I got married almost eight years ago. I remember that time of our life so fondly. It was a fun and exciting time – full of passion for one another and peacefulness. Our problems were small. If you are in that season of your marriage, or pre-marriage, I pray that you treasure it with all your heart. Because the truth is, life happens. Usually when you least expect it. Read Full Article
The first thing that captured my attention with this book was the title, Beyond Ordinary: When A Good Marriage Just Isn’t Good Enough. It immediately resonated with me because one thing that my husband and I have prayed for since our wedding is an extraordinary marriage. However, with all the hardships presented in marriage it can be difficult to believe in extraordinary.
I was so excited to read what Justin and Trisha Davis would share about, regarding marriage being beyond ordinary.
I must also point out that I love the cover of this book! It brilliantly depicts a marriage story of a “picture-perfect marriage” experiencing brokenness, yet the background reveals restoration. My marriage relates to that, and I am sure many others do as well.
In the opening pages Justin & Trisha explain the equation that defines many marriages:
Time + unintentionality = ordinary marriage Read Full Article
Evelyn Jansen wrote this personal article that reveals how she found freedom through forgiveness! Not just in forgiving her husband, but also her parents. So many times we build walls to try and protect ourselves from being hurt when in reality the walls we build end up hurting us. Being able to forgive will lead to restoration! If you are inspired by Evelyn’s words please leave a comment below!
Evelyn writes:
When I got married 31 years ago, most of the people I knew married young. That is to say that you either went to college and married upon graduation, or you got a job after high school and then got married. Many people today would scoff, or even gasp at the thought of couples marrying after high school, but a few decades ago it was commonplace. To our credit, many of the couples I knew then are still married now.
It took a lot of courage to jump in and make those vows, but young love dictated that something be done, be acted upon, if the object of our affection was to be secured for our very own. Read Full Article
Over a year ago God put a passion in my heart to begin Unveiled Wife. I really had no concept of its potential until it unfolded over this last year. I also had no idea the impact I was making in other wives lives, I just felt a call to be obedient and so I poured my all into keeping up with it. Every once in a while I receive such a huge encouragement and revelation of how God is using Unveiled Wife to restore marriages. Below is a recent letter from a wife who shared with me a very endearing heart-felt thank you and testimony of what God has done in her and her marriage!
Dear Unveiled Wife,
I hope this email is able to express the gratitude I have in my heart, for your commitment to encourage wives and help build a God centered marriage even through the tough times.
I discovered Unveiled Wife a few months back when I learned that my husband had cheated on me. My world and heart was shattered. I was too ashamed and hurt to speak to anyone, including my family and friends. The first few days I was on my knees hourly in prayer, clutching to Gods Word only. Seeking out God, first and foremost He gave me strength to at least act rationally. Read Full Article
Do you sometimes feel like giving up on your marriage? I know that I have felt like giving up at least once in my marriage. Every wife needs encouragement for marriage! Some may seriously be contemplating divorce, while others just need a little reminder of why marriage is so important. This is a perfect guest article from Shakera encouraging all wives to have hope for the miracle of restoration in marriage. Her message to all of us is: Don’t Give Up On Your Marriage! Enjoy and be blessed!
Shakera writes:
It is no surprise that the devil attacks so many marriages in the world today. It is one of the most important relationships that we as believers have.
John 10:10 says that the thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. When the enemy comes into our marriages he is looking to ruin generations to come, not just those in your household. So many are affected by divorce and separation, and it has long term affects on your children. Read Full Article
Dear Lord,
We come humbly before you today interceding for broken marriages. Unions between husbands and wives that have been severed, split apart, burdened, or crushed. We pray that you would give them peace of mind and in their hearts. Peace that comforts them. Fill them with hope to see their relationships restored, and show them how it will happen. Show them the changes and adjustments that need to be made and give them the strength and self-discipline to make them. Set their hearts on fire with passion and desire to do what needs to be done to keep the covenant they made to their spouse and you. We pray that they would be able to forgive and truly move forward in their relationships. May their marriages be a testimony of your power and gospel in Jesus name AMEN!
Kayla, the author of this guest article, chose to write a very personal piece on intimacy in marriage. I believe she brings up a very important point to be aware of the temptation in the world to be emotionally intimate with any one except one’s husband. An emotional affair can be very easy to fall into and devastating to your marriage relationship. Please read this testimony with the intention of guarding your heart from temptation. If you can relate or appreciate Kayla’s willingness to write this article please leave a comment below.
I remember hearing something on a local Christian radio broadcast, it may have been a Focus on the Family moment, but it addressed temptations we face as wives, suggesting guarding your heart from establishing any relationship with any man outside your marriage, no matter how innocent it seems. Any emotional intimacy is to be only for your husband. I remember I heard that as I was driving and felt stricken about the fact that one friend who happened to be male popped in my mind. ‘That’s funny, why are you in my head?” I wondered. I definitely hadn’t been inappropriate or even flirtatious with this man who was not my husband. I felt so secure and confident in my faithfulness to my husband (8yrs of monogamy) that I never fathomed that the woman who succumbed to engaging in a relationship with another man they were referring to could ever be me.
It was not right away, but less than 2 years later that same man became a very close friend. One who I found I was drawn to and couldn’t resist becoming closer to, not physically, but emotionally and spiritually. I had let someone else in my heart, my most sacred and intimate place meant only for my husband.
I fell away from what I knew God wanted in my life, but I didn’t stay there. My testimony is that I rose above my sinful secret, I put the truth in the light for my husband, and after a period of tears, hurt, and finally forgiveness, God restored my marriage. In my sin I had stopped going to church as often because I felt guilty before God. Now my whole family is back to attending regularly and my marriage and relationship with my husband is closer than ever before.
My encouragement is that whatever you may be hiding that is keeping you prisoner to your sin, let it out, give it to God, watch how He can make something broken, new and whole! I thank God for richly blessing me, and now most especially I thank Him for my amazing husband who has loved me through it all, even at my worst when I did not deserve it. I am also thankful that God gives me this amazing grace and restoration, and in His presence I am made whole. This experience was a huge lesson in humility for me, even Jesus faced temptation from the enemy, and we must never forget that we are not exempt from temptation either.
- Kayla
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