“Why?” is a loaded question. Though it’s only one word, it carries with it a lot of baggage.
When the person hears “Why…?” the mind processes this as a question that someone asks because they cannot understand your reasoning. It can be humiliating in a way, for something that you seem to believe was the right decision at the time is now being brought into question.
It forces the one being questioned to lay out all of their thoughts and make bare their motivations, but in a way that makes them feel stupid for coming to the conclusion that they did.
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May 26th, 2011, posted by MInTheGap
Kindness
We all know that the Bible commands that wives submit and respect their husbands. We’ve heard it time and again, and though it’s a difficult command, we know that since God expects it of women, that it must be done.
Submission does not mean “door mat”, but instead means that one chooses to allow the other person to lead. I like to think of it like rank in the Army—submission means that the authority belongs with another, and that I should obey what they have to say—even when I may have a different, and sometimes better, opinion.
However, did you know that there are 6 times when a wife should not submit to her husband?
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January 22nd, 2011, posted by MInTheGap
Husbands, Wives
We’ve all been there, right? For one reason or another, we’ve had to be apart, and during that time apart we want the other person to feel as strongly as we feel how much they are missed.
You see, you care deeply, and you want that other person—be it a spouse, a boyfriend or some other family member or friend to realize that you are thinking about them.
To that end, here’s 5 Creative Ways to Say “I Miss You”:
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January 4th, 2011, posted by MInTheGap
Kindness On Display
In today?s world of texting, cell phones and instant everything, it?s easy to think that our loved one is just a couple of seconds away. When we hear their voice, we can think that they are across the hall instead of across the globe.
And yet, they are not there. They are not filling that space in your house, or in your bed. They are not doing something near by, and there?s something raw and tangible in the idea of them being with you, instead of tethered by electronics.
To help convey the true feelings of your heart, here are 10 different ways to say ?I Miss You.?
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July 24th, 2010, posted by MInTheGap
Kindness
Double dating is a great way to get out with some friends and have a good time. Many people have trouble double dating because there are some obstacles that they let get in the way: children, habit, preferred activities.
The important thing to remember is that you should take the opportunity to double date for the following reasons:
1. You need to try something new.
Most of the time, couples will do things familiar to them, they will do things that they know that they like. And most of the time (if they?re still dating) they get bored of doing these things. I mean, how many times can we sit at home playing Monopoly before someone says ?Enough!?
Another couple probably has other likes and dislikes, and you shouldn?t be afraid to try something new?who knows, you might like it too!
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June 21st, 2010, posted by MInTheGap
Relationship Builder
Finding wisdom is not for the faint of heart?and few are the people that actually understand its worth.
When Solomon became King of Israel after his father David, God approached Solomon with a proposition?ask for whatever you desire and it will be granted to you. He could have asked for gold, riches, or a great kingdom. Instead, he asked for wisdom and knowledge to lead God?s people well.
In the first part of Proverbs 2, we see the writer trying to impart the value of wisdom on his child. You see, many will not pursue wisdom. Yes, they?ll take what?s easy to know, and get a lot of information, but they will not go far looking after wisdom, for to know true wisdom requires work.
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May 6th, 2010, posted by MInTheGap
Encouragment
The beginning of the book of Proverbs starts with a truth: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and understanding. In verses 20-33, the author goes one step further.
Beginning in verse 20, Wisdom is personified, and seen crying out in the marketplace, in the cities and wherever people can be found asking or pleading with the people to listen and learn.
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May 5th, 2010, posted by MInTheGap
Encouragment
