Quotes about Relationship

A Christian wife who may be looking good on the outside, but who cuts her husband with her words, runs him down to her friends and family, and dishonors him in the children's presence is not beautiful by God's definition.

God has already told you in His Word how to find your greatest source of strength—it's your closeness to Him. It is in this location—right next to Christ—that you are supposed to "stand firm.

Of all of the places on the planet, your marriage should be that one place where you are encouraged, reminded of your strengths, and given the motivation you need to live out those strengths well.

A man once told me, "Tony, my wife is killing me." I replied, "Well, you said you wanted to be more like Jesus, didn't you?

The closer God and His rule are tied to the definition of marriage, the more order, productivity, and fulfillment are experienced in our marriages. The further away God and His rule are, the more chaos occurs in the home.

God has commanded us to love our wives even when they don't deserve it—for if we love them only when they deserve it, where would grace be? In fact, we need to love our wives the most when they deserve it the least.

Only when we allow the life-giving refreshment of living, flowing waters to move through us do we remove the toxins of the soul and heal the damage done within. When we drink, or abide, in a close relationship with Jesus, His stream of water produces life in us through the presence of the Holy Spirit.

We've not been instructed to pray, "My Father which art in heaven." It is, "Our Father which art in heaven" (Matthew 6:9 KJV). You will experience more of God by connecting with His purposes through His people than you could ever experience on your own.

The absence of a kingdom purpose for marriage makes it appear as if many couples have been married by the secretary of war rather than the justice of the peace. A passenger on a plane one day noticed that the man sitting next to him had his wedding ring on the wrong hand, so he asked him why. The husband replied, Because I married the wrong woman.

many men have come to view the church as a task to be done rather than a community to be in.

We are happy to have God in our vicinity even though he is not in our midst. We like to have God in general, but we think we don't need God in specific.

To know whether a man is following God's Kingdom agenda for his home, the best place to look is at his wife. Does she feel loved, known, honored, and spiritually encouraged in her relationship with her husband?