In our post-modern world, women may assume many roles in their life: leader, employer, Christian, mother, volunteer, politician, and so on. One of those roles that many women choose to embrace is wife. But becoming a wife is more than getting married. God says that to take on the role of wife is to be in a position of immense power (1 Peter 3:1-6). It is the power to change people in positive directions, starting with a husband and radiating out through children and into the community. We realize that the role of wife has been diminished in the past because of the suggestion that wife and mother are the only two roles women can play. Our hope is that the true power of the wife role will re-emerge as the force God intended. We want to show you how to use the power of this role for God's glory, for the success of your husband, for the development of your marriage and for meeting your deepest relational needs. God does have a RADICAL plan for wives. In God's Radical Plan for Wives, Gil and Dana Stieglitz explain the seven greatest needs of men by applying biblical principles and real-life stories. This book will challenge, convict, and inspire-it's perfect for individual or group study, especially when paired with God's Radical Plan for Wives Companion Bible Study. The lessons and exercises in the book will teach you to motivate him to be the best man, husband, and father possible, setting the stage to gently guide and instruct him toward meeting your needs.

Men, if you're searching for the secrets to a successful marriage, you'll find the answers within these pages. Learn the keys to understanding your wife, keeping her secure in your relationship, creating a sense of teamwork, and nurturing her needs. In an easy to understand acrostic, Dr. Stieglitz lays a foundation for husbands. H-Honor, which a woman must receive to stay emotionally connected in marriage. U-Understanding, which is essential if a man is to understand the unique temperament, gifts and abilities of his wife. S-Security, which is the key to a woman's spiritual connection to her husband. B-Building Unity, which is the constant job of the man so that the pressures of life do not destroy the marriage. A-Agreement, which is a system a man must establish and manage so that both husband and wife can enthusiastically support the decisions that are made. N-Nurture, which means that a man must provide all that his wife needs to blossom as a person, mother, worker, friend, and wife. D-Defender, which is what the man must clearly become or his marriage, family, and life will be left unprotected and often destroyed. As the culmination of hundreds of hours of counseling, study and mentoring, Becoming a Godly Husband represents one of the most successful marriage counseling manuals on the market today.

It's official, study after study in the field of positive psychology is telling us what the Bible has said for 2,000 years. The keys to being deeply happy are eight key qualities. The happiest people... 1. Are grateful, teachable, and humble 2. Have processed their mistakes, wounds, pain, and losses 3. Have developed impulse control and use their emotions to fuel and enjoy life 4. Pursue their dreams and positive purpose with diligence 5. Are forgiving, non-judgmental and gracious 6. Think positive, beneficial, constructive thoughts rejecting unethical, and selfish thoughts 7. Savor each day, harmonize with the people around them, and do not attack others 8. Set boundaries for themselves and others and sacrifice to protect those boundaries. The problem with the above list is that we don't believe the studies and we don't really want any of these qualities. We still think that the key to happiness is money, power, popularity and/or pleasure. But true long lasting happiness is from the inside out. I believe that God wants our best even though we may not and so He enrolls us in classes to develop these missing ingredients. We can either cooperate with Him or fight what He is trying to teach. It is important to realize which class God has enrolled us in because these classes have quizzes, tests and finals. If you do not pass the exams then you stay in the same course. I know people who have been enrolled in anger management class for thirty years and still haven't passed the final. God knows that your ultimate joy and happiness will be in the development of the eight qualities listed above so He constantly gives you opportunities to work on these qualities. I am amazed at the difference in the lives of people who begin cooperating with God on these qualities rather than fighting Him. Remember it is official, the happiest people have the above qualities.