Does disagreement in marriage mean you are doomed? I used to have this exact thought and it only created so much PAIN and FEAR within me. FEAR will always bring thoughts of punishment and energize the worst-case scenario. It made me picture that we will have an awful marriage in the future if we can't [...]
Category: Marriage
Did You Know YOU are the Hero of Your Story?
Every great story is always comprised of a Hero and a Guide. I think of Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee; of Luke Skywalker and Yoda; or Dorothy Gale and Glinda the Good Witch, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and the Tin Man. They each had to go on their own journey to discover things about [...]
Intimacy in Marriage is So Much More Than Sex
Are you ready to CREATE more LOVE and CONNECTION in YOUR MARRIAGE? It starts with YOUR OWN THOUGHTS about YOUR relationship and I CAN HELP! It's NEVER TOO EARLY or TOO LATE to work on your marriage! Hit the COACH WITH ME link and let's set up a time to chat about how I can [...]
Remembering Our Spouses Chose Us as Adults
For the most part, our family members didn't get to choose us. They love us because we are their child, sibling, parent, niece, aunt, or cousin. They may LOVE who we are, but the connection was one that was made for them. It's so important to remember that our spouse chooses us as an adult [...]
Are You Thinking it’s Too Late?
Are you thinking it's too late or too hard to change things now? I want to encourage you that it's just not true! It might FEEL true, but that's only because you've been thinking that painful thought for SO LONG and your brain has developed a "rut". Did you that ruts in your brain are [...]
Jesus Felt BIG EMOTIONS and Why We Should, Too
Jesus Felt BIG EMOTIONS and Why We Should, Too! If you grew up in a home where BIG EMOTIONS were not tolerated, were belittled, punished, or squelched, you may have trouble FEELING YOUR FEELINGS as an adult. You may have been taught to not be so emotional. Or you may have been taught by the [...]
The Glorification of Busyness
Many of us have fallen into the trap of the glorification of busyness. We have mentally and emotionally made it mean something validating about ourselves if we can accomplish a huge list of things. But then we must quickly activate a way to cope with the stress of being over-scheduled and overwhelmed with seasons of [...]
What LOVE Does…
If you can get a revelation of this truth it will change how you choose to show up for YOURSELF and OTHERS every single day! There are only ever two modes to have expression from; either LOVE, which flows from our TRUE SELF, or FEAR which flows from our FALSE SELF. Within our TRUE SELF, [...]
Peace is Always Available, Will You Choose it?
PEACE is ALWAYS AVAILABLE, Will You CHOOSE It? Jesus said "Peace I leave with you; MY peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do NOT let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful." John 14:27 If Jesus said He ALREADY gave us HIS peace, that [...]
We Are Called to Love, Not Judge
We are called to LOVE, not JUDGE. Period. Whenever we find ourselves getting frustrated with someone, it's a clear sign that we've momentarily stepped OUT OF THE LOVE ZONE and into the JUDGMENT ZONE. And the reason it feels so irksome is because it was never how we were created to exist. God IS LOVE. [...]
~JENNY RIEFLIN MINISTRIES~ 