A Love Language Minute

When a problem arises in your marriage, it often leads to you and your spouse blaming each other. No doubt, both of you bear some of the fault. What you must do is confess the areas in which you are at fault - regardless of whether or not your spouse takes the same step. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's important to help your spouse reach their potential? The deepest satisfaction that a spouse can have is to see their mate reach their fullest potential in life - relationally and spiritually. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Silence between separated spouses is quite common. It takes both spouses to communicate, but it only takes one to initiate the process. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should a married couple choose to attend separate churches? It's not necessarily wrong, but it's not advisable. If neither of them want to attend the other's church, it might helpful for them to agree to visit other churches that neither one of them are currently attending. They might end up finding a church that both can agree on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When one spouse is a social person while the other is an introvert, it can often lead to doing things separately. This drifting apart is not healthy. Both spouses need to take steps in each other's direction - making these differences more manageable. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Separation does not equal divorce. There are many reasons why a separation could take place in a marriage; but if those reasons don't warrant a divorce, that time of separation should be used to seek reconciliation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How can you help your spouse be all that they can be? The way a marriage works is a man giving of himself for the benefit of his wife - helping his wife become all that God wants her to become. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When the word "intimacy" is mentioned, men typically think of sex while women think of sharing emotions. Spiritual intimacy is all about sharing the most important parts of your life with your spouse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If your unfaithful wife returns to you and confesses her sin, there's hope for that marriage. But it will take time for trust to be reborn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A controlling husband throws off the balance of decision-making in a marriage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why is communication in a marriage relationship so important?, because we are not mind-readers. If you never share your thoughts, your spouse will never know what you're thinking. Communication is to a relationship what breathing is to the body. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Research shows that fathers spend practically no time talking with their children. And this is true of Christian fathers as well. The lack of meaningful conversation will lead to unhealthy families. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scripture commands children to honor their parents. If children refuse to obey their parents, they'll never honor them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A wife should be very concerned if her husband is texting other women. A husband who thinks he has this behavior under control is playing with fire and is putting his marriage in jeopardy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An angry husband needs to understand where his anger is coming from. Dr. Gary Chapman's book, Anger - Handling a Powerful Emotion in a Healthy Way, is an effective tool to help him manage his anger. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scripture says, "without a vision, the people perish". Nowhere is that more true than in family life. It's essential that a couple have a clear Biblical picture of what a healthy family looks like. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Loving your spouse is costly. Loving and serving your spouse should take priority over fulfilling your own desires. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The key to a healthy family is an attitude of service. Remember, Jesus said, "I didn't come to be served but to serve". If a husband and wife begin serving each other, it won't take long for the children to get the idea that life is about serving others. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some married couples can't agree on how much to tithe. They should begin by studying what the Bible teaches about tithing, agree to meet in the middle, then begin working toward God's ideal of tithing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's not unusual for married couples to lose that "in love" feeling over time. It's not a matter of you being "in love" but rather choosing to love. Scripture commands husbands and wives to love each other. Love may not come naturally, but it's something that can be learned. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.