, of course," her husband said. "You know I love lemon cookies!" "What are you going to do with it?" she third-degreed. "I have an open...
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Does prayer feel uncomfortable? Does it feel awkward to pray with your husband? Discomfort was my barrier to overcome. I felt Jim was too grand and way too mature in how he prayed to God. I felt he needed to impress God instead of simply talk to Him. Jim would pray like this: Oh, Holy and Gracious Father, I throw myself down upon Thee. Thou knowest...
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When I asked my husband to share with me his deepest fears, one of the things he mentioned was the fear of not being a good father. “I believe it’s something men in general tend to fear,” he said. “We get so caught up in doing what we do in our work that we’re afraid we haven’t done enough with our children. Or we’re afraid we haven’t...
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