Matrimonial

INTROVERT MEETS EXTROVERT – LET THE GAMES BEGIN Father, who am I that You who created all things, have chosen me? I am honored to be called a daughter of the Most High! Jesus Christ, You are my Redeemer and I declare that You are alive! Welcome in my heart Holy Spirit! This is the first of a few matrimonial articles, focusing on the word MARRIAGE. The titles of these articles are as follows and in many of these I will reflect on my experience of being married for 25 years: M – Me, Myself and I A – Adjust…

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 This article is for married people that have challenges with their marriages, their finances and their health. The Lord Almighty says that when you are married then your body and your soul IS CONNECTED WITH ONE ANOTHER!! I’m a young teenager with no experience of marriage what so ever but our Heavenly Father told me to give this word to the rest of the world. The first thing that hit my mind is 1. HEALTH : we all are challenged daily with our health, sometimes it can even lead towards death but until that moment comes YOU HAVE TO BE…

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The story of Isaac and Rebecca is such a captivating one of relying on God.  Abraham made his most trusted servant take an oath to go to Abraham’s country and find a wife for Isaac, but Isaac was not allowed to go with.  God told Abraham that he would send His Angel before the servant.  The servant asked Abraham what he should do if the girl does not want to come back with him.  Abraham replied that he would be cleared from that oath.  At the well, the “non-believing” servant prayed for God’s favour on his master, Abraham.  God show…

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I recently met up with a couple going through marital difficulty due to the wife ‘finding’ things her husband was doing on a social network and via e-mails. She stumbled upon it when he forgot to log off his password. Now here is the problem. The moment a couple hides things from each other and starts protecting their e-mail or social network accounts with passwords, it robs them of intimacy. It creates that ‘secret life’ that many people with a spouse and children find they need to escape to, a world where you are completely in control. Or so you…

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Ps 46:10 says:  “Be still and know that I am God.”  Being still is more than just being quiet. The dictionary gives a number of other words to better explain this “still”, such as motionless, immobile, unmoving, at rest/standstill/halt, tranquil, stagnant, static, subdue and calm. The Today’s English Version says: “Stop fighting”. We are so used to being busy, upset, fighting and restless that we can hardly hear God’s voice.  Do you take enough time to hear the quiet whisper of the Holy Spirit directing you? Are you motionless long enough to practice being in the presence of God? ARE…

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This morning the Lord led me to Hosea 3, where God tells Hosea to take back his wife, even though she is an adulteress.  It touched me deeply, because it was filled with compassion and mercy.  I questioned the Lord about the biblical view of divorce, and found Jesus quoting Moses to his disciples in Matt 19.  He clearly states that adultery is grounds for divorce.  But in contrast to Matthew 19, God specifically tells Hosea to reconcile with his wife, to give her a second chance. I often find people getting divorced because their spouse was unfaithful.  Both my…

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I’m sure many of you have heard of the ‘Silver Ring Thing’.  For those who haven’t, it is an international initiative for children and young adults who pledge to stay sexually pure and abstain sexually until they are married. This morning I came up with ‘The Golden Ring Thing’. Let me back up a bit and explain how and why I came up with this. I was recently approached by a senior colleague who told me that I make him weak at the knees and he cannot focus on work when I am around. I am happily married, and he…

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