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This challenging message is for women who are where I was - struggling in marriage. Trying to fix it - fix him - and seemingly failing while you feel successful in every other area. There is hope. Things can change for you, but it starts with change in you.

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I Was a Broken Woman So I Became A Broken Wife – My Story

ENCOURAGEMENT

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds – Psalm 147:3 I got pregnant at 21 years old. At 22, I had a beautiful baby girl. I got pregnant again a little over a year later and had a son. At 24 years old, I was a single mom of two. As a person […]

Unspoken Expectations – Say What You Mean

ENCOURAGEMENT

You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. -James 4:2 Closed mouths don’t get fed. I was riding with my son the other day, and he was making comments because my daughter and I had Chick-fil-a. […]

He Cheated. Now What?

ENCOURAGEMENT

Yet you say, “For what reason?” Because the Lord has been witness Between you and the wife of your youth, With whom you have dealt treacherously; Yet she is your companion And your wife by covenant. 1 But did He not make them one, Having a remnant of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks […]

God Will Protect You!

ENCOURAGEMENT

And God said to him in a dream, “Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart. For I also withheld you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her – Genesis 20:6 What do I do when my husband makes a bad choice? I’ve heard this […]

Do You Respect Your Husband?

ENCOURAGEMENT

Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband – Ephesians 5:33 Do you respect your husband? Do you think that you are smarter than he is? Do you think you are more financially astute? Do you think that […]

Lord, Please Change My Husband!

ENCOURAGEMENT

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. But if the unbeliever departs let him depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God has called us to […]

I Pretended Our Marriage Was Great. It Wasn’t, But Yours Can Be.

ENCOURAGEMENT

Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. – Matthew 23:23 Most of the time I went to church by myself – well, just me and the kids. This particular Sunday, my husband went with me. We argued all the way to church. All. […]

Peacemaking Isn’t Always Peaceful

ENCOURAGEMENT

Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God – Matthew 5:9 There is a huge difference between making peace and maintaining peace. It’s fairly easy to walk into a peaceful situation and do nothing to cause disturbance. It is something quite different to walk into a chaotic situation and create peace. […]

Lord, Restore Our Souls

ENCOURAGEMENT

He restores my soul – Psalm 23:3 We want our broken relationships to be restored, but I think we should start with asking the Lord to restore our souls. Living this life can lead to fractures in our souls. We can become wounded and hardened by offense, anger, and discrimination. There are personal offenses that […]