Posts tagged with ‘restoring marriage’

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When “We” Becomes “Me”

by Nancy Connell

There is a video that my husband had found that was talking about not taking things personally, that it is not all about you, and when it is, how to verbalize without accusing. They asked a question; do you want to be happy or do you want to be right? And they ask what is […]

A Powerful Tool In Marriage – Prayer

by Nancy Connell

Every marriage has its ups and downs. The trials that come can at times feel that they are impossible to get through. There are times you may think what can be done to help, fix, or mend your marriage. No matter what is going on in your marriage the one thing that you can always […]

Respect In A Marriage

by Nancy Connell

In the world today you will find that respect is not something commonly practiced anymore. There are not many people who teach their children how to respect. The world today is very self-focused with a ‘self-achiever, successor, and crush anyone in the way’ mentality. This has greatly flowed into marriage relationships. Respect can be a […]

Overcoming Stress by Focusing on God and Teamwork with Spouse

by Nancy Connell

Life right now as we know it has brought new challenges and a new lifestyle that we have had to face. Some people have handled these things very well and others are hanging on by a thread stricken with worry, fear, and being overwhelmed with the overload of new decisions that they have to face. […]

Idolatry in Marriage Part 2

by Nancy Connell

(continued from https://lighthousechurchinc.org/2020/04/25/idolatry-in-a-marriage-part-1) Anything you put before God is idolatry. When you focus on one thing that overrides anything else that He is telling you to do or you agreed to do and all else suffers from your lack of attention in those areas, you have entered into idolatry. The enemy knows where our weak […]

Idolatry in a Marriage Part 1

by Nancy Connell

Idolatry can be a tricky thing to see if you are guilty of. When most people think of idolatry, they think of an object or an obsession that takes top priority over everything else. Yes, these things are true, but there is so much more to it than this. Not very often is it talked […]

Close the Door to the Little Foxes

by Nancy Connell

How we are really opening the door to the devil in our marriages and how to get them closed? During this time of the pandemic is very important to understand that there are doors that we could be entertaining to open to the devil without realizing that it is a door that we are leaving […]

What To Do To Seek Forgiveness From Spouse

by Nancy Connell

The last 2 articles we have been talking about breaking the Barriers in Marriage and the 3 Steps to Breaking the Barriers. Because forgiveness is the key ingredient to breaking the barriers, let’s take a deeper look in this article about seeking forgiveness and dealing with if the forgiveness isn’t accept from the spouse. Just […]

3 Steps of Barrier Breaking

by Nancy Connell

Have you noticed that there are issues in your marriage and that you seem to keep hitting a brick wall? One of the biggest obstacles in marriage is not being able to admit or see the blockage and that barrier could be within you. Once you have realized you have a barrier in your marriage, […]

Barriers In Marriage

by Nancy Connell

Do you feel like there is something that is blocking love in your marriage? Take a moment and reflect on your own behavior and attitude in your marriage. How do you treat your spouse and what kind of thoughts do you honestly have about that person? If you find that you have any negative feelings, […]