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Sex
Read more: SexAs we continue our series these are the common difficulties in meeting the needs of your spouse: 1. Men are in touch with their sexuality because of their basic male drive. He often lacks skill in lovemaking and therefore more or less use his wife. Because his technique is unaffectionate, she becomes more and more…
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His Need: Sexual Fulfillment
Read more: His Need: Sexual FulfillmentIn this series, we have looked at the first thing a woman needs in a marriage relationship, affection. Today we are going to begin to look at a man’s primary need in a marriage relationship, sexual fulfillment. Dr. Harley writes: The typical wife doesn’t understand her husband’s deep need for sex any more than the…
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Affection List for Women
Read more: Affection List for WomenThe List: 1. Hug and kiss your wife every morning, while you are still in bed. 2. Tell her that you love her, while you’re having breakfast together. 3. Kiss her before you leave for work. 4. Call her during the day, to see how she is doing. 5. Bring her flowers once in a…
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She Needs Affection
Read more: She Needs AffectionWas the Emotional Needs Questionnaire difficult? Did your answers surprise you? Let’s take a look at the first thing she can’t do without- Affection: Affection Is the Cement of a Relationship: To most women affection symbolizes security, protection, comfort and approval, vitally important commodities in their eyes. When a husband shows his wife affection, he…
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Emotional Needs Questionaire:
Read more: Emotional Needs Questionaire:Dr. Harley introduces in his book, His Needs, Her Needs, the needs of men and women. They are similar needs but their priorities are vastly different between the sexes. Dr. Harley stresses that the needs he covers in his book apply to most couples but are not exactly the same for each person. Additionally, the…
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My precious Gem…
Read more: My precious Gem…Today at Laced With Grace, Iris has shared her personal story. Her post is specific to the needs of a man in marriage. We will be covering this topic in future posts here at Spiritually Unequal Marriage. Check it out! Find me on Fridays!
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Could My Spouse Have An Affair?
Read more: Could My Spouse Have An Affair?Love Bank in Trouble In the previous post we looked at the Love Bank. The author goes on to say…Now that I have sketched out my Love Bank concept, you may be thinking it sounds arbitrary and artificial. Obviously, the Love Bank is not intended to be a mathematically accurate concept. It simply describes the…
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Make a deposit in your Love Bank
Read more: Make a deposit in your Love BankSo what is a love bank? Willard F. Harley, Jr. describes it this way: Everyone Has a Love Bank Figuratively speaking, I believe each of us has a Love Bank. It contains many different accounts, one for each person we know. Each person either makes deposits or withdrawals whenever we interact with him or her.…
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Thankful Thursday
Read more: Thankful ThursdayHe Keeps Me Honest! There are times in my life and I begin to think I might be “all that”. My pride surges and I can be quite full of myself. It never fails when I start down the prideful road, God will rise up in front of me to keep me in check. Often…
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Our Needs In Marriage
Read more: Our Needs In MarriageMarriage is a complex relationship, perhaps the most intricate on the face of the earth. Unfortunately, most of us don’t realize what we get into when we say, “I do.” We think the dynamics of a good marriage depends on some mysterious blend of the “right” people. Or if a marriage turns out badly, we…
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You’re Invited!!
Read more: You’re Invited!!I am thrilled and delighted to announce a brand new study group that was created to serve those of us in an unequally yoked marriage. 1Peter3Living will launch our first study in February. We have selected the book, Surviving a Spiritual Mismatch in Marriage by Lee and Leslie Strobel. Surviving a Spiritual Mismatch in Marriage…
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Laced With Grace
Read more: Laced With GraceAs many of you know, I am a contributor on Fridays, to the Devotional Blog, Laced With Grace. My friend, Iris at Sting my Heart, put the devotional team together. Yesterday this is what Iris wrote and I echo these words: I am thankful for the blog-team God has put together at Laced with Graced.…
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Thank you Kimberly Jones
Read more: Thank you Kimberly Jones….The words that God gave her to give to me began to change my entire life. She told me, “Always talk to God about the man, before you ever talk to the man about God.” This exerpt from Kim’s story is wise indeed. Today please take your spouse to the throne of God. Thank God…
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My Englishman by Guest Writer; Kimberly Jones
Read more: My Englishman by Guest Writer; Kimberly JonesI am pleased to introduce a new guest writer here at Spiritually Unequal Marriage, Kimberly Jones. Kim is forty years old, happily married for eight years. Kim and her husband have two adopted boys, ages 11 and 7. She works part-time for Christ Lutheran Church in Hagerstown, MD. Her interests are her family, writing, reading,…
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My Englishman by Guest Writer; Kimberly Jones
Read more: My Englishman by Guest Writer; Kimberly JonesI am pleased to introduce a new guest writer here at Spiritually Unequal Marriage, Kimberly Jones. Kim is forty years old, happily married for eight years. Kim and her husband have two adopted boys, ages 11 and 7. She works part-time for Christ Lutheran Church in Hagerstown, MD. Her interests are her family, writing, reading,…
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What of Husbands?
Read more: What of Husbands?1 Peter 3:7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers. Just as the wives were to accept authority, so the husbands, in…
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Leave Fear Behind
Read more: Leave Fear BehindPeter called upon Christian wives to do what is good and to never let fears alarm them. A Christian woman’s faith in God would help her not to be afraid. In this context, it could refer to their not fearing the physical harm that might come to them from their husbands, not fearing the result…
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Fear
Read more: Fear1 Peter 3:5-6 5 For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own husbands, 6 like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her master. You are her daughters if you do what is right and…
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Turn Their Hearts!
Read more: Turn Their Hearts!Let’s continue on with our fascinating journey with Peter: God’s fingers can touch nothing but to mold it into loveliness – George MacDonald 1 Peter 3:3-4 (New International Version) Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that…
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I Know This King
Read more: I Know This KingHark the herald angels sing"Glory to the newborn King!Peace on earth and mercy mildGod and sinners reconciled"Joyful, all ye nations riseJoin the triumph of the skiesWith the angelic host proclaim:"Christ is born in Bethlehem" Hark! The herald angels sing"Glory to the newborn King!" —by Charles Wesley Today we reflect on the birth of a King.…
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Without Words
Read more: Without Words1 Peter 3:1-2 (New International Version) Wives and Husbands Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. In an…
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Submission Suggestions
Read more: Submission SuggestionsI want to thank you, the readers, for the suggestions and words of wisdom regarding our 1 Peter 3 study on submission. The following books were suggested by you the readers for further study: ? Me? Obey Him?: The Obedient Wife and God’s Way of Happiness and Blessing in the Home by Elizabeth rice Handford;…
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Submission – Real Life
Read more: Submission – Real LifeHow does submission play out in real life? Whew, it is an every day in every way attitude. Again, our bending of the knee to Christ, is daily, so too our love and respect is given daily to our mate. However, some decisions to bend your will to your spouse are more difficult than others.…
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Submitting To Submission
Read more: Submitting To Submission1 Peter 3: Wives in the same way, accept the authority of your husbands. (NRSV) What is submission? Submission is voluntarily cooperating with someone, first out of love and respect for God, and second, out of love and respect for that person. Submitting to nonbelievers is a difficult but vital part of leading them to…