Posts Tagged ‘love’
How To Build Spiritual Intimacy In Your Marriage Today
As married couples, a lot of us are exhausted and out of ideas to create spiritual intimacy in our relationship. It might feel too vulnerable to seek God together, or you might be in a season where you aren’t interested in any kind of intimacy. Also, many of us have gotten to the point where we’ve resigned ourselves to going through the motions. God designed marriage to be so much more!
Read MoreLove as God Loves: How is That Even Possible?
During His last days on earth, Jesus gave His disciples an impossible order to “love as God loves.” “This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:12, 13 NASB). How can…
Read MoreDo You Know the Real You?
Psychologists and theologians all agree that from the time we’re very small, until the day we die, one of the questions all of us begin to consciously or unconsciously try to answer is: Who am I? Ironically, most of us spend a great majority of our time and energy trying to be like someone else or wishing we were someone else. But Jesus…
Read MoreWhat One Trait is God Looking For?
My wife Theresa is always shopping. Whenever we’re hanging out around downtown Los Gatos, CA, or if we get away for a little weekend to Atlanta, GA, she is always shopping. But she’s not shopping for herself, she’s actually shopping for our grandkids. It seems like there is a birthday happening every third day in our family. So, wherever we go, she sees something and says, “For this season, this would be perfect for…” and then she’ll name one…
Read MoreGod’s Prescription for a Lasting Relationship
If you spend any time checking out self-help books, clicking through television channels or perusing the magazine aisle at the grocery store, you know our world is overrun with advice on how to catch a mate and keep the relationship going strong. We are all desperately searching for a love that will last. And truthfully,…
Read MoreIs God Out of Touch When It Comes to Sex?
I think many people – even Christians – think that God is totally out of touch with today’s culture and people’s needs and that’s why He prohibits all sex outside of marriage. I know I did. I came to Christ after my senior year in high school. Then I went away to a college where…
Read MoreWhy Should I Get Married?
The True Meaning of Marriage Do you ever wonder why we should get married? After all, isn’t it just a piece of paper? Most of the world views marriage as only a contract. It says that marriage is when two people enter into a contract and stay together as long as it’s working.…
Read MoreWhat Does it Mean to Really Love Someone?
Love is a Choice Do you ever wonder what it means to really love someone? We’re bombarded today with movies and videos and romance novels that give us a false image of what it means to love. If you think about it, most secular songs and movies all say the same thing in different…
Read MoreHow Do I Know If I’m Really in Love?
Love is a Choice People who are dating or struggling in their marriage often ask the questions: “How do I know if I’m in love?” and “Is this really love?” In our culture, we’re taught (through the media, music, movies, etc.) that a person is in love when he or she has good…
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