| Gems - Thoughts to Ponder! |
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Feeling Lost? DIAL 911 That's Psalm 91:1 "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty" |
| Still Breathing? PRAISE The Name of the Lord! (Psalm 150:6) "Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord!" |
| R.I.P. Radiate Inner Peace! God is in control! "The Lord will give strength unto His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace." (Psalm 29:11) |
| Hungry? Feed on His Word! (Colossians 3:16) "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord." |
| Freedom Lean NOT on your own understanding! "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart...In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths." (Proverbs 3:5,6) |
| Salvation It's a FREE gift offer from God Himself ... Take it.... (Romans 10:9) |
STUPIDITY Is DENYING the existence of God! "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God..." (Psalm 14:1) |
Pride It's usually FALSE! Destroy it, before it destroys you. Proverbs 29:23 |
Weapon of Mass Destruction The WORD of God flowing from your lips! "And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God..." Ephesians 6 |
| Depressed? SEEK the Lord NOT booze nor drugs nor one night stands! (Isaiah 40:31) |
Inspirational Gems are thoughts to ponder! lena@dailysoulfoodforyou.com Designed by H. Lena Jones |
| Common Sense A RARE commodity! "Sow seeds on good ground!" (Luke 8:5-8) |
| Confused? STOP worrying... It achieves nothing! "Take therefore no thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself...." (Matthew 6:34) |
Inspirational gems are a precious commodity! They are not tangible! They tug at the heartstrings! How they are applied Depends on the reader! Scroll down to read about the Secret of Marriage Longevity! |
| Ok! I'm Pondering |
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips! (Proverbs 27:2) |
The Secret to Marriage Longevity
By H. Lena Jones
After thirty-five years of marriage, I feel qualified to share a few encouraging facts
about the secret to marriage longevity, which can be summarized in five (5) words! If,
after reading this brief article, you have suggestions of your own, please feel free to
share them.
Once the first seven years of marriage have passed…you know, those years of
adjustment when he establishes who wears the pants, and reminds you to be
subservient, and you wonder what happened to all those “courting days” promises of
peace, love, chocolates, and flowers…well, that was yesterday! Now you take control,
but not in obvious ways!
When something needs repairing, don’t come right out and say so; just mention it in
passing, during lunch or perhaps during dinner. Keep Jesus ever close, and wisdom He
will grant. Patience will be your virtue, and prayer your best ally; for you see, in a
day or two or even ten, hubby will say to you, “My dear, I think that thing needs
fixing. I’ll get to it today.” The idea must be his! [That applies to anything!]
You see, my friend, the key is always to remember that the idea must be his! Never
feel offended, or say “I have a brain”. Of course you do, for we all know that behind
every successful man is a brilliant woman – YOU! And behind that brilliant woman is
her precious Lord and Saviour --- Jesus, holding her in the palm of HIS hand! He will
never insult, leave, nor forsake you.
What most men fail to realize is “Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing; And
obtaineth favour of the Lord!” (Proverbs 18:22) In other words, they can’t live
without us! Why? Because they wouldn't know what to do, or where to find anything!
So, that’s it! My secret to marriage longevity in a nutshell—whatever brilliant idea
you might have is still yours, except you have allowed him to think the idea must
be his! Yep, those are the critical five (5) words.
lena@dailysoulfoodforyou.com
