{"id":25568,"date":"2025-10-14T18:40:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T22:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awarningministry.com\/?p=25568"},"modified":"2025-10-14T19:09:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T23:09:00","slug":"25568","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awarningministry.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/14\/25568\/","title":{"rendered":"A Widow\u2019s Lament Explains How To Have A Joyful Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"293\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/awarningministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-32.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25581\" style=\"width:181px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awarningministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-32.png 293w, https:\/\/awarningministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-32-189x300.png 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perennitypublishing.com\/books\"><strong>https:\/\/perennitypublishing.com\/books<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Posted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09489513548045455794\">Bill Taylor<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09489513548045455794\">Blogger: User Profile: Bill Taylor<\/a> Posted by Bill Taylor &#8230; Charlie Kirk told young men to get a job, get married, and raise children to serve God. Few men know how to do this, but Erica Kirk&#8217;s lament for her husband at his funeral explained exactly how a man can convince his wife that he belongs to her. This makes it possible for her to help him and bring to life the old saying, &#8220;Behind every successful man, there&#8217;s a woman.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsnVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFINVluRGh3SDZyQjRhT05jAR4tqgPE5yI-7d-tJ4KMhdWpqmKMQy-WNKmJNWcPDlnxTNHmP4-CXXO0u4g9Iw_aem_IIkHiV-bF3uySAvHKir5iw\">Marriage Under Threat: A Widow\u2019s Lament Explains How To Have A Joyful Marriage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We&#8217;ve explained the value of her explanation in a short note at <a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExeVVITlZaWGpUa3ZpTm5FbgEeQ6jnsKAHlBtsXzqRzRUpQJzK1U2Pssr0IuALYIsepPzYQDDcIXDS2r-EZbM_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/&#8230;\/widows&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strong families are the foundation of society. This website describes three secular books that explain how modern science supports God\u2019s marriage commands. Scroll down to \u201cSecular Support for God&#8217;s Marriage Principles\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perennitypublishing.com\/books\"><strong>https:\/\/perennitypublishing.com\/books<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/\">Marriage Under Threat<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>This site contains papers about how marriage should work. Marriage is simple, but not easy. It&#8217;s simple to walk across a room &#8211; just put one foot in front of the other. It&#8217;s just as simple to walk from Maine to California &#8211; KEEP putting one foot in front of the other &#8211; but less easy. Marriage is a lifetime journey, not a short stroll. Feel free to use any of this material in any way that serves His cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Monday, September 29, 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">A Widow\u2019s Lament Explains How To Have A Joyful Marriage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>:Clicking a footnote number takes you to the verse; the browser \u201cback\u201d button brings you back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Erika Kirk\u2019s tribute to her husband Charlie demonstrated the love and joy God intended for every couple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a>Background<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before He spoke the world into existence (Jn. 1:3<a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftn1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">[1]<\/a>), Jesus knew that Adam would sin (Rev. 13:8<a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftn2\">[2]<\/a>; 1 Pe. 1:20<a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftn3\">[3]<\/a>).&nbsp; Jesus knew that He would have to die a&nbsp;<em>very<\/em>&nbsp;painful death to so that His blood could offer us a way to have all our sins forgiven so that we could go to Heaven.&nbsp; He knew this, yet He loved all of us enough to create us&nbsp;<em>anyway<\/em>&nbsp;(Rom. 5:8<a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftn4\">[4]<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s&nbsp;<em>no way<\/em>&nbsp;that God who loved us that much would ever create men and women in a way that marriage wouldn\u2019t work.&nbsp; God planned marriage to give us a taste of the joys of Heaven on earth, but there\u2018s a condition: we must do marriage God\u2019s way (De. 5:29<a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftn5\">[5]<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a>The Rewards God Offers<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no joy for a man this side of heaven that compares with having his wife like belonging to him, but he must convince her that he delights in appreciating her and in belonging to her for that to work.&nbsp; In lamenting her husband, Mrs. Kirk opened her heart to&nbsp;<em>everyone<\/em>&nbsp;in telling how her husband led her by belonging to her and by serving her during their marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ignore her politics<\/strong>.&nbsp; Treat her lament as a God-given opportunity to understand what God had in mind when He created marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livenowfox.com\/news\/charlie-kirk-funeral-wife-erika-speech-remarks-watch-video\">https:\/\/www.livenowfox.com\/news\/charlie-kirk-funeral-wife-erika-speech-remarks-watch-video<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She spoke of \u201cmy Charlie\u201d because she knew&nbsp;<em>in her bones<\/em>&nbsp;that Charlie belonged to her.&nbsp; That\u2019s Biblical, the wife in the Song of Solomon&nbsp;<em>knows<\/em>&nbsp;that her husband belongs to her (Song 2:16<a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftn6\">[6]<\/a>, 6:3<a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftn7\">[7]<\/a>) as she belongs to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She told how Charlie became hers by opening his heart to her, telling her his plans, his joys, his sorrows, and how much he appreciated her.&nbsp; She spoke of her work in making their home a place where he longed to be (Song 2:8<a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftn8\">[8]<\/a>).&nbsp; She explained what kept their marriage strong and beautiful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cCharlie perfectly understood God&#8217;s role for a Christian husband, a man who leads so that he can serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>She challenged men to serve their wives as Charlie had served her by making it possible for her to weave herself into the work God had called him to do:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI was Charlie&#8217;s confidant. I was his vault. His closest and most trusted advisor. His best friend. I poured into him and loved him so deeply. Empowered him because&nbsp;his love for me drove me to be a better wife. Every day he honored me. And I prayed that I could be the wife that God needed me to be for my husband.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Erika and Charlie became one as Jesus expects of every couple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Wherefore they are&nbsp;no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.&nbsp; (Mt. 19:6&nbsp;<em>see also<\/em>&nbsp;Mk. 10:8)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a>Biblical Reflections<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Love gives someone the power to destroy you.&nbsp; God knows it\u2019s scary for a man to open his heart so God tells husbands when it\u2019s safe to do so:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The heart of her husband doth&nbsp;safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Proverbs&nbsp;31:11-12<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Men, opening your hearts in hours of talk makes it possible for your wives to find joy in belonging to you and for them to swing behind whatever you&#8217;re trying to do. &nbsp;Mrs. Kirk is pushing her husband&#8217;s agenda with every atom of her being but she couldn&#8217;t have helped him or followed him as God intended without knowing where he was going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God created wives to help their husbands (Gen. 2:18<a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftn9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">[9]<\/a>). &nbsp;Keeping Erika informed took a lot of Charlie&#8217;s time &#8211; he had to explain all the details to her so she could help.&nbsp; God made women creatures of detail to keep babies alive, and working out the details with his wife made Charlie a better leader.&nbsp; She increased his effectiveness and more than made up for the time he spent sharing his dream with the helpmeet God gave him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charlie told men to get a job, get married, and raise children to serve God (Mal. 2:15<a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftn10\">[10]<\/a>).&nbsp; Men don\u2019t know how to do that, but when Erika opened her heart to the world, she told every man how to make his wife eager to help him.&nbsp; She showed how Charlie lived the old saying, \u201cBehind every successful man, there\u2019s a woman.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no joy this side of heaven for a man that compares with having his wife&nbsp;<em>like<\/em>&nbsp;belonging to him, but he must convince her that he delights in everything about her to make her&nbsp;<em>like<\/em>&nbsp;being his.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a>Our Invitation<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My wife and I have been writing about marriage for more than 50 years.&nbsp; We explain God\u2019s plan in a book&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/01\/how-woman-can-find-joy-in-marriage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">you can read online<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftn11\">[11]<\/a>.&nbsp; Email suggestions to wataylor@alum.mit.edu.&nbsp; When we upload to Amazon, the next order gets your improvements, see&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/7SEZTgP\">https:\/\/a.co\/d\/7SEZTgP<\/a>&nbsp;.&nbsp; 99 cents on Kindle!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strong families are the foundation of society.&nbsp; This website describes three secular books that explain how modern science supports God\u2019s marriage commands.&nbsp; Scroll down to \u201cSecular Support for God&#8217;s Marriage Principles\u201d<br><a href=\"https:\/\/perennitypublishing.com\/books\/\">https:\/\/perennitypublishing.com\/books\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a>&nbsp;All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>John&nbsp;1:3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a>&nbsp;And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of&nbsp;the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Revelation&nbsp;13:8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a>&nbsp;Who verily was&nbsp;foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>I&nbsp;Peter&nbsp;1:20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftnref4\">[4]<\/a>&nbsp;But God commendeth his love toward us, in that,&nbsp;while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Romans&nbsp;5:8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftnref5\">[5]<\/a>&nbsp;O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always,&nbsp;that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Deuteronomy&nbsp;5:29<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftnref6\">[6]<\/a>&nbsp;My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Song&nbsp;of Solomon&nbsp;2:16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftnref7\">[7]<\/a>&nbsp;I am my beloved&#8217;s, and&nbsp;my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Song&nbsp;of&nbsp;Solomon&nbsp;6:3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftnref8\">[8]<\/a>&nbsp;The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains,&nbsp;skipping upon the hills.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Song&nbsp;of&nbsp;Solomon&nbsp;2:8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftnref9\">[9]<\/a>&nbsp;And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will&nbsp;make him an help meet for him.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Genesis&nbsp;2:18<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftnref10\">[10]<\/a>&nbsp;And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one?&nbsp;That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Malachi&nbsp;2:15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbsP5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5VUhOVlpYalRrdmlObkVuAR5DqOewoAeUG2xfOpHNFSlAnMrVTY-yyvQi4Atgix6k_NhAMNwhcNLav4Rlsw_aem_uCxo1WGMQV6em0LJ4Yd72A#_ftnref11\">[11]<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/01\/how-woman-can-find-joy-in-marriage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/01\/how-woman-can-find-joy-in-marriage.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Posted by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09489513548045455794\">Bill Taylor&nbsp;<\/a>at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/successful-marriage.blogspot.com\/2025\/09\/widows-lament-explains-how-to-have.html\"><abbr title=\"2025-09-29T19:58:00-07:00\">7:58 PM<\/abbr><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/email-post\/9739247\/1272767464929531646\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/share-post.g?blogID=9739247&amp;postID=1272767464929531646&amp;target=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Email This<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/share-post.g?blogID=9739247&amp;postID=1272767464929531646&amp;target=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BlogThis!<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/share-post.g?blogID=9739247&amp;postID=1272767464929531646&amp;target=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Share to X<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/share-post.g?blogID=9739247&amp;postID=1272767464929531646&amp;target=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Share to Facebook<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/share-post.g?blogID=9739247&amp;postID=1272767464929531646&amp;target=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Share to Pinterest<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/perennitypublishing.com\/books &#8211; Posted by\u00a0Bill Taylor Blogger: User Profile: Bill Taylor Posted by Bill Taylor &#8230; Charlie Kirk told young men to get a job, get married, and raise children to serve God. 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