Archives Tag: Marriage
5 Success Seeds You Can Sow Daily for Your Relationship
April 19, 2022
Relationship success, like success in other areas of life, is an aggregate of great choices and actions every day. Not many people fall in love and grow in love because of one big thing or the other that their partner did. It’s usually the little things done consistently over time, both sentimental and practical. What … Continue reading 5 Success Seeds You Can Sow Daily for Your Relationship
By jehonwa
5 Ways to Help If Your Husband Gets Laid Off
April 19, 2022
Recession is not just a word. Every day, people are losing their jobs and it’s not a function of their performance. Many companies just can’t afford to keep people on. Being there for a fired husband is not a walk in the park. Men are expected to and socialized to see themselves as providers, and … Continue reading 5 Ways to Help If Your Husband Gets Laid Off
By jehonwa
About Maturity and Everything Else That Fits Into a Box of Matches
April 19, 2022
The word, maturity, seems to be the most dignifying word used by members of the prestigious cult of adulthood. Sometimes, it is used as though it is a prize that all adult humans should aspire to. They will not be able to illustrate anything effectively unless they fling that word at you. Sometimes, they do … Continue reading About Maturity and Everything Else That Fits Into a Box of Matches
One Reason Why Marriage Can Suck in the Early Years
April 19, 2022
Many of us are good at paying lip service to the fact that marriage is a union of two different people who are sometimes from different backgrounds. However, when it comes down to applying that knowledge in daily life, we often do a poor job of it. We come into marriage with expectations of spousal … Continue reading One Reason Why Marriage Can Suck in the Early Years
By jehonwa
Is What You’re Doing Marriage or Slavery?
April 19, 2022
When you love your husband or wife, you wouldn’t want to see them overburdened or depleted just to keep your lives going. Instead, you want to make sure that each of you is carrying a fair share of the workload that your life together presents. There are homes where both partners contribute financially and yet … Continue reading Is What You’re Doing Marriage or Slavery?
By jehonwa
6 Ways to Keep Your Wife Hooked on You
April 19, 2022
Don’t be fooled; there is nothing in the feminine nature to suggest that she is less prone to temptation than you are. A partner whose needs are not being met or who has been starved of affection and attention is vulnerable, male or female. Of course, we all have self-control; the point is, not only husbands … Continue reading 6 Ways to Keep Your Wife Hooked on You
By jehonwa
Do You Remember Why You Got Married?
April 19, 2022
Over the weekend, I was discussing with a group of Christian wives about the chief goal of “wifehood” and “husbandhood” and we worked our way through to the conclusion that the main role and duty of a spouse is to help the other achieve their purpose, and that how each couple interprets this is up … Continue reading Do You Remember Why You Got Married?
By jehonwa
Letter to My Younger Self – On That Future Husband
April 19, 2022
Dear Joy, You’ve been doing a lot of thinking about your future husband. You’ve read books and reflected on what you expect in your husband, and you painted a picture of your ideal mate back when you were just 19. He should be someone who shares your spiritual values as well as your material values; … Continue reading Letter to My Younger Self – On That Future Husband
By jehonwa
Why Money Causes So Much Friction in Marriage
April 19, 2022
The popular saying, “no romance without finance”, sometimes gives the impression that a lack of money is what causes financial issues in marriage. After all, we know that marrying a dreamer who enjoys talking big without corresponding action, or who counts his chicks before they are hatched, is setting oneself up for a marriage fraught … Continue reading Why Money Causes So Much Friction in Marriage
By jehonwa
Misconceptions about the Other Half
April 19, 2022
The wedding jitters, delicate fitting into that breathtaking dress, exchange of heartfelt vows and the long-awaited exit from singlehood into holy wedlock is finally over and the natural perception of everlasting marital bliss, instant bonding with the mother-in-law and never having to worry about making babies, all seem believable. Your spouse or better said, husband, … Continue reading Misconceptions about the Other Half
5 Important Bible Passages for Christian Couples
April 19, 2022
The Bible teaches that God Himself instituted marriage. Under the New Covenant, we are to remember that ‘Marriage is to be honoured by all, and husbands and wives must be faithful to each other. God will judge those who are immoral and those who commit adultery.’ (Hebrews 13:4, GNT) Here are 5 other passages Christian … Continue reading 5 Important Bible Passages for Christian Couples
By jehonwa
Book Review: What I Wish I’d Known Before I Got Married
April 19, 2022
[Keepin’ It Real] By Kay Coles James (with John Littel) Multnomah Publishers Inc, 2001 ISBN 978-35714-7-8 I’ve always said that if I had to choose only two books apart from the Bible to prepare me for marriage, this would definitely be one of them (the other is What No One Tells The Bride by Marg … Continue reading Book Review: What I Wish I’d Known Before I Got Married
By jehonwa
Marriage and the Modern Man
April 19, 2022
While it is admitted that marriage is a sacred union between two humans of separate identity, motives and intentions, it is equally not mistaken that the modern man has found it useful but not in its entirety. Given the high rate of divorce cases in our clan, domestic violence in the home front, sexual abuses … Continue reading Marriage and the Modern Man
By evans-ufeli
The Gift
April 19, 2022
When you get a spouse, you get one of life’s greatest gifts- an accountability partner. He isn’t there to make life heaven or hell-though he may try. But then, he is here to remind you of the things that matter most about being alive; the things you can control, like forgiveness, second chances and love. … Continue reading The Gift
By nehijesu
LIFESTYLE Opinion Relationships
What is Love? 8 True Definitions that Give Clarity
April 19, 2022
Love. I am not even going to try to explain this word that is so pure and true and yet, steals into your heart and muddles everything that is in order. Love is everything. Without it, there is nothing. This paradox confuses even the very best of us to the extent that we have people … Continue reading What is Love? 8 True Definitions that Give Clarity
By mary-odunuga
