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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Pledge of Allegiance and The Lord's Prayer

I found this very interesting. Thought you would too.

Since the Pledge of Allegiance and The Lord's Prayer are not allowed in most public schools anymore because the word "God" is mentioned.... A kid in Arizona wrote the attached NEW School prayer.

Now I sit me down in school
Where praying is against the rule
For this great nation under God
Finds mention of Him very odd.

If Scripture now the class recites,
It violates the Bill of Rights.
And anytime my head I bow
Becomes a Federal matter now.
Our hair can be purple, orange or green,
That's no offense; it's a freedom scene.
The law is specific, the law is precise.
Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.

For praying in a public hall
Might offend someone with no faith at all.
In silence alone we must meditate,
God's name is prohibited by the state.

We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,
And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks.
They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible.
To quote the Good Book makes me liable.

We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,
And the 'unwed daddy,' our Senior King.
It's "inappropriate" to teach right from wrong,
We're taught that such "judgments" do not belong.

We can get our condoms and birth controls,
Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles.
But the Ten Commandments are not allowed,
No word of God must reach this crowd.

It's scary here I must confess,
When chaos reigns the school's a mess.
So, Lord, this silent plea I make:
Should I be shot; my soul please take!

Amen

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Mine Forever

I look deep in your eyes and I see you
I look deep in your eyes and you see me
you see my soul, you see my heart
where can we go from here
where can I take you

I will lead you,
will you follow?
I take you by the hand
I will take you beside me
there is no where I want to go without you
There is no place in this world I would be satisfied without you

I love you forever
I could never imagine you not in my life and
I could never imagine you not being my wife
Lorie I love you forever

Monday, March 29, 2010

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

1. Do I respect My wife?

I had to think about this question for only a nano-second. Lorie and I have been Married for 23 years (or it will be on July 18th). I do respect my wife for putting up with me for so long. I respect her in so very many ways. How she strives to keep herself beautiful. How she treats me. How she loves her family and our son’s. I could go on and on. Love you Lorie.

2. Do I honour My wife?

I sure try to honour her. I compliment her all the time. I tell her how I love her and I am so excited when I see her. She completes me. And she makes me look good. I do try to honour her always, however I am a male and well I fail miserably at times, but she is gracious enough to forgive me

3. Do I cherish My wife?

I try ever so hard to cherish her. I am nothing without her. I cherish her more than anything or anyone. I try to make her feel that way, and I think I do succeed at times, however do I have to say it again? Male here…

4. Do I do what I can for my wife?

You can do anything for her. Little things that will result in a big reward (no I mean she will love you more for the little things). Try for a week or two, make the bed or any other little chore that we as guys may find trivial, but is not so trivial.

5. Do I love My wife?

It seems at times words cannot express the love I have for my wife. I am so blessed that she puts up with me. She Loves me. All the little things she does make my love grow deeper all the time. I Love you Lorie! (Make sure to say “I LOVE YOU” all the time… and mean it!)

6. Do I enjoy My wife?

This is quite simple…yes I do. And I don’t mean simple as our relationship. This I did not even have to think about. I enjoy everything about her. To quote someone famous:

Song of Solomon 7:6-8
6"How beautiful and how delightful you are, My love, with all your charms!
Notice I only put one verse. Guys look it up. It is great!!!

7. Do I anticipate My wife's need's?

Wow now here is an area that I sure need to work on. I am trying so hard but this is (to quote today’s words) just an epic fail on my part. You know I see the need but do I meet that need. Well at time yes, but like I said I do need work.

8. Do I fill My wife's love bank?

Remember the previous question “What can I do for my wife?”. Well here is the area that you benefit by doing. You fill your wifes love bank when you do the little things, like opening her car door, or listening to her. The list is endless.

9. Do I sacrifice for My wife?

This I found hard to answer. What I might view as sacrifice, my wife might view as expected. I will have to think more about this. I think I do at times but will definitely need more work

10. Do I pray for My Wife?

All the time should be the response. I will have to say there are days when I miss and do I feel guilty? YES, I do.
God Help me to pray for my wonderful wife daily.

Friday, March 26, 2010

DO I RESPECT MY WIFE?

I think that we (men) need to step back a little and take a look at ourselves.
Here is a list of 10 questions we should ask ourselves men:


(now take the time and be honest)
1. Do I respect My wife?


2. Do I honour My wife?


3. Do I cherish My wife?


4. Do I do what I can for my wife?


5. Do I love My wife?


6. Do I enjoy My wife?


7. Do I anticipate My wife's need's?


8. Do I fill My wife's love bank?


9. Do I sacrifice for My wife?

10. Do I pray for My Wife?


If you answered those questions without hesitation you didn’t think very hard. I would suggest taking a day and contemplating your answers. I will give you my answers in my next blog.


Now you can combine answers if you wish. Something like this #1 and #9


I respect my wife by sacrificing my own needs to satisfy her needs in that I will do for her something that will mean the world. Something like go on a trip with her and show her that I want to be with her no matter where that is. (Yes even the in-laws or relatives).


Guys this is a good exercise for you to do...


God Bless

Thursday, March 25, 2010

MY HEART FOR YOU

My heart is full of love for you
My mind keeps active with the thoughts of you
I never wonder if I will ever loose you

You tell me your heart is mine
you tell me you love me
you tell me you are mine
baby I love you
When we have times the we do not appreciate
we come together to work them out
we see each other and talk about it

I want to forever be yours
I want you to be forever mine and
I know with this Love we share that will be the way it is
Forever Love

You know guys it is very easy to express your love for your love

You just need to think about all the good she is for you and keep that in your heart and it will come easy.

God Bless you all this wonderful day

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Just As I Am

Some times I think where Am I going
I think what am I doing
I find I keep wondering off the path
God Has for me

Jesus help me stay on the path
Guide me as I go
when a cross road comes
Help me decide which way to go
Lord be my guide

I want to follow
I want to obey
Jesus with out you starting my day
is just another day
Jesus here I am
Take me use me
be my guide

Lord Take me
Just as I am
I make this plee
Jesus use me and Guide me
Make my life complete with you

Thank you Father in Heaven for your son
Jesus be my guide and my friend and brother
I want to walk down the narrow path set before me
Thank you Jesus
Thank you Jesus

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Am I Carnally Minded?

I Read this and thougth it was worth sharing.

(http://www.rbc.org/utmost/index.php)

Where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal . . . ? —1 Corinthians 3:3 The natural man, or unbeliever, knows nothing about carnality. The desires of the flesh warring against the Spirit, and the Spirit warring against the flesh, which began at rebirth, are what produce carnality and the awareness of it. But Paul said, "Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh" ( Galatians 5:16 ). In other words, carnality will disappear.

Are you quarrelsome and easily upset over small things? Do you think that no one who is a Christian is ever like that? Paul said they are, and he connected these attitudes with carnality. Is there a truth in the Bible that instantly awakens a spirit of malice or resentment in you? If so, that is proof that you are still carnal. If the process of sanctification is continuing in your life, there will be no trace of that kind of spirit remaining.

If the Spirit of God detects anything in you that is wrong, He doesn’t ask you to make it right; He only asks you to accept the light of truth, and then He will make it right. A child of the light will confess sin instantly and stand completely open before God. But a child of the darkness will say, "Oh, I can explain that." When the light shines and the Spirit brings conviction of sin, be a child of the light. Confess your wrongdoing, and God will deal with it. If, however, you try to vindicate yourself, you prove yourself to be a child of the darkness.

What is the proof that carnality has gone? Never deceive yourself; when carnality is gone you will know it-it is the most real thing you can imagine. And God will see to it that you have a number of opportunities to prove to yourself the miracle of His grace. The proof is in a very practical test. You will find yourself saying, "If this had happened before, I would have had the spirit of resentment!" And you will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Remembering Monday!

Today is Monday, the start of a brand new week. We have so much to look forward to.

I look forward to every moment I get to spend with my love my precious one my confidant and my lover. Lorie you are the best to me. I anticipate our Monday's together and our Tuesday's and our Wednesday's and every day.
I know life can get busy but if you keep in mind all the Monday's we have spent with each other and all the wonderful times we have shared. I treasure each one.

You guys and gals know you need to look at every day as a brand new start. We need to look at this day as a brand new opportunity to create those Monday's we will want to remember.

God is so good to us and Jesus you're so awesome. Thank you for all my Monday's and My precious Wife.

Friday, March 19, 2010

EXPLAINING GOD

How simple it is!

According to one wise child in Chala Vista, California


"One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die, so there will be enough people to take care of things on earth. He doesn't make grown-ups, just babies. I think because they are smaller and easier to make. That way He doesn't have to take up His valuable time teaching them to talk and walk. He can just leave that to mothers and fathers."

"God's second most important job is listening to prayers. An awful lot of this goes on, since some people, like preachers and things, pray at times beside bedtime. God doesn't have time to listen to the radio or TV
because of this. Because He hears everything, there must be a terrible lot of noise in His ears, unless He has thought of a way to turn it off."

"God sees everything and hears everything and is everywhere which keeps Him pretty busy. So you shouldn't go wasting His time by going over your Mom and Dad's head asking for something they said you couldn't have."
"Atheists are people who don't believe in God. I don't think there are any in Chula Vista. At least there aren't any who come to our church."

"Jesus is God's Son. He used to do all the hard work like walking on water and performing miracles and trying to teach the people who didn't want to learn about God. They finally got tired of Him preaching to them and they crucified Him. But He was good and kind, like His Father and He told His Father that they didn't know what they were doing and to forgive them and God said O.K."

"His Dad (God) appreciated everything that He had done and all His hard work on earth so He told Him He didn't have to go out on the road anymore. He could stay in heaven. So He did. And now He helps His Dad out by listening to prayers and seeing things which are important for God to take care of and which ones He can take care of Himself without having to bother God. Like a secretary, only more important."

"You can pray anytime you want and they are sure to help you because they got it worked out so one of them is on duty all the time. You should always go to church because it makes God happy, and if there's anybody you want to make happy, it's God."

"Don't skip church or do something you think will be more fun like going to the beach. This is wrong. And besides the sun doesn't come out at the beach until noon anyway."

"If you don't believe in God besides being an atheist, you will be very lonely, because your parents can't go everywhere with you, like to camp, but God can. It is good to know He's around you when you're scared
in the dark or when you can't swim and you get thrown into real deep water by big kids."

"But...you shouldn't just always think of what God can do for you. I figure God put me here and He can take me back anytime He pleases."
"And...that's why I believe in God."

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Your Yesterdays and Your Tomorrows

So Today is the day after yesterday and the day before tomorrow. How will you spend your day?
Will you spend your day looking at your yesterdays and wondering what you could have done differently?
Well let me say this, your tomorrows are in the past and you need to look to today and ask God to direct your path and if need be ask Jesus to forgive your yesterdays.
Tomorrow is defiantly a place you want to keep up to good fight and keep the faith. Keep honoring Jesus and He will direct your paths.

God Bless you this wonderful day and May Jesus be the centre of your every thought.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

FLIP THIS HOUSE

I was talking to my Mom yesterday and as she read what I wrote she said it reminded her of remodeling. As I thought about that I said absolutely.

You know when you find your heart not following God the way He would like it time to consider remodeling.

When you want to renew your house you go in to the remodeling of the specific room. Such as the bathroom, you change the bathtub and toilet and sink you repaint the walls, But before you paint you look at the wall to be sure they don’t need to be fixed up, meaning do the walls need the wall board (gyprock) replaced, if it needs it you replace it to give it a renewed look.

Now when you are doing all the renovations you could do just what is needed or you could go farther by (as Mike Holmes says) go beyond code.

The same reflects our lives. We need to renovate our hearts daily in order to be clean before God.

We need to ensure that we go beyond Code in order to be effective for Him. This starts by putting on the armour of God found in Ephesians 6:10-15.

Remember that when you put on the armour and you are ready to face the day you can renew your heart and life daily, repent of the things you think are wrong.

God, Please forgive me for all the things that are not pleasing to you. Jesus, make my heart new. Take control of my life and keep me.

God Bless you this day!

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Today is the beginning of a New Day!

Today is the beginning of a New Day!
We can either look at it negatively or just rejoice and be glad that we woke up breathing. Yesterday is over and in the past. We need to look to our tomorrows and make them better than our yesterdays. Keep your guard up put on the whole armor of God for today.
Ephesians 6:10-15
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.

11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
14 Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,
15 and having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE;

When we guard our heart by doing this and even praying this we can go through the day and rejoice at the end of it because we started the day positively with God on your side.

"Jesus, I claim this and pray that you would hel me put on the Whole Armor of God, keep you faith going strong and Have a great day."

Monday, March 15, 2010

Where did the weekend go?

Wow the weekend is over and the week begins. We are a funny creature. We live to get to the weekend and everything we do seems to be for that. Think about it when you are in the middle of you week you think wow its only Wednesday (humpday) then only two more days, when Friday hits it "TGIF", then guess what Monday again.

Well if you want to live your life in a ever revolving door then I guess that is for you. What I have and try to do is when people tell me "thank god its Friday" I say to them "yes it is and guess what? you have Monday to look forward to". Not a popular statement but it is that.

If you had someone to live your life for say your girlfriend or your spouse them all would be good....or perhaps not. We all need to take a step back and look at ourselves and decide what or who we are going to live for.

I choose to live for Jesus.

I found this in the devotional "My Utmost for His highest."
http://www.rbc.org/utmost/index.php

At the beginning of our life with Jesus Christ, we were sure we knew all there was to know about following Him. It was a delight to forsake everything else and to throw ourselves before Him in a fearless statement of love. But now we are not quite so sure. Jesus is far ahead of us and is beginning to seem different and unfamiliar— "Jesus was going before them; and they were amazed" (Mark 10:32 ).

There is an aspect of Jesus that chills even a disciple’s heart to its depth and makes his entire spiritual life gasp for air. This unusual Person with His face set "like a flint" (Isaiah 50:7 ) is walking with great determination ahead of me, and He strikes terror right through me. He no longer seems to be my Counselor and Friend and has a point of view about which I know nothing. All I can do is stand and stare at Him in amazement. At first I was confident that I understood Him, but now I am not so sure. I begin to realize that there is a distance between Jesus and me and I can no longer be intimate with Him. I have no idea where He is going, and the goal has become strangely distant.

Jesus Christ had to understand fully every sin and sorrow that human beings could experience, and that is what makes Him seem unfamiliar. When we see this aspect of Him, we realize we really don’t know Him. We don’t recognize even one characteristic of His life, and we don’t know how to begin to follow Him. He is far ahead of us, a Leader who seems totally unfamiliar, and we have no friendship with Him.

The discipline of dismay is an essential lesson which a disciple must learn. The danger is that we tend to look back on our times of obedience and on our past sacrifices to God in an effort to keep our enthusiasm for Him strong (see Isaiah 1:10-11 ). But when the darkness of dismay comes, endure until it is over, because out of it will come the ability to follow Jesus truly, which brings inexpressibly wonderful joy

Friday, March 12, 2010

In My Heart

In my heart in my heart

There’s a fire burning
Deep within my soul
Baby please don’t go
Along without me

In my heart in my heart
There’s a fire burning
Deep within my Soul
Baby please don’t go
Alone without me

I want you to be my everything
Everything in this worthless life
Baby you make me want to
Hold you and kiss you
Then everything is right

In my heart in my heart
There’s a yearning
In my heart in my heart
There’s a yearning
For you to love me hold me
Care for me

You are my desire
You are why I don’t expire
Your love for me is everything
Your love for me helps to go on Cause
In my heart there’s a fire burning
Baby Just for you

In my heart in my heart
There’s a yearning
In my heart in my heart
There’s a yearning
For you to love me hold me
Care for me

Thursday, March 11, 2010

HUG

It's wondrous what a hug can do.
A hug can cheer you when you're blue.
A hug can soothe a small child's pain,
And bring a rainbow after rain.
The hug, there's just no doubt about it---
We scarcely could survive without it!
A hug delights and warms and charms,
It must be why God Gave us arms.
Hugs are great for fathers and mothers,
Sweet for sisters, swell for brothers;
And chances are your favorite aunts
Love them more than potted plants.
Kittens crave them, puppies love them;
Heads of states are not above them.
A hug can break the language barrier,
And make travel so much merrier.
No need to fret about your store of 'em;
The more you give, the more there's more of em.
So stretch those arms without delay
And give someone a hug today!!!!

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

FREE GIFT

In any given day you can go through the day and not have felt love.
In any given day you can go through not feeling loved
In any given day there isn’t love

OR IS THERE?

We have been given a gift
We have been asked to take it
We have been told that there are no strings attached
That gift is the gift of unconditional Love

WHERE DO I GET THAT LOVE?

You can look everywhere and not find it
You can look to friends
You can look to family
You can look to the professionals in the world

I CAN’T FIND IT!

Don’t be afraid
Don’t be scared
Don’t dismay

WHERE DO I GO TO GET IT?

Just look to JESUS as the one who offered the Gift
The gift of unconditional Love
The free gift that He willing gave to us
Just ask Jesus for the gift and
You will see that He will guide you and
You will find Love and You will be able to give back Love.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Love you Lorie

Our love is unconditional
we knew it from the start
I see it in your eyes
you can feel it from my heart
from here on after
let’s stay the way we are right now
and share all love & laughter
that a lifetime will allow
I cross my heart
and promise to
give all I’ve got to give
to make all your dreams come true
in all the world
you`ll never find
a love as true as mine
you will always be the miracle
that makes my life complete
& as long as there is a breath in me
I’ll make yours just as sweet
as we look into the future
it’s as far as we can see
so let’s make each tomorrow
the best it can be
and if along the way
we find a day
it starts to storm
you`ve got the promise of my love
to keep you warm
in all the world
you`ll never find
a love as true as mine

Monday, March 8, 2010

When a man Loves a Woman

You know the song with the line in it that says "When a man Loves a Woman" this line is quite a statement.


Starting at the beginning, when you find the one whom you are going to share your life with the love in your heart blossoms brightly, you feel something inside that aches when you don't see each other, when you don't get to talk. You know what is said "absence makes the heart grow stronger" well it is true. When I was dating Lorie we spent a lot of time together, but the times we were apart were so long.

Our love grew and grew, my heart was full, I was in heaven, so when you see the word or hear the phrase “When a man loves a Woman” you can truly appreciate them. Guys you need to love your wives with your whole heart, not just an action that can be played like a drama. You need to feel that longing when you are apart and you need to feel that aching when you have done something wrong to hurt the lady you love.

A woman’s heart is as delicate as a rose; you need to be ever so gentle with her. Your love in your heart anticipates that meeting after a time apart.

"The heart of woman is a precious treasure buried deep, but not outside the reach of the one who seeks to understand." - Craig Docksteader

I saw these words this morning and it prompted me to think of my wonderful wife. I love her so very much.

You know when you go on living your life in the same house as the one you are married to it is so easy to go on living and not communicating. I think a relationship built purely on the physical is not that good, but one that is built on God’s word and Love will last a lifetime.

With my love I will walk past her in the house and I will make an effort to gently touch her, Be it her arm or shoulder or other spots I care not to mention, thes e I call love touches and this is not so that I will benefit (although I do), but so that she knows that I am still in love with her, not by words, but by my gentle reminders. I know when my wife walks past me and touches me, be it the brushing or a kiss, I know she loves me. I anticipate it always.

Guys keep up your heart with God and Love your wives.

Friday, March 5, 2010

YOU DECIDE

Ahead, Behind
What did we leave?
The wake of time
Did we deceive?
Left or right
Straight ahead
The path
Oh the path
One must decide
Take the hard path
Take the easy path
With direction
with prayer
You decide
but not alone
Ask the Lord
to be your guide
to walk you through
Then decide
Don’t walk alone
Lord Guide Me!
Walk me through
To the path
going to you!

Thursday, March 4, 2010

A Deck of Cards

I found this quite good so I thought I would share it.

This is a story about a soldier in the North Africa Campaign in World War II. After heavy fighting, the man returned to camp. The next day being Sunday, the Chaplain had set up church service.

The men were asked to take out their Bibles or Prayer Books. The Chaplain noticed one soldier looking at a deck of cards. After service, he was taken by the Chaplain to see the Major.

The Chaplain explained to the Major what he had seen. The Major told the young soldier he would have to be punished if he could not explain himself.

The young soldier told the Major that during the battle, he had neither a Bible or a Prayer Book so he would use his deck of cards and explained:

"You see, Sir, when I look at the ACE, it tells me that there is one GOD and no other.

When I see the "2", it reminds me that there are two parts of the Bible,
the OLD TESTAMENT and the NEW TESTAMENT.

The "3"tells me of the TRINITY OF GOD THE FATHER,
GOD THE SON and GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT.

The "4" reminds me of the FOUR GOSPELS,
MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE and JOHN.

When I see the "5", it tells me of the
FIVE UNWISE VIRGINS
 who were lost and that five were saved.

The "6" makes me mindful that
GOD CREATED THE EARTH IN JUST SIX DAYS,
and GOD said that it was good.

When I see the "7", it reminds me that
GOD RESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY.

As I look at the "8", it reminds me that
GOD DESTROYED ALL LIFE BY WATER EXCEPT FOR EIGHT PEOPLE,
Noah, his wife, their three sons, and their three son's wives.


When I see the "9", I think of the NINE LEPERS that GOD healed.
There were ten lepers in all, but only one stopped to thank him.

The "10" reminds me of the
TEN COMMANDMENTS carved in stone by the hand of GOD.

The "JACK" makes me remember the Prince of Darkness.
Like a roaring lion, he devours those that he can.

When I look at the "QUEEN", I see the
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER OF JESUS.

As I look at the last card, "THE KING", it reminds me that
JESUS IS LORD OF LORDS and KING OF KINGS!

There are 365 spots on a deck of cards,
and that is the number of days in each year.

There are 52 cards to a deck and
that is the number of weeks in a year.

There are 12 picture cards and
that is the number of months in a year.

There are 4 different suits in a deck and
that is the number of months in a quarter of a year...."

And so, the young soldier then said to the Major,
 "You see, Sir, that my intentions were honorable.

My deck of cards serves as my BIBLE,
my PRAYER BOOK and my ALMANAC."

A deck of cards should most importantly remind us that we need
JESUS 365 days, 52 weeks and 12 months a year and
that we should always PRAY "4" others.

May you never look at a deck of cards the same way!

Excellent I am going to buy a deck of cards...God Bless You today!!!

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

GUYS LOVE YOUR WIVES

How many times do you sit there and wonder, wonder what you have done to honour your bride?

I think about this often and when I can say that I have honored her by at least one in a day I think I have accomplished much. I long for the day when the list is so long it is like a story.
Guys, honouring your Bride is one of the keys in Marriage. What do I mean by Honour? Well, let me list a few:

Respecting her
Loving her
Nurturing her
Holding her
Talking to her

You would go a long way if your time that you spend with your bride is only for her and not everyone else.
When you are spending the time with your bride you need to put away all the distractions that take away from her.
God has given you a Beautiful being and it is your job to keep her safe and loved.

For Lorie,
My most loving and Precious Bride,
I will do my best to honour and respect you
I am committed to our Marriage Vows
I am committed to you.
Lorie I Love you so very much

You know it takes very little effort. From the day Lorie and I started dating I would buy her flowers every month, and when were about to be married I was challenged to keep it up in our marriage. Well I did and every month for about 18 years I bought her flowers. I did stop only by her asking me to when we purchased a house. I still buy her flowers at times and usually when it is unexpected. (at least I think it is)

This is one simple way of loving her and showing her your love.
Do other things as well, surprise her with a romantic getaway, or with a evening out with you and only you (no cellphone).

GUYS LOVE YOUR WIVES.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Guard Your Heart!

Guys As your day passed by and you come to the evening, take time to reflect on how your day went.
Perhaps something like this.
              You woke up this morning got ready for my day, sat in the computer room (did you pray or did you search the net for things not very edifying.) you had breakfast and then proceeded to work, on your way you cursed at the drivers. Then there was a girl walking by you took a good look at her. You went to work and went about your day, flirting with the female coworkers. You end your day at work and go home to your wife and family and not even thinking about what you did that day.

If you think about your day and you actually repent for your day. Whe you wake up in the morning and sit in your computer room, instead of doing no good, prepare yourself for your day. Read the Bible, pray, and you will get your heart prepared for your day so that when you do drive to work and you find  you wont be so angry and you wont have to look around at the girl walking down the steet.

God has give us all the tools we need in Ephesians 6:10-18

     10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.

     11Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.
     12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the
     world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
     13Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having
     done everything, to stand firm.
     14Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON
     THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,
     15and having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE;
     16in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming
     arrows of the evil one.
     17And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
     18With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all
     perseverance and petition for all the saints,

Now I am not saying this is all you have to do this takes work constant work and keep youselves true to your wife.

All the best for the day.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Husbands, love your wives

Guys, there are time when you need to romance your special someone. I am not talking about just on Valentine’s Day; I am talking about every moment of every day. Did you know that a little gesture, a touch, a brush by or even a glace with a glint in your eye is something that makes your relationship exciting. An unexpected kiss or a massage or just sitting listening is something that guys fail to see as relevant.

You did a lot of these types of things when you were courting her, after the marriage is seemed to fade, why did it have too? Well I will tell you this... it doesn’t have to. It takes work, but doing that work and making your relationship as special as that first kiss or as exciting as the wedding night can be done. You have to be willing and you have to keep your eyes averted from things that distract you.

Looking at your wife with a look of love gives her that satisfaction. Make her feel that special feeling that she had when you asked her to marry you. Remember how that felt? You can have that same feeling all the time with your spouse.

Let me ask you this guys; if your day of work how many times do you think about your wife? When you think about her is it good? Or is it a complaint you have in your head about her? If you have things unresolved with her your thoughts a likely not good. If you have a great relationship and you have a trusting relationship then your thoughts of your wife are most likely good. Getting home after work and seeing her with anticipation on finding out how her day was, listening to her and just loving her goes farther than any flower. (Now don’t take that wrong, Bring her flowers or whatever you want, but not as an apology but as a gift of love).

You know when I think of my wife Lorie, I think what a BLESSED guy I am to have such a beautiful woman love me the way Lorie loves me. I feel a love inside that is excited to see her and to hold her.

You may think I have it perfected, well I do not. I mess up regularly and have to grovel like the next guy, (I think I have to find another word for SORRY). But you know if your relationship is built on trust and you have a godly foundation that sorry won’t be the end all. And dont use "Sorry" as a scapegoat for justification of what you have done, but mean it with your whole being.

You need to say to each other every day I LOVE YOU and mean it, don’t just make it as a phrase that doesn’t mean anything, kind of like someone you haven’t seen in a while and you do the old “how are you” when you really don’t care. With your wife you need to make sure you mean what you say, and not make it just another meaningless term

Ephesians - Chapter 5:25-33
25. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
26. to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
27. and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
28. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
29. After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church-
30. for we are members of his body.
31. “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”
32. This is a profound mystery-but I am talking about Christ and the church.
33. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself...

Just remember guys and I am Yelling this.

YOUR RELATIONSHIP TAKES WORK AND GUYS ARE YOU AFRAID OF A LITTLE WORK?

Have a great day loving your wife.