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Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Saturday, March 19, 2016
When Wives Pray Excerpt: Submission
Submitting
to our husband is God's best for us. It is a protection system that is designed
to cover us and allow us the freedom to flow in our God-Given gifts. But too
often the principle of submission is misconstrued and used as a vice of control
and manipulation. I believe a mindset shift needs to take place so that we
fully understand the beauty and the power of submission. The beauty is that
when we
completely
give ourselves to our husband, allow him to take the lead and submit to his
authority, it empowers him to fully walk in the Kingship God ordained and
endorses and he will be confident in his ability to be all God has called him
to be. But when we micro-manage,
nit-pick and boss our husband, it emasculates him, causing resentment and
disrespect, which eventually leads to another set of issues down the line. Let
me share something with you I learned long ago, “Submission is Power.”
Let that sink deep in your spirit. When
you willingly and lovingly submit to your husband, your marriage will be
empowered to succeed on every level.
Excerpt
from, “When Wives Pray.” Copyright © 2016 by Tangie Henry. All
Rights Reserved.
Available
Summer 2016. Pre-Order your copy today: www.WhenWivesPray.com
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
When Wives Pray...
More than a book.
It's a tool...
A guide...
A weapon.
Designed to help wives partner with God in standing in strong defense against the enemy.
We will not back down. We will not lie down. We will fight. And we will PRAY.
I wanted to write this book to give wives another weapon to use against the
enemy. It is my desire that, no matter what stage their marriage is in, when
they begin to pray these prayers, their hearts will be fertile to receive God's
instruction for their marriage. This book is specifically geared toward
"seasoned" wives, but it is also applicable to those just starting
out and wanting to get in the habit of strategically bathing their marriage in
prayer and setting up a fortress against the enemy.
The book is scheduled for release in the Summer of 2016, but you can pre-order your copy today.
Also, sign up for my mailing list to get first hand details on upcoming events surrounding the release of When Wives Pray.
#WhenWivesPray
Monday, July 13, 2015
The "Mature Wife" Series Introduction
When I say, "Marriage Ain't for
Wimps," it's more than just a cute, catchy cliché. It really is not for
the weak or immature. Let me explain...
If it is your desire to have a successful, fulfilling, mutually satisfying marriage, you're going to have to die!
Die to selfishness.
Die to immaturity.
Die to dishonesty.
Die to old habits.
Now, while that all of that seems like a no-brainer, many people enter into their marriage with a list of unspoken and unrealistic expectations. And when those expectations are not met, they resort to different tactics or retreat to familiar habits from their single days. What you don't heal in your singleness will manifest in your marriage. When I married my husband, I was still insecure and I brought with me a lot of feelings of inadequacy, shame, and guilt. I wanted marriage to somehow heal my broken, damaged places. By committing to a marriage, I thought all of my issues would (magically) disappear, right? Wrong! They were magnified! So when things came up, my insecure, fearful, angry self showed up, too.
Here's another perspective...
The Bible has this to say about LOVE:
[Love]
"Doesn’t force itself on others, Isn’t always “me first,”
Doesn’t fly off the handle,
Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn’t revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end."
(1 Corinthians 13:5-7 MSG)
Whew! I'll be the first to admit that some of those statements are hard for me to swallow. As much as I love my husband, in my humanness, I may not always display it. And that's where prayer, communication, good mentoring and willingness to grow come in. It took me years to realize that marriage is not all about making you happy, but more about helping you become the person God desires you to be.
So if you're focused on getting your needs met and looking to be happier, don't bother. But if you're willing to pull back so that you can move forward, cheer when no one is listening, pray in secret, love unconditionally, and serve unselfishly, THEN you are ready to take this journey. And if you were like me, deep in the thick of it before you got a clue, no worries. Trust and believe, God is able to restore, repair & renew.
And one final note...If all of this just seems like a lot of work, IT IS! But the beautiful thing is that you will reap a handsome return on your investment. So, adjust your attitude, fine-tune your expectations, commit 100% and enjoy the life of a Mature Wife.
Tangie,
The Maturing Wife
#MarriageAintForWimps
If it is your desire to have a successful, fulfilling, mutually satisfying marriage, you're going to have to die!
Die to selfishness.
Die to immaturity.
Die to dishonesty.
Die to old habits.
Now, while that all of that seems like a no-brainer, many people enter into their marriage with a list of unspoken and unrealistic expectations. And when those expectations are not met, they resort to different tactics or retreat to familiar habits from their single days. What you don't heal in your singleness will manifest in your marriage. When I married my husband, I was still insecure and I brought with me a lot of feelings of inadequacy, shame, and guilt. I wanted marriage to somehow heal my broken, damaged places. By committing to a marriage, I thought all of my issues would (magically) disappear, right? Wrong! They were magnified! So when things came up, my insecure, fearful, angry self showed up, too.
Here's another perspective...
The Bible has this to say about LOVE:
[Love]
"Doesn’t force itself on others, Isn’t always “me first,”
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| Rated M for Mature |
Doesn’t fly off the handle,
Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn’t revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end."
(1 Corinthians 13:5-7 MSG)
Whew! I'll be the first to admit that some of those statements are hard for me to swallow. As much as I love my husband, in my humanness, I may not always display it. And that's where prayer, communication, good mentoring and willingness to grow come in. It took me years to realize that marriage is not all about making you happy, but more about helping you become the person God desires you to be.
So if you're focused on getting your needs met and looking to be happier, don't bother. But if you're willing to pull back so that you can move forward, cheer when no one is listening, pray in secret, love unconditionally, and serve unselfishly, THEN you are ready to take this journey. And if you were like me, deep in the thick of it before you got a clue, no worries. Trust and believe, God is able to restore, repair & renew.
And one final note...If all of this just seems like a lot of work, IT IS! But the beautiful thing is that you will reap a handsome return on your investment. So, adjust your attitude, fine-tune your expectations, commit 100% and enjoy the life of a Mature Wife.
Tangie,
The Maturing Wife
#MarriageAintForWimps
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