Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ…. -Ephesians 5:20, KJV I believe gratitude is the secret to healthy living–spiritually speaking. When we choose to be grateful, we are choosing to see the many gifts in our lives and focus on real positives. Life … Continue reading “So much for thanksgiving!”
Building boats
Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. -Hebrews 11:1, NLT Colton Dixon’s “Build a Boat” is a song that a friend recently shared. I love the lyrics of this song. It is a song of faith. This is a song declaring faith. It is … Continue reading “Building boats”
Marriage is not a business deal.
You ask, “Why?” It is because the Lord is the witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant. -Malachi 2:14, NIV Christian marriage is not a business deal. It is a solemn covenant relationship that involves God as a party. Some cheaters … Continue reading “Marriage is not a business deal.”
Cheater Rebelling Behavior
Did you ever feel like the big, bad parent with your cheater? I think sometimes some engage in cheating behavior as a way to try and resolve family issues (non-therapist speaking here). They did not feel safe to do that with their mother or father. So, the faithful spouse gets all their rebellion in its … Continue reading “Cheater Rebelling Behavior”
Rebuilding Self
How could I have missed that?! I do not know if you can relate to asking this question of yourself. However, I think the fractured relationship with oneself is a relationship almost always needing attention. Part of the devastation of discovering a cheating spouse is discovering the deception was ongoing for a long period of time, … Continue reading “Rebuilding Self”
Unexpected Fulfillment
24 He saw an Egyptian mistreating an Israelite. So Moses came to the man’s defense and avenged him, killing the Egyptian. 25 Moses assumed his fellow Israelites would realize that God had sent him to rescue them, but they didn’t. Acts 7:24-25, NLT God’s timing and ways are not our ways. What I find interesting about this story … Continue reading “Unexpected Fulfillment”
Unloved issue
21 Under three things the earth quakes, And under four, it cannot bear up: … 23 Under an unloved woman when she gets a husband, And a maidservant when she supplants her mistress. -Proverbs 30:21, 23, NASB (emphasis mine) I can still picture the moment… We had just moved into our first home we bought together, and … Continue reading “Unloved issue”
Enough to know it is an iceberg of cheating and lies
When dealing with a cheater who has lived a double life for months (or years), you likely only know a small part of the deception and infidelity. They have been at this deception for a while. What you know now is a fractured partial of the story, and they have demonstrated an unwillingness to clue … Continue reading “Enough to know it is an iceberg of cheating and lies”
Life is too short
15 Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. 16 The wind blows, and we are gone— as though we had never been here. -Psalm 103:15-16, NLT Life is too short to argue with a cheater. Do not waste your precious time arguing over your worth. You should not have to explain … Continue reading “Life is too short”
Chosen as a friend
“Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me. You didn’t choose me. I chose you.” -John 15:15b-16a, NLT I think one of the most endearing part of owning a dog (or parrot, in my case) is how they demonstrate how much they choose and want you! In this, they are … Continue reading “Chosen as a friend”