Dear Family of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Welcome to another day at the CUP! Amen! praise God!

When you fight God you always lose, take off your blinders. By Pastor Dewey Moede

Today The Lord has impressed upon me to discuss integrity, character, your walk with Jesus.

How are you and Jesus getting along?

Do you wake up every morning just knowing God has you doing what He wants you doing? It is one of the greatest HIGH’s ever, maybe next to going to heaven and being married and having kid’s and doggy’s! From Pastor Dewey Moede

Oh my this is a wonderful little story…………..

In my Ministry rounds today in Albuquerque, NM I made a new Dear friend in GB Moneymaker 95 years of age, Navy Veteran of WWII. This man gave so much to our country as he was in many fierce battles for our freedom. Another reason FGGAM stand’s in the gap for what is right for America, people like GB who put it all on the line for the United States of America. God Bless you and yours GB! And all of our Veterans! America, Bless God!
GB told me that he is not to happy as to how things are going in our country, but he is thankful America is his home and not some other place. GB is in as good as shape as he looks! I forgot to ask him to join our softball
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Meeting GB was a great highlight of my day!Isn’t that a great picture! Integrity in the highest! Good old fashion American values, read more on this at FGGAM.ORG www.fggam.org Michelle Obama’s $12,000 Dollar dress, she missed the sale at Wal-Mart, where America shops and also my story on, “While America and the World watch the Olympics Women and Children are being killed in Syria”
Lets talk about how to have an Enduring Influence and living a Truthful life.
My life has been blessed so much by being around people who had and have a Godly influence on my life. I carry the things they taught me to this day, going back to when I was just 4 years old!
True, Godly influence is the ability to change hearts and minds through the way we live our lives, we are all Ambassador’s for Jesus Christ. Character is INFLUENCE! If you lack Godly character, I say this because there is a disease going on, that I call satanic character.If you lack Godly character you are incapable of genuine influence. If you have a depth of good character you can’t help but positively impact the people around you. Your influence naturally flows from your character like fresh water from a good spring. From this you should be able to see why we have a great problem in our Country and in our homes. The lack of Godly character.
People watch you all the time, children learn from you, your extended family watches you, your co-workers, strangers in the stores you shop, etc….
You are continually influencing people around you for better or worse. How have you influenced the world? So live your life as if you are under a microscope, even in your private moments. Make sure there is no glimmer of daylight between your words and your actions. If you guard your character and practice integrity, you’ll have an enduring influence! PRAISE GOD!
I suggest to all to order yourself a subscription to ‘Men Of Integrity’ It helps me keep my fire for God going. Google it, I am sure you will find how to order. Here is at least their address: Men of Integrity PO BOX 37537 BOONE IA 50037-0537. Part of what I shared with you this morning comes from those folks and Pat Williams a great writer. Read his book on John Wooden.
Do you tell the truth, even in the smallest of things?

To Tell the Truth BIBLE MEDITATION: “Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.” Ephesians 4:25 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: When I was in college, I pastored a little church 130 miles away. One night as I was driving back home, I realized one of my headlights was out. I was hoping I wouldn’t get stopped when a highway patrolman pulled me over. He said, “Son, did you know one of your headlights is out?” I replied, “One of my headlights is out?” He said, “Son, you’d better get that fixed.” I said, “Yes, sir.” When I got back in the car, the Holy Spirit said, “Adrian, you lied.” I said, “No, I didn’t lie. I told the truth.” He said, “You lied.” If there is any area in your heart that is not based on truth, you’ve made the devil a home. ACTION POINT: I want you to play a game of catch today, but this will only involve one person – you! When temptation urges you to lie, catch yourself and tell the truth. View or Share online | Discover Jesus | LWF.org | Today’s Message

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For God’s Glory Alone in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ, Dewey, Sharon, Paul, Jo, FGGAM Board and families. Let us continue to pray for each other and our families. Amen!
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Dear Family of our Lord Jesus Christ,

How are you today?

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We are thankful for all of you and your daily prayers for us!

“Those who are built up are able to build up others.” -Joseph Prince

I pray that this CUP will make your heart overflow for Jesus Christ, it is very deep and rich………….It has been brewing for days!

The older I get I miss many seasons of my life, living back home with the freedom of a child. having my Dad and Mom around, my brothers and sister. I Miss many friends and family I never see anymore, the people who helped me become a better person,the radio stations I worked at and much more. I treasure people. I treasure every new person I meet, that’s just how I am. It has been 17 months now since I went into full time ministry, a full calendar year has passed, Jan. through December. What a season it has been.So many miracles, so many new doors to walk through. Walking in complete faith that the Lord will provide our daily bread, What a season of learning, I still fret at times about daily bread, but God shows up. We treasure you all who support us. You see when God called me and Sharon to go into full time ministry, He stressed to us, show My light to one person at a time, one person at a time. We do that to the best of our God given ability. The seasons are changing as we speak. It has been a season of health challenges at the Moede house in December and January, with Sharon and Reno, we are coming out of that season. All of a sudden yesterday it was announced that Minnesota Twins General Manager Terry Ryan has cancer. Terry is in a new season, where he thought, like all of us he would be in a new season of baseball in spring training that is getting ready to start, but it turns out to be a new season of health, his life. Sharon and I were talking this morning that time is speeding up, seasons are changing faster. Technology changes cause my blood pressure to rise at times! What we do at the Ministry, a lot is driven by technology and it is beyond me how all this stuff works and when it does not, Ugh! I think of my seasons as a child, and wish my kid’s and all kid’s could grow up in that peace, I guess that’s why I fight hard everyday for children. I miss the smell of fresh hay on the farm back home, I still at times will walk into a home or church or business and the smell will remind me of things of the past, like the other day I swear I smelled my Uncle Joe as I walked into a room, a man had on the cologne he would use. That brought Uncle Joe to the front of my mind and gave me great peace. I think of the time at a basketball game my Dad and I were watching in Slayton, Minnesota and I bought him an ice cream bar, he was so touched, I used the money from my first paper route! My dad wept as he took his first bite of that ice cream bar, the first time I was able to buy him a treat. What God has given me is what I have experienced in past seasons, to use those experiences now and into the coming days. Not to be locked in the past, but to use the past experiences now in this world we live in today. It is at times trying to fit a square peg into a round hole, but God is with me. The key is to not let the past weigh you down but to lift you up as you go through life. That is another thing that drives me, helping people with their past so that it does not hinder their future. I have been called an old fuddy duddy, and I’m thankful fr that.

This is a beautiful poem……..

By Roy Burton

The summer now draws to its close,
We bid farewell to long, hot days,
And look towards the autumn time,
With morning dew and evening haze.

The landscape now a quieter place,
Those happy times where we would spend,
Embracing all of Nature’s gifts,
Fond memories ours at summers end.

The golden hues of shrubs and trees,
Now herald in the autumn scene,
The countryside will soon be still,
Where busy creatures once had been.

And in the towns and city streets,
Warm coated figures now appear,
The crisp, chill air and morning frost,
Forewarns that winter days draw near.

Then in the homes throughout the land,
Safe from the biting winds that blow,
The people meet with smiles and love,
And gather round the fire’s warm glow.

No place here for solemn tales,
With friends and family at our side,
There’s magic as the seasons change,
For it brings the joys of Christmastide.

When my Dad, Wally, died suddenly of a heart attack at age 64 the week he retired, Gretchen and I took off in the car from Indiaina and when I arrived in Windom, Minnesota Mom was at the supper table and we hugged and she had the Bible and we read………..

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, ‘A Time for Everything,’ is a cherished Bible passage often quoted atfunerals and memorial services. Tradition tells us that the book of Ecclesiastes was written byKing Solomon toward the end of his reign.

Contained in one of the Poetry and Wisdom books of the Bible, this particular passage lists 14 “opposites,” a common element in Hebrew poetry indicating completion. While each time and season may seem random, the underlying significance in the poem denotes a divinely chosen purpose for everything we experience in our lives. The familiar lines offer a comforting reminder of God’s sovereignty.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

(New International Version)

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:

a time to be born and a time to die,

a time to plant and a time to uproot,

a time to kill and a time to heal,

a time to tear down and a time to build,

a time to weep and a time to laugh,

a time to mourn and a time to dance,

a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,

a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

a time to search and a time to give up,

a time to keep and a time to throw away,

a time to tear and a time to mend,

a time to be silent and a time to speak,

a time to love and a time to hate,

a time for war and a time for peace.
(NIV)
Taken from About.com Christianity

I want to share this with you on seasons from Pastor Steven Furtick that appeared in the Christian Post:

“God schedules every season in your life but He doesn’t post the schedule for you to see and that’s what makes living so difficult,” said Furtick. His message closed out a four-part series, “Times and Seasons,” in which he emphasized the need to endure the current phase instead of trying to accelerate it and the importance of knowing that a season is experienced according to the way a person speaks and thinks about it.
A major part of his sermon focused on not envying another person’s season that might appear to be better off, which Furtick says he has personally experienced, but rather acknowledging that everyone is fighting a struggle to get to the next phase of their life.
“Here’s my problem, I always want to skip to the next [season],” said Furtick. “It always seems that the season I’m in is not the most comfortable and I’ve struggled with this all my life.”
To illustrate his point, Furtick recounted the times he would visit other megachurches and compare them to his small-scale ministry when his church consisted of only seven families. He thought those pastors “didn’t have problems” being at the level that they were at. At the time, Furtick said he didn’t realize the struggle and seasons they had to endure to reach their point of success until his own church began to grow.
“The problem is when we look at other people’s lives, we only see how high the tree goes, and we don’t see how deep the roots are planted. You only see the fruit, not the fight they went through to have it,” said Furtick. “You probably won’t admit this, but there is a part of you that looks at other people, the season that they’re in, the success that they enjoy, the place in life where they’ve arrived and you’re thinking, ‘if only I can get there.’
This post by Karen Rowe really touched my heart: Ripping Heart:

A gift of understanding and hope to you …

From a happy youthful heart to eyes filled with water from a heart cut wide open is a very real part of this life.

What has happened in your life that still lives beyond your control in this life?
I can’t take that pain away and I can’t tell you that it will heal, but I can tell you that God loves you!
In the brokenness of our life we can find a place no blessing can meet.

LOVE!

What is this love that both fills us with joy and yet breaks our heart?

As far as I have come to understand, love is the evidence of things unseen!

Love just IS and love never goes away –even in the pain of the loss, because God is love and God is ever near –YET, far away in sight! Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we cannot see!

The anatomy of human heart can go from dead to alive with the gush of blood that reconciles life to a body … Yet, a broken heart never really heals from the loss of a loved one; or from saying goodbye…

Sure, days will come and go and time makes a heart stronger … but that pain is not ever fully healed, because of the loss that never can be replaced, but still comforted by grace.

My friend, you have a purpose in this life and that purpose is to learn love, be transformed in love for love by love and to show love once you find love. God is love!
This life is a vapor as we know it –in God’s great compassion and mercy in this sinned filled world –and yet also evidence of a patience /love that God shows for us.
Life on this side of life is a process we must go through, but this is love that God has shown for us –Jesus is the Truth, the Way and the Life!

Love is real and the pain of the loss of love is real. The process is reconciliation!

Only God can fill that void that you feel.

I just wanted to tell you that I understand pain; and I wanted to encourage you to know life with our All-Knowing God in Christ never ends; and love conquered never goes away –Count this a full blessing and come to know Jesus more and more with each passing day!
Refocus your pain to praise; a few things worth carrying on for the sake of love –and look at what Jesus has done and the love HE has brought to us –the HOPE that is real in a place there is no more pain, no more tears, no more fears when we see Jesus face to face.

Until that day, focus on Jesus! Know God’s love that is for you!

Learn to let go and let God …
and feel lighter my friend, because God loves you; and HE does not want you to carry the burden of love alone!
God feels your pain and emptiness that comes from a lack of control –but you see, this is where we first learn to trust God!

I pray this is a blessing to you!

God bless you my friend in Christ! And, if you have never met Jesus as your Savior to begin your journey of knowing this friendship in Christ –Then, I invite you to meet Jesus Today!

Just pray,

God, I believe YOU and Your Word.
I want to know YOU; and I want to meet your Son Jesus.
I believe Jesus died for my sins and I believe Jesus is Your Son; I believe Jesus conquered death in full and I believe Jesus rose again; and lives still Today; and forevermore.
I want this life with YOU as my Father; and I invite you, Jesus to come and live in my heart.
I cherish this gift of righteousness YOU have provided for –and given to me.

I want to make YOU, Jesus the Lord over my life!
Thank YOU for saving me by God’s powerful grace –not by my works –
Nothing I did can stop; and nothing I do can accomplish, but I can believe!
…and I believe the message of Jesus Christ –Thank you for this Grace!

I can walk by faith not needing sight…
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God who brings life and light to the world needing forgiveness and Grace!
This is me God saying I need You, please come and live in my life!

I give my life to YOU my God!
Thank you Jesus for all you did for me!
Amen.

If you prayed this prayer, know that I prayed this prayer with you!
I invite you to tell me as one of the people you confess your Salvation to.
I also believe; and would love to hear you say these powerful words to me: “Jesus IS LORD!

Jesus Christ is my Salvation and I choose to make HIM the LORD of my life –Both, Today and forevermore!

May the God of Peace bring comfort to you. May the Peace of the Lord be with you!

Love in Christ,

Karen Rowe
Hope in Today Ministries, Inc. www.hopeintoday.com
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Thank you Karen, God Bless you and yours forever and ever.
I pray you enjoyed the Cup today!
For God’s Glory Alone in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ, Dewey, Sharon, Paul, Jo, FGGAM Board and families. Let us continue to pray for each other and our families.
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Dear Family of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Good Morning everyone! God Bless you and yours forever!

Please visit us at FGGAM.ORG www.fggam.org for more………..

It has been a very busy time here at FGGAM! Up since 3am, much work do be done for God’s Glory Alone!

Here at FGGAM we celebrate LIFE! We praise God for life! We stand in the gap for the sanctity of life! Amen! Join us in the celebrations happening all over our world today on the birth of child! Amen! We present to you this morning, Hailey Ashlynn who was born at 2pm yesterday in New York state. She is the daughter of Kayla and Eric Sebast. Proud Grandmother is FGGAM’s Dear Friend and Supporter Cathy Belanger. Congratulations to all, our prayers are with you all!

1 Samuel 1:27–28
“I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD.” (NIV)
Psalm 8:2
You have taught children and infants to tell of your strength, silencing your enemies and all who oppose you. (NLT)
Psalm 127:3
Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him. (NLT)
A call to prayer my friends for the 4 month old baby girl in Albuquerque that was raped and beaten by her Mom’s boyfriend on late Friday.
This is a horrible, sinful crime that repeats and repeats itself in New Mexico. The baby suffered severe brain damage and is on life support at the University of New Mexico Hospital.
Elijah Fernandez is being held in jail for this heinous crime. Fernandez’s grandmother stated that Fernandez and his girl friend, the baby’s Mom, regularly smoked “spice” an illegal drug synthesized to mimic the effects of marijuana.
The Albuquerque Journal reported this morning that the family had been reported to CYFD by medical staff about previous problems, three times! Let us be in prayer for the baby girl.
When will this madness stop in New Mexico? It will take a change of heart’s, a heart for Jesus Christ, not more laws. CYFD is a complete failure, no doubt about it, enough is enough.
No matter who is Governor or in the Legislature, CYFD has failed too many times that have resulted in tragic endings for the infants and children of this state. We, the citizens need to let our voices be heard in the Governor’s office and every State legislature that this incompetency needs to end.
Is common sense on vacation in this state? Abolish CYFD, start over, how can a failing agency be missed? There needs to be an interim plan before another news post like this. The body of Christ, The Church, needs to be in action and I propose replace CYFD. The Church needs to be the new CYFD! Amen!

We have our radio program today………..

Today on ‘The World We Live In’ radio program on KDAZ AM730 at 12:05pm MST, Paul and Dewey will discuss ‘Children in danger in New Mexico’ and the problems with CYFD. Why is the dysfunctional unit of government allowed to continue? What is the role you and I play in this? What is the role of the Church? Every citizen of New Mexico should be very concerned what is going on with God’s Children in the state of New Mexico.
You can also listen live on this web site by clicking on the ‘listen now’ icon of KDAZ AM730

This from Darlene Quiring: We don’t work to get salvation, we work because we have salvation. You can rest in what He did, but don’t fall asleep! There’s work to be done!

Amen! Let me tell you about the greatest wife in the world! SHARON, even thou she was so sick in December and much of January, she worked her fingers to the bone to get all the FGGAM Ministry statements out to folks by the end of December, she did this while she was very sick. I need to point this out as a testimony, of how strong my wife is. She inspires me to “go at it” even when I do not feel good! Our friend and neighbor said to me awhile back, “Dewey, Sharon is a strong women.” Amen! Many ask her after her presentations, “Where do you get your strength and super attitude, what drug are you on?”” Sharon replies, “It’s the Lord.” Amen!

Saturday night I traveled to Santa Fe to share my testimony with the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International! Wow what an exciting time! I thank Jose and Miki Vasquez for inviting me! I met so many wonderful people, so many came up to me afterwards! I got to meet Rudy Rodriguez who is the President of the group and is close friends with Annette Garcia and family of Son Broadcasting. Rudy had many stories to share with me on how Blackie Gonzales started KCHF TV and many other heart warming stories. Rudy also used to run a newspaper in Santa Fe and would print the KKIM Radio broadcast schedule every week, he remembers when Frank Donald Hall signed on KKIM. Just a super night in the Lord and I was the one blessed. Sharon had to work, so she could not come.

Here is just one of the emails I got from my visit:

Hello, we spoke the other evening at the FGBMI Pot Luck at Rudy Rodriguez's home in Santa Fe. It was great to meet you and hear your story -- radio has always fascinated me (both as a listener and the physical devices themselves) and I will certainly try to catch your broadcasts when possible. Your testimony and background was taken to heart and I look forward to learning more about what you do through correspondence and your radio/internet shows. Please have a wonderful day and stay in touch. Sincerely, Sam P.S. Thank you for the book - I 'ration' a chapter or two a day to make it last, but like all of Dr. Stanley's writings, it is very good.

I give Praise and Thanks to our Lord for what he is doing! WOW! I got another email from Sam's Father, thanking me for speaking life into him. It is not me it is God and the word's He gives me.......

Today on ‘The World We Live In’ radio program on KDAZ AM730 at 12:05pm MST, Paul and Dewey will discuss ‘Children in danger in New Mexico’ and the problems with CYFD. Why is the dysfunctional unit of government allowed to continue? What is the role you and I play in this? What is the role of the Church? Every citizen of New Mexico should be very concerned what is going on with God’s Children in the state of New Mexico.
You can also listen live on this web site by clicking on the ‘listen now’ icon of KDAZ AM730. Picture of my Brother Paul Holt.

My trip to the Supermarket: Luke 16:10 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much

I just want to share this little simple lesson with you, yesterday I went shopping at our nearby supermarket that is a Smith’s store. I checked out, the cashier, a very friendly man scanned the 2 cases of bottle water and paper towels in the cart. When I got out to the car and started to unload the cart, I noticed the two small containers of blueberries and raspberries. I was sure they did not get scanned, thus I had not paid for them. Interesting how scripture comes right to your mind, whoever can be trusted in the small things……..I went back in right away and the cashier was SHOCKED that I returned to pay for them. It’s the small things folks, can you be trusted in the small things? When we cheat at the small things it eats away at our foundation and eventually the foundation cracks in several places. By doing the small things in a Godly way it increases our testimony to the world, our light shines brightly for Jesus Christ.

Jay Kesler, longtime President of Youth For Christ and later President of Taylor University, once said, “Billy Graham’s greatest strength is his ability to intuitively go to the center of things. German Pastor Helmut Thielicke has written about the difference between the evangelist and the philosopher-teacher-pastor” Jay continued, ” Thielicke says the evangelist is like the man hunting stag. If you want to hunt stag, you can’t shoot at rabbits. If you shoot rabbits, you’ll never see a stag. In my mind, Billy Graham was no rabbit shooter. He was always going for the stag.”
Leaders must identify the essential goal and continually move toward it. Billy learned well from his predecessor, Dwight L. Moody, who said, “Give me a man who says, “this one thing I do, not these fifty I dabble in.” Not that there are not times when leaders must multitask; it does mean simplifying the issue until the single ultimate objective is clear.
As someone put it, “If you chase two rabbits, both will escape.”
I pray this helps you reflect on your life. I pray that it will inspire you to pray to the Lord everyday for direction in your life, at home and at work. Keep your eyes focused on Jesus Christ.
This is taken from the book, The Leadership Secrets of Billy Graham, please get it and read, you will be blessed!
Please pray for me and Sharon as we seek the Lord everyday in direction for FGGAM. The Lord keeps telling us to bring His light to the world, one person at a time. One person at a time. We are focused on individuals, then the masses.
This past Friday I posted this at FGGAM.ORG………….
Pastor Paul and Josi Holt are celebrating 27 years of marriage today! PRAISE GOD! As many of you know they partner with myself and Sharon here at FGGAM. We are so blessed to have them with us! Their light shines so bright for Jesus Christ! They Pastor the Baptist Church in Magdalena, New Mexico and also serve here at FGGAM. Sharon and I love you Paul and Jo so much! We are so thankful for you!
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him, male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27
God joined a man and women together so that together they would mirror His image and Paul and Jo certainly do that! In Jesus name, Amen!
God designed marriage between a man and women as the first social institution.
I have learned much from my best friend Pastor Paul.
Here is a post from Pastor Paul on his Anniversary:
Today, I have been married for 27 years. Together, my wife Josi and I have survived raising three children that were an average of 18 months apart, life in Japan, Colorado and New Mexico. We have served together in ministry and so much more. Over the years we have learned a lot, and I wanted to share the 7 Tips for a Successful Marriage. These tips are by no means a complete list, but I thought you might benefit from a few of the things we got right.
1. Choose to Love. Love is a choice we make every day. More divorces are caused by statements such as, “We just fell out of love.” or “We just grew apart and didn’t have those ‘feelings’ anymore”. The problem we tend to have is that we confuse sexual attraction with true love. Love is certainly not an emotion, it is a choice to live by.

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. -1 Corinthians 13:4-8a

2. Deny Yourself. If you want a successful marriage you must put the needs of your spouse above the needs of yourself, bottom line. There is no place for selfishness in a successful marriage. Yet, one of the more common sayings is, “I need room for me.” I will say that time away will help your marriage as long as it is healthy time away, but don’t over do it.

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. -Philippians 2:3-4

3. Don’t Stay Angry. Some couples fuss and fight and others do not fight too much. Does this mean that one has a bad marriage and the other has a good one? Not necessarily. Everyone handles conflict differently. As long as you are not abusive to one another, you should work through your differences. For some shouting may be involved for others it is a more quiet affair of the back and forth discussion of the issues. However you strive together, remember that you should not end things being angry.
If you have not resolved your conflict, you should still find a way to go to bed without anger. Unresolved anger and disagreements only fester and leave a root of bitterness that can destroy a marriage.

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. Ephesians 4:26-27

4. Cut Divorce Out of Your Dictionary. When I proposed to my wife, I told her that divorce was not an option. This is a chosen frame of mind. If we enter into marriage with the understanding that divorce is not available except in adultery, we are forced to find a solution to the problem. Josi and I literally cut divorce out of our family dictionary. Years later when my oldest son was doing a homework project, he brought me the dictionary and asked why there was a hole. This was a great opportunity to explain our commitment to our children.

“For the man who does not love his wife but divorces her, says the Lord, the God of Israel, covers his garment with violence, says the Lord of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be faithless.” -Malachi 2:16

5. Husbands Bless Your Wives. We overlook something so simple as a blessing. Husbands and wives have different roles in the marriage, but they are important components in the success of that marriage. Husbands are to love their wives as Christ loves the church. Jesus blessed his bride and spoke life into His church and husbands should do the same for their wives and their children. This is a straight forward thing to do. Lay your hands on your wife’s head and pray a blessing from the Lord on her. Also, declare your intention to remain faithful to her and ask the Lord to help you to fulfill your vow. The power of such an act cannot be over emphasized.

Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. -Luke 24:50-51

6. Choose Kind Words. This tip is sometimes easier said than done (or said). Choosing words of life that build up rather than tear down can dramatically effect the success of a marriage. This is a choice that we make on how to speak to our spouses.

A soft answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger. -Proverbs 15:1

7. Pray and Worship Together. There is a saying, “The couple that prays together, stays together.” It is true. When we are equally yoked, as Jesus puts it, we can experience unity in marriage because we have unity in prayer and worship. This is an area that many couples struggle. If one spouse attends church and is involved in church activities, and the other is not, the marriage suffers. Division in one’s spiritual life extends to the rest of one’s life. Of course, this choice is better made at the beginning before marriage is even considered.
Couples who already agree in their faith should consider a regular time of prayer. They should also make a commitment to attend regular worship together and regular in-depth bible study to ensure spiritual maturity.

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?-2 Corintians 6:14

There you have it. Again, this list of tips is not exhaustive, but it is a starting point to build a more successful marriage.
May the Lord bless your marriage as you strive to live for Him.
For God’s Glory Alone in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ, Dewey, Sharon, Paul, Jo, FGGAM Board and families
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