As women, we may confuse “intimacy” with “intercourse” and want to avoid it for one reason or another. Or we confuse “intimacy” with “romance” and have unrealistic expectations of what it should look like. But let me tell you a little secret I learned while God was redeeming my marriage just a few years ago - intimacy is way more than just flowers and sex.

Intimacy is the experience of really knowing someone and being known by them. God designed us to stay connected with our husbands and it matters to your man more than you think.

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If you have been married more than 5 minutes and have not criticized your husband OR questioned his plans (either out loud OR in your head), then you deserve a trophy!

But for those of you who are guilty of this ugly little habit, let’s talk about why you need to break it along with specific actions you can take to live out Hebrews 10:24-25 in your marriage and stir up your husband to love and good works and encourage him all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

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I admit I don’t mince words. I say what I mean and mean what I say. 

I was embarrassed when a USMC Commanding Officer had seen my cut and dry directness as an asset. I was defensive when a woman from my church saw it as a pretty major personality flaw. And I felt exposed when the Holy Spirit began to convict me about how I was using this "personality superpower."

You may not be direct, but do you have a personality trait that has ever left you feeling embarrassed, defensive, or exposed?

If this is how God made you, do you really have any control over it? Can you just look at the person standing across from you and say, “Sorry, this is just who I am.”  

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The fact is that the closer you are to someone, the higher the risk of experiencing brokenness in your relationship. Have you ever been in a close relationship that has experienced some serious friction?

I am not talking about the irritation that comes from spending too much time together. No, what I am talking about is the kind of conflict that cuts you deep because you think the other person would never consider hurting you in that way.

How do you navigate a friendship or any, relationship for that matter, through a big storm? We can’t just cut ties every time things go south, right? So what should we do?

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Loving our kids well is one of the hardest things for a mom to do consistently.

In the day-to-day grind of cleaning up messes, tidying up toys, washing clothes, cooking meals, and focusing on a thousand other tasks that are all part of caring for them, is it really all that surprising that we have trouble LOVING them? 

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“Just give me the rules! When do I HAVE to submit to my husband and when can I just ignore him because he is being a butthead?”

So after listening to Ep 7 - Submit to my husband? Are you crazy? you should have a basic understanding of what biblical submission IS and why we should live it out in our marriages. But how do we wives know if we are getting it right?

What does submission look like in reality?

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Oh, the power that these 10 letters wield is amazing! Men and women have misunderstood them and abused them so often that we flinch whenever we hear them. 

I guarantee that I am not alone among Christian women who struggle with this. But, as with any challenging concept, context is EVERYthing! 

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I knew who Jesus was, and, if you had asked me if I believed what the Bible said about Him, I would have said yes, but despite claiming to be Christian all my life, I didn’t actually bring Jesus into my life.

One October morning I sat in the pew listening to the preacher talk about sin and the consequences of it being eternal suffering in Hell. I remember thinking, "my soon-to-be ex-husband needs to hear this."

And then it happened. God pulled back the veil and I heard Him say, “This message isn’t for him, it’s for you.”

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Just because sanctification is something we each go through personally, it doesn’t mean we have to go through it alone.

Are you in a relationship with another Christian woman with who you can be honest about your spiritual life?

Not someone who will judge you for your sin struggles. Not someone who tells you that your sin isn’t that big of a deal and to not worry about it. But someone who cheers for you when you have had a breakthrough and who lifts you up when you have a breakdown.

Because that, my friend, is real accountability and it definitely DOESN'T suck!

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Sanctification isn’t just about setting boundaries or safeguards around sin. It isn’t just about not drinking, cursing, or yelling. You can’t just dress modestly, and avoid watching Rated R movies or listening to mainstream music. It’s not enough to just show up to service and Sunday school once a week or join a small group.

And the truth is: 

• Sanctification is inconvenient.
• Sanctification is painful.
• Sanctification SUCKS.

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