{"id":7643,"date":"2023-03-29T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=7643"},"modified":"2023-03-11T06:51:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T11:51:24","slug":"7643","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/29\/7643\/","title":{"rendered":"Partnership Brings Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/An-excellent-wife-is-the-crown-of-her-husband-but-she-who-brings-shame-is-like-rottenness-in-his-bones.-Prov.-124-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7644\" width=\"344\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/An-excellent-wife-is-the-crown-of-her-husband-but-she-who-brings-shame-is-like-rottenness-in-his-bones.-Prov.-124-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/An-excellent-wife-is-the-crown-of-her-husband-but-she-who-brings-shame-is-like-rottenness-in-his-bones.-Prov.-124-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/An-excellent-wife-is-the-crown-of-her-husband-but-she-who-brings-shame-is-like-rottenness-in-his-bones.-Prov.-124-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/An-excellent-wife-is-the-crown-of-her-husband-but-she-who-brings-shame-is-like-rottenness-in-his-bones.-Prov.-124-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/An-excellent-wife-is-the-crown-of-her-husband-but-she-who-brings-shame-is-like-rottenness-in-his-bones.-Prov.-124-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/An-excellent-wife-is-the-crown-of-her-husband-but-she-who-brings-shame-is-like-rottenness-in-his-bones.-Prov.-124.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Deuteronomy+11%3A1-12%3A32&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Deuteronomy 11:1-12:32<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+8%3A22-39&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Luke 8:22-39<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+70%3A1-5&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Psalm 70:1-5<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+12%3A4&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Proverbs 12:4<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Verse:<\/strong> <em>\u201cAn excellent wife is\u00a0the crown of her husband,\u00a0but she who\u00a0brings shame is like\u00a0rottenness in his bones.\u201d Prov. 12:4<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Partnerships bring life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God designed marriage; scripture gives us guidelines for a healthy and fulfilling partnership with our mate. Living together harmoniously takes work and intention, but the rewards far outweigh the effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since I spent most of my life single, applying Biblical principles to all my relationships helped prepare me for marriage. Having and maintaining healthy relationships matured me. But I learned quickly marriage relationships differ from any other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf I do everything you want, this becomes the Beth show. That show ended; it\u2019s now the Ron and Beth show.\u201d\u00a0 Ron\u2019s words changed me. Journaling in bed, I complained when Ron \u201cjostled\u201d the bed while climbing into sleep. Year one of marriage teaches a lot of lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Becoming a wife who helps her husband excel continues to grow and mature me. Centering our lives around Jesus, becoming active members in our church, building a network of believers who support us, and studying and applying Biblical principles to our lives, help our marriage thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Become an excellent crown to your spouse by following Jesus; nothing will make you a better partner to the one you love.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1-300x39.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, forgive us for putting our needs before our spouses.\u00a0 Please help us become partners who give life to our mates.\u00a0 Grow and mature us through marriage to become more like Jesus.\u00a0 Let the ones who know us best respect us most.\u00a0 IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One minute read. Daily Reading: Deuteronomy 11:1-12:32, Luke 8:22-39, Psalm 70:1-5, Proverbs 12:4 Daily Verse: \u201cAn excellent wife is\u00a0the crown of her husband,\u00a0but she who\u00a0brings shame is like\u00a0rottenness in his bones.\u201d Prov. 12:4 Partnerships bring life. God designed marriage; scripture gives us guidelines for a healthy and fulfilling partnership with our mate. Living together harmoniously&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/29\/7643\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Partnership Brings Life<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7643"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7647,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7643\/revisions\/7647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}