How should husbands and wives navigate friendships with the opposite sex? That's our podcast topic this week, prompted by an email I got from a reader wanting to know, "Should a married woman have close male friends?"
Show Notes VERSES CITED:- Genesis 2:24 - "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united..."
- Mark 10:7-9 - “...therefore what God has joined together, let no man separate.”
- Malachi 2:14-15 - “…the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth..."
- Proverbs 5:15-21 -"Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well...."
- Matthew 5:27-28 - “You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY’..."
- Psalm 19:14 - "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable..."
- Matthew 15:19 - “For out of the heart come evil thoughts… adultery, sexual immorality…."
- Ephesians 5:15-18 - "Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise..."
- 1 Corinthians 6:18 - "Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is ...."
- Colossians 3:5 - "Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature...."
- 1 Peter 5:8 - “...the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”
RELATED LINKS:- 25 Ways to Communicate Respect to Your Husband - one of my most popular blog posts
- 25 Ways to Communicate Respect to Your Husband - my award-winning book
- 25 Ways to Show Love to Your Wife - a post my husband wrote for married men
- 25 Ways to Show Love to Your Wife - my husband's companion book
- Love Your Husband/ Love Yourself - embracing God's purpose for passion in marriage
- 30-Day Respect Challenge - free email series to help you nurture your marriage
- Should Married Women Have Close Male Friends - original post this episode is drawn from
- Husbands, Be Careful with Female Friendships - my husband's post I read on this episode
- Fostering Friendship with Your Husband - tips for nurturing a closer relationship to your spouse
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