Search Results for: blog stubborness can be an asset

Stubbornness an Asset in Marriage

Stubbornness is a quality that can be detrimental in a marriage when each person sticks rigidly to their point of view, always insisting they are right. But stubbornness can also be an asset in marriage. The positive aspect of stubbornness is simply known by other name- an alias if you like. It’s called determination. As you all know I’m a writer and writers know a lot about stubbornness. They have too or they will not survive. They have to be stubborn to battle the odds just to get published, to get rejections and criticisms and changes in the publishing industry … Continue reading →

Stubborness Can Be an Asset

All of us in life need to learn to make responsible decisions. We all need to be alert to the peer pressure that comes from family, friends, work colleagues and a society that, on the whole, doesn’t know the Lord and follow His ways. It can also come from those who are Christian. So how do we handle such pressure? ‘The Competitive Edge – how to win every time you compete,’ is a helpful book for getting us on the right track with decision making and living with integrity. The book is filled with interesting anecdotes like the stance taken … Continue reading →

Be Careful

One of the things we need to be careful about is in-laws, not just when we are with them but in the comments we make about them. We all know the jokes about mother-in–laws. There’s often some basis for it, in that mothers in particular seem to have trouble letting go of family and sharing them with the new spouse. I know some of you in the forums have experienced these problems. You might find that your spouse’s mother for example is too demanding of their time. You might find them overbearing or protective or you fill in……whatever the particular … Continue reading →

Learning from Joshua

Joshua is one of my favorite characters in the bible, because of his unwavering trust in and obedience to God. We might ask, ‘How can this story of Joshua help us in our lives right now?’ Here are some thoughts from Joshua chapter 1. In Joshua 1:1 we see that it is after the death of Moses that God commissioned Joshua. But God had been preparing him before that. For a long time he was an assistant to Moses, learning from him, Exodus 17:9-14, 24:13, Exodus 33:11, Numbers 11:28, Numbers 27:18. In verses 1-5 God commissioned Joshua, promising land and … Continue reading →

The Positive and the Negative

Two things struck me recently from a novel I read. Randall,the male character says ’we’re each of us given certain gifts and certain faults.’ I agree, although sometimes those faults can also be a gift. I’m inclined to think many, if not all, negative characteristics have a positive side to them as well. However it was this comment that intrigued me. ‘Sometimes it seems the more extreme person’s goodness is, the more extreme her weaknesses.’ What do others think about this/? The comment came from a novel Custody by Nancy Thayer LINK to write and read blog but it’s often … Continue reading →

Challenges And Habits

In my last blogs we looked at the idea of being challenged to take on a new area of service or ministry or challenged to continue on after failure. But there is another way we could look at challenges. So often we pray the Lord’s Prayer saying, ‘Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven,’ Matthew 6:10. How is God’s will done in heaven? Perfectly – always. Do you and I always do God’s will perfectly on earth? No we don’t. I’m sure each of us have areas in our lives we know are not pleasing to … Continue reading →