Purposeful Womanhood

 By Jessica Edwards The course of my life changed forever on December 7, 2002. At that time, I was a stay-at-home mom of two little boys with my days full of ministry in my home. Through an emotional breakdown, the Lord began to show me all of the pride, the worry, the fear, the lies I was believing, and He began to transform and renew my mind as I clung to Him for His grace and healing. He called me to come with Him to a desolate place. We spent many months together in that desolate place, and my life has not been the same. There's an interesting account in Mark 6 where the disciples had been doing some amazing work for the Lord. They had been preaching, casting out devils, healing the sick (vs. 13), and Jesus told them to “ 'Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.' For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a desolate place by themselves” (vs. 31-32 ESV) . Notice Jesus didn't say ...

 By Carrie Moyer ENOUGH?   I've been married more than long enough to conclude that my husband is incapable of meeting my most intimate needs and expectations. And, on the flip side, I humbly confess that I am entirely incapable of meeting his. That's the plain, simple truth. HUSBAND, LOVE . . . God commands a husband to love his wife (Ephesians 5:25, 28, 33). Not to learn her love language, but simply, to love her. That is, he is to be patient and kind, not envious or boasting, not arrogant or rude. He should not insist on having his own way; should avoid being irritable or resentful. He should not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoice with the truth. He should bear all things, believe all things, hope all things, endure all things.  And he should behave this way toward his wife always in all circumstances, even when she fails to conform to God's expectations for a wife. (1 Corinthians 13:4‭-‬8) WIFE, SUBMIT . . . God commands a wife to submit to her husband i...