FamilyFaithWisdom

Are you struggling with marriage? Relationships? Parenting? Family? Faith? Here is some advice from FamilyLife Today's Dennis Rainey!

Sometimes we feel like a lost cause (failure) when we lose our job, our car or our home. Maybe these occurrences aren't really bad after all. If you lose your job then maybe its a way to spend more time with your family. Think of all the games you guys could play together! If you lose your car then maybe something good will happen when you take a bus or walk instead. If you lose your home then maybe it's to show you that "home" is more than just having a house...It's having people who love you and care for you. There's always two sides to a situation. The good and the bad, negative and positive. It's all up to you which ever side you pick. Life is much easier when you choose the positive side.

Why does marriage fail? Why do we have fights? Imagine your putting on a production/play. If all the cast members don't know their lines how are they going to perform? Pretty sloppy right? Marriage is designed to be a production of Sacrifice and we are the cast. Maybe sometimes we don't know our lines but does that mean our show can't ever look good? No, it just means we need help from someone who knows what he's doing and that helper is our director, God! With help from the director and two cast members agreeing, our show can go on and look beautiful in the end! I hope this helps. If you are struggling with any marriage conflicts please contact us with your question. Thank you!

We've all said it before; whether we've blamed our parents for something, or our siblings or our friends, we've all done it. "She did it!" "It wasn't me, it was him!" "If you'd stop doing this (insert answer) than I'd do this (insert answer)." We've all done it from time to time and maybe it's time we start thinking...What if it's not them...but us. I know you're probably thinking "no way! It wasn't me" but in all honesty, it probably was. Maybe your parents are complaining about how you did something wrong and you feel like it's their fault because they always nag you about it. Or maybe you blame your best friend because your relationship is rocky. You might even blame one of your siblings of stealing your things because you don't trust them much but in all honesty it's actually you who loses everything. You may read this and think "that is me. She's making me feel so bad now"...