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How to Forgive my Spouse For Lying

How to Forgive My Spouse for Lying

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Throughout my years of counseling, I have had many wives and husbands plead to me to give them the answer to how to forgive their spouse. Many times the reason is because they feel betrayed or deeply hurt by dishonesty. As I am sitting here, it occurred to me that it would be helpful to provide this information to others I can't reach through counseling.
Reasons for God's Design in Marriage

9 REASONS FOR GOD’S DESIGN OF MARRIAGE: Marriage represents God’s design for order and priority in life

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God's design is perfect. Do you believe that? I do. I don't believe in a God who is imperfect, so his design for things, essentially how he designed things he created, is perfect. You heard in my last post, "God is a God of order." God designed things to be in order.
Reasons for God's Design in Marriage

9 REASONS FOR GOD’S DESIGN OF MARRIAGE: Marriage is God’s original design for procreation

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Procreation is when a man and a woman create child together. Duh! Why is that important? Because it can't be anything other than a man or a woman! Sounds simple, but our culture and society wants to make marriage more than just one man and one woman.
Reasons for God's Design in Marriage

9 Reasons for God’s Design of Marriage: Holiness, not happiness

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You may not believe it, but I have struggled with many things in life that most people would not see as loving, kind or upright. I have always wanted to be better than I am. When you struggle with thoughts of not being good enough, you wonder how you could ever have anyone accept you.
Reasons for God's Design in Marriage

9 Reasons for God’s Design of Marriage: Worshiping God through Relationship

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Do you watch the news all the time? Are you on your phone all day? Do you ignore your kids or spouse because something else is more important? If you were a fly on the wall in many couples' houses today you would probably see all 3 of these things going on. Would you want to be married if you saw just these things? NOT ME!!
Reasons for God's Design in Marriage

9 Reasons for God’s Design of Marriage: The Wife as Helper and Encourager – Part 2

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Did you enjoy the first part of my exploration of a wife's role in marriage? If you did not get to read it: Go Here (Part 1). Let's continue with Part 2 of this discussion by building more understanding about the deeper meaning of the Biblical truth's of this subject.
Reasons for God's Design in Marriage

9 Reasons for God’s Design of Marriage: Example of Unity and Harmony

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I believe I have created a tall task for myself. These next few posts may be short to start with and added to later. I find the topic complicated. It concerns me that I may no do it justice. Yet, I am going to try. So, here we go!
Reasons for God's Design in Marriage

9 Reasons for God’s Design of Marriage: The Wife as Helper and Encourager – Part 1

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As we talk more about God's design for marriage, I reiterate I am not a trained pastor. I also am not an expert in God's exact design for marriage. These posts are only meant to explore and provoke thought and further discussion and research. I am attempting to drill down and examine bits and pieces of a complex system of relationships God put in motion.

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