March 26, 2009

“My husband and I have such different views about money. I want to budget, increase giving, and save.  He doesn't want to do any of those.  I don't bring it up much because we can never agree.”

In this short video (2:12), Ron is continuing a six-week Virtual Feedback Loop series in which he answers some subscriber questions. This week, he answers a second marriage related question concerning a spouse who is unwilling to work together with a wife on a financial issue. Wherever you and your spouse find yourselves on the communication spectrum, we hope that you find hope and encouragement in his answer.

Thank you to those of you who filled out our recent survey. If you haven’t, please go to: SurveyMonkey.com and take a few minutes to answer the five questions. We so appreciate your input.

As always, Ron’s encouragement to you is to go back to God’s Word to restore your faith. Take a moment to consider the following Scriptures on unity and meditate on their Truth and their application.

Romans 12:18 (NASB)
“If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men.”

Psalm 133:1 (NASB)
“Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity.”

Romans 12:4-5 (NASB)
“For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.”

Psalm 121 (NIV)
“I lift up my eyes to the hills - where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip - He who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, He who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD watches over you - the LORD is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD will keep you from all harm - He will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.”

I Peter 3:1-2 (NIV)
“Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.”

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