Money Trouble

As you talk with your husband about his recent paycheck and bills that need to be paid with that money, you realize that he has not talked about giving money to your church. You ask him about it and he says that there isn’t enough to go to the church because there are too many bills to pay right now. He explains that when everything is caught up, he’ll give some money to the church. Your heart sinks. You know that God desires faithfulness in giving.

*How can you submissively and respectfully talk with your husband about Biblical principles of giving?

*What if he doesn’t agree with you?

*How can you pray for him?

Real Life~Real Answers: Marriage Problems

Your best friend calls you from out of state with a desperate voice saying, “I want out! I want out of this marriage! I can’t take it any more! How can God expect me to live with this man who makes me so angry and doesn’t love me? Don’t I deserve to be happy?”  You have known they were having problems resolving conflict, but didn’t realize that it was this bad.

*What Biblical advice should you share with your friend that would help her view this situation in a godly way?

*What could you challenge her to do to be the godly wife God wants her to be?




Recommended Books:
Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas
The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace

Real Life ~ Real Answers

Getting Perspective


Jake looked around his office, slid his phone from his pocket, and texted his wife: “I got it!” While others at Jake’s company were being laid off, he was getting a promotion. “Let’s meet at …” he texted again, naming a nice restaurant. Jake was thrilled about the promotion and wanted to celebrate. Later, on his way to meet his wife, he rehearsed in his mind the actions he’d taken to get the promotion. As the two enjoyed their meal, he repeated to her what he’d rehearsed to himself. Yes, Jake was quite pleased with himself. He felt life was good, and he was finally on his way!

What is unbiblical about Jake’s thinking?

If you were Jake’s wife, what Scripture and biblical principles would you use to help him to think biblically?

How could you pray for your husband in this situation?

What loving others looks like, part 1

We are going to spend some time now discussing what loving others looks like. What are some practical every day things that we as women can do to love others. Today and tomorrow we are going to talk about what it looks like to love your husband? We will share our answers as it applies to our situations. If you are married, what does this look like in your life?

Loving My Husband

Our discussion today revolved around the practical ways that you can show love to your husband. You might be tempted to think that doing the laundry, picking up after him, or cooking his meals shows your love. Yet as we talked today, we see there are many other ways to show your love to him. What do you think?