Decision-Making Guide for Couples

Decisions, decisions, decision! At various points in your life and in your relationships, you will be faced with making tough decisions. However tough or easy the situation is, bad decisions can leave you feeling sad or unhappy. Decisions are not always easy to make but with some guidance, you can make more informed and wiser decisions. In this blog, I will share with you 3 important things to consider when making decisions.

 

As a couple, prayers are always important. Tough decision should be brought to the Lord in prayers. You should ask for wisdom, knowledge and understanding for the decision to be made. You should also pray for peace and unity in the relationship as you schedule a time to discuss the issue or issues at hand.

 

The first thing to consider is that there must be an agreed time to discussed the issue. An agreed upon time allow both persons to be present and engaged in the discussion. When this step is missing, discussion can easily turn into arguments. Make setting...

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The Secret to Loving your Spouse Right!

Let’s not kid ourselves, everyone needs LOVE but not everyone understands how to give LOVE. The month of February is known to many as the LOVE month and with valentine’s day in this month, LOVE is usually in the air. Everyone wants to get it right. Everyone wants to LOVE right. However, the only way to LOVE right is to to LEARN how to Love God’s way. It's possible when you learn the secret that I will share with you in this blog. Keep reading.....

 

Jesus said in Mark 12:30-31 (NKJV) that the two greatest commandments are these, “you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ .... And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

 

Love, love, love. You shall learn to love your spouse as you love yourself. When you have mastered this, you will have mastered LOVING right. It is as simple and as hard as this and I want to help you ...

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HELP! My Spouse Is My Least Favorite Person!

I know what you are thinking, “How could this be?” But this is the reality for many couples around the holiday season.

 

For this reason, I understand that sometimes it’s hard being married.

 

And the difficulties of marriage can easily make you feel tired… discouraged… and even despairing… 

 

AND it is usually around the holidays, it seems …

 

That the anger and bitterness can throb so badly…

 

… that you just start to believe that your spouse is your least favorite person…

 

 Yes, I said it, "You Least Favorite Person."

 

If that describes you, or you have been in this season from time to time, keep reading as I would like to help.

 

The question on the table is this, “What can you do if your spouse happens to be your least favorite person right now?”

 

Now, if you are a believer of Jesus Christ, and it is your desire to please Him, and you want God’s best for your marriage, then what I am going to share with you is going to make you uncomfortable at first, but hear...

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OOPS! Did I Do That? Am I A Fool?

“I didn’t want to do it?” “I tried not to do it?” But after I did it, I was like, “OOPS! Did I do that?” I was truly sorry at what I had done to my spouse. Have you ever been in this place? As a pastoral counselor and coach, I have heard this story from so many couples who are finding it difficult to control their anger.

 

The bible states in Ecc 7:9 “Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger rest in the bosom of fools.” As much as you may NOT want to admit that you are a fool, uncontrolled anger, makes you do foolish and regrettable things. Being angry does not make you a fool, it’s when you act out in a sinful manner, that’s when you become a fool. It is when you say, OOPS! I didn’t mean to hit you, or I didn’t mean to say all those hurtful things. That’s the OOPS, that makes you a fool and that's the OOPS that allows us to make bad choices.

 

 

The picture above demonstrates how your choices or foolish actions in the midst of anger can lead to the demise of yourself, ...

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Show Me The MONEY: Building Wealth In Your Marriage

Money! Money! Money! Show Me The Money! My fellow “Marriage Researchers,” how would you like to be a, “Wealth Building Marriage Researcher?” You can, and I want to show you how.

 

Contrary to what some may believe, wealth creation is an important part in marriage. Deut 8:17-18 is key to understanding this principle. It reads, “Otherwise, you may say in your heart, 'My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.' But you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you the power to make wealth.” I need you to understand that you should use your God given abilities to create wealth for yourself and your family. The key, however, is remembering God as your source. A quick warning from Prov 10:2. (NLT) is also helpful, “Tainted wealth has no lasting value, but right living can save your life.”

 

Financial difficulties, in most cases, can add stress to your marriage. In other cases, financial difficulties can hinder growth in your marriage. Many couples are al...

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Why Disorder In Your Home May Be Causing You To Lose Out On Peace and Happiness?

I am sure that everyone has a deep desire for ORDER in your Home and even more so, if you have children. Every home has structure. Where ever there is structure, there is order. Where ever there is order, there are people placed to positions.

 

In marriage, there is structure and order. God’s structure and order for the family is, “Christ is head of man, man is head of wife, then the children follow” (1 Cor 11:3). God has placed the husband, wife, and children in different positions in the family, so that when working together, the family will experience peace, joy and happiness.   

 

Structure and order also include rulership. After God created this great universe, he then created man and said, “have dominion over,” or rule over. It was at this time, responsibility was given. So, because the structure and order on the home is, Christ is head of man, man is head of wife, then the children follow,” then there must be responsibilities attached to the husband, the wife, and the childr...

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