Continuing where we left off in the last podcast, characteristics of the woman in Proverbs 31 like a godly work ethic, quality of work, prioritising her work are focused on this week. In addition, her compassion, generosity, wisdom, good testimony and humility are also brought out beautifully.

But the big question remains - how can I become like the Proverbs 31 woman? How can my character also change to become like the woman God’s wants me to be? Yes, the answer is also given by the Proverbs 31 woman.

Listen and be encouraged as we build up a godly Christian family.

How can our character become ’transformed’ and become ‘conformed’ to God’s image? Surely it does not happen overnight! But then what’s the road map towards ’transformation?’

In this podcast, we take a look at two of the characteristics - faithfulness and loyaly which the Proverbs 31 woman had. As always, using simple day to day examples like washing dishes and being on time for church to being loyal in words and actions to her husband, we are made to understand what it takes for our character to be transformed.

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Sometimes when Christian women read Proverbs 31, rather than get encouraged they can often get discouraged. This is because it paints a picture of a woman who’s got it all together, appears perfect and lacks nothing. You wonder if she was a super woman. 'How can I even get to becoming even half of what woman was', she thinks to herself?

But as you listen to this podcast, your spiritual eyes will be opened to see Proverbs 31 and the woman which it portrays in a fresh and encouraging way.

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One minute you are having a lovely conversation with your spouse and the next minutue you are aiming for the others jugular! What happened? The tongue, a weapon mightier than the sharpest sword, brought about destruction.

With practical guidelines like - do not generalise the mistakes of your spouse, avoid making negative comparision of your wife or husband, refrain from making statements of rejection etc. this podcast is filled with practical wisdom. WIth the same tongue that can be used to destroy, we can also built up.

Let us learn and be blessed as we build up a Christian family.

Men are extremely logical, while women approach things emotionally. Women talk through details to find solutions, while men withdraw and tend to think in isolation. Taken by themselves, these God given differences, can be a source of conflict and endless frustration.

But as we listen to this podcast, we will see how a wise husband will give heed to the intuitions of his wife, however illogical they might seem and the smart wife will know not to let her emotions overwhelm her, but to trust her husabnds rational and logical way of finding a solution to a difficult situation.

Let us be grateful to God for the way he has made each one of us and learn as we build up a Christian family.

My wife talks too much, the husband complaints. My husband says nothing, the wife complaints! Different communication patterns and needs can lead to endless frustrations and unfortunately a breakdown in communication between spouses. But it does not need to be so!

As you listen to this podcast, you will realize that the Creator has created each one with different communication skills. And with a little patience and understanding, the husband and wife will realise that they can fulfill mutually complimentary roles as they build up a Christian family.

Words once said can only be forgiven, not forgotten. This is especially so within marriage relationships. How much of heartache could have been avoided if only we had learned to listen.

As the Holy Scripture points out, what the heart overflows the mouth speaks. Using everyday examples, this podcast helps us to learn the 3 principles of communication which are - communicate clearly, share from your heart and learn to listen.

Let us learn and be blessed as we build up a Christian family.

Communication is an art; one which needs to be learned. Each partner in marriage wishes to be understood by the other, but without effective communication between the husband and the wife, that is impossible.

In this podcast, the 3 golden rules for effective communication is clearly explained. With examples from every day life, the role of non-verbal communication, what it means to properly commune with each other and how to avoid mis-communication can be understood in a way that is easy to apply to our daily lives.

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Christ and the church is our model for our marriage relationship and this applies to the area of communication too. Christ communicated to His Bride the Church, in a clear manner (ex: parables) Christ told what He did, why He did it, what He felt, what He was thinking, what He was going to do and even where He was going!

But to reach this depth of communication, it takes time and more importantly - trust. As each spouse encourages even a small efforts of the other spouse to communicate, the level of communication will get better. Eventually by God’s grace, the couple can become one in purpose, carry each others burdens, raise children together and be a model Christian family.

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The majority of marital conflicts can be traced back to the lack of communication between the spouses. But, rather than attempting to find answers for the problem, this week's podcast episode challenges us to take a look at the enormous length that God our creator went to, to communicate His love for us, His creations.

The question finally asked to each one of us is, if God - an infinite, eternal and a spirit being, takes upon the nature of communication with us (His creations) - who are finite, mortal and soul-ish beings, so seriously, shouldn’t we, His creation also take the act of communication to our spouses, earnestly?

Listen and be blessed as we build up a Christian family.