For Two are Better than One, but Three is Even Better
My Beloved and I are moving forward on setting up our radio show, (yes, I am stepping out of the boat like Peter, but I think I have lost my mind), and I thought I would ask for your help and input once again, seeing how you’re a bunch of smart gals. 🙂
We have made the decision to not have our first few shows LIVE, seeing how we don’t know what we’re doing and we might not get a single caller! (lol) We will post the shows so people can listen to them at their convenience and I’ll keep you in the loop here on the blog as to when they are up.
So this is where your help is needed to build up the body of Christ…
I need your questions on marriage.
Here’s some categories to get you thinking:
- Communication
- Your role
- His role
- Submission
- Spiritual Leadership
- Marital Oneness
- The Marriage Bed (blush)
- How you relate to each other
- The children
- His family
- Her family
- Fights
- Money and Marriage
- anything else that you can think of
Lord willing, we are hoping to record our first show by next week and we will take the questions that we have received here from our readers.
For all you prayer warriors out there, please keep this in prayer because the enemy does not want our marriages to glorify the Lord. He would love to stop this ministry from moving forward. If he can get his foot in the door to tear down our marriages, then he has access to our family and if he has access to our family and the breaking of that unit, then that will impede our abilities to further the Kingdom of God.
God established the first institution to be that of marriage. Where do you think the enemy will be heading first to come steal, kill, and destroy?
You guessed it….you and your man! If satan can get the two of you at odds then his goal is being accomplished because your focus has shifted from the Lord to yourselves. So please bathe this in prayer. There are so many marriages suffering today and if we are able to make an impact on just one, praise be to God!
Once we are ready to go LIVE with the show, our time slot will be at 9:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) I’ll keep you informed on what day of the week it will be.
Also, because some of the questions can be very sensitive in nature, please leave me a comment as “Anonymous” or “Suzy Q” if you prefer. 🙂 Or you can email me at: respectyourhusband {at} joleneengle {dot} org.
Remember, too, that your question might be one that another reader/listener would love to have answered and it can help better her marriage as well. So please don’t be shy, we are all working together as the body of Christ to bring Him glory.
Please forward this post on to your friends who may have marital questions and also to spread the word about the radio show.
I have a question for you. One that I often ask myself. What some ways to make God the center of your marriage? I know every couple is comfortable with different things, but I always feel that this is lacking and we are not doing enough to put him in the spot light.
Ameriah, that is a perfect question! I spoke with my Beloved about this and we felt this question would lay the foundation for the radio show. You, my friend, were used by God in this ministry!!! Thanks for taking the time to leave me a comment. I can’t wait to answer this question.
Blessings,
~jolene
I have a question for you. I have been encouraged and challenged by what you write. I was wondering if you and your husband could address how you have gotten through times when you did not necessarily agree or feel united together. While I admire your strong marriage, I wonder if you could share times when you and your husband were struggling in your relationship and how you overcame those challenges.
Jolene, so many of things you say are controversial and I do not agree with all of them and I LOVE IT! So many christian women who blog stick to the domestic arts, praising home-school, and quoting their favorite, non-controversial, bible verses. There is nothing wrong with that, you can tell many of these women have beautiful hearts to share. But I want something more. I want a post that makes me think, brings to attention a scripture I had not considered in a certain situation, or challenges a commonly held belief. I was wondering if, during your radio show, you and your husband could discuss how you decide what to share in a public forum and how you remain committed to submitting to your husband’s will and God’s will. Is there ever a time you feel compelled to share something where your husband advises against it, or ever a time your husband calls you to write something that you feel is beyond your comfort level?
Great question! Thanks for asking it and yes, we can share on that. I am not sure if we can cover it on the first show or not (time permitting) but we will address it in future shows.
~jolene
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I love your question(s).
Let me touch briefly on one….is there ever a time your husband calls you to write something that you feel is beyond your comfort level. I laughed out loud when I first read that because that seems to be the norm over here! In the last 10 years or so, ALL the ministries I have been involved in have been outside of my comfort zone! Did you happen to read the Pig Post?? It was TOTALLY outside my comfort zone. Here’s a principle that might help you. My Beloved encourages and challenges me in ministry, he does not rule over me. I just wrote a post, Wrestling with God, that might address a few more of your questions. We will try to address this on the radio show as well, although it might be on a later show because we are trying to establish a format.
Thanks for your questions!
~jolene
Hi, this ones kinda personal but very important. How do we as christian women keep a good and healthy fulfilling intimate life (you know) with Jezebel so rampant in our society? Thanks!
Okay, so we answered your question here on our radio show. Take the time to listen to it (it’s 30 minutes) because the notes don’t clearly articulate the message like the show does.
https://joleneengle.org/2012/01/30/the-foundation-of-a-christ-centered-marriage/
Hello Suzy 🙂
Thanks for writing in with your question!
You are absolutely right about this being an important one. I am assuming you are referring to The Marriage Bed or The Act of Marriage as I would refer to it, but the Jezebel part I’m a little unsure of what you mean. Are you talking about immoral women trying to entice your man? Or just how there are immodest women everywhere revealing all sorts of body parts everywhere we look– t.v., billboards, malls, etc. and even churches? Goodness, the more I think about this question the more I want to write a post on it or actually discuss it with my Beloved on our radio show. Thanks for writing in and I’ll respond back here when we make our decision.
Blessings,
~jolene
Hi Jolene,
Yes, the marrige bed and definetely referring to the billboards, commercials, and yes sadly even church immodesty and enticement. Thanks. Can’t wait to hear on the topic!