Unrealistic expectations in marriage have been called the “Silent Marriage Killer”. This dishonourable title is actually well earned, because our expectations pave the way for disappointment, bitterness and resentment, which steal our joy from enjoying whatever is good in our marriage. So it is important that as we […]
This is probably the hardest thing for anybody to do, but it is also the most rewarding act of love. Jesus taught us this principle of losing to gain, through His death on the Cross, where He gave up His life to gain the world (John 3:16)! He gave […]
Communication is a HUGE topic. I know this because it was one of the modules I did when I studied Social Work in University. Since we are relational beings, social beings, communication affects us in multi-dimensional ways and our ability to communicate well can actually determine our success […]
In the first part of this series, I established that marriage is a gift that we ought to be grateful for. We looked at why we must not only appreciate our gift, but appreciate our spouse too. I also shared five things we should be doing to show our appreciation to our […]
Over the next six months, I will be meditating on marriage, with a post a week about what marriage means, how we should approach marriage and deal with challenges that arise in marriage, using the 26 letters of the alphabet as a guide – as well as building […]