A huge thank you to this wife for answering my questions about being married to a quiet man. 🙂 ——————————— 1. How has God shown you how best to bless your husband? Give him understanding when he needs “space” – that took me awhile to learn, because to me “space” meant avoidance. But what he… Continue reading Being Married to a Laid Back, Quiet Type – a Wife Shares about Her Marriage
Category: Testimonials of God’s Healing
Finding Her Voice
How a wife began finding her voice in her marriage by giving up people pleasing.
“Misconceptions and Fears I Had at the Beginning of This Journey” – AND A CELEBRATION!!!!!!!
From the wife who “Gave Up on Her Dream for Her Marriage,” “Stopped Pursuing Her Husband in the Wrong Ways” and “Handled a Grumpy Husband Beautifully“ She started this journey 12 months ago – but only REALLY “got it,” in many ways, this past August. I think what she has to share is very fitting as… Continue reading “Misconceptions and Fears I Had at the Beginning of This Journey” – AND A CELEBRATION!!!!!!!
A Fellow Wife Responds Beautifully to Her Husband’s Bad Mood
This is from the wife who decided to stop pursuing her husband, trying to control him, and trying to make him show love to her the way she wanted him to. She is the one who gave up on her dream for her marriage in August of this year. She began this journey 12 months ago,… Continue reading A Fellow Wife Responds Beautifully to Her Husband’s Bad Mood
An Incredible Story of Forgiveness
From a wife: ———————————— I feel led to share my story of forgiveness with you so that maybe you will have hope that God truly can move a hurting heart to forgive….so here it is… My father died when I was 6 years old in a car accident. My mother began a relationship shortly after… Continue reading An Incredible Story of Forgiveness
A Young Wife Discovers God’s Design for Her Marriage
April, thank you so much for this blog! I stumbled upon it just last week and have been reading your posts ever since. I have been married almost for a year now and dealing with all the issues you talk about myself. For some time I have regretted the fact I do not have any… Continue reading A Young Wife Discovers God’s Design for Her Marriage
“Giving Up on My Dream for My Marriage” – by A Fellow Wife
This is from the same wife who wrote to me about not pursuing her husband anymore last week. This is what it looks like to painfully tear out our idols by the root and totally surrender to Christ as LORD of ALL. Here the idols are control, feeling loved in a certain way and romance.… Continue reading “Giving Up on My Dream for My Marriage” – by A Fellow Wife
Winning Him without a Word
This is a wife who has JUST started learning about how to stop disrespect/control and has been learning to be respectful in the last week or two. I love her story! Thank you so much for sharing! —————————————————- Now that some time has passed I wanted to share with you what happened a couple of… Continue reading Winning Him without a Word
“I’m Going to Stop Pursuing My Husband” (in the wrong ways) A Fellow Wife
Ultimately, each wife must prayerfully decide what she believes God wants her to do to obey Him, to seek His wisdom in the Bible and to honor Him in her unique situation. God has wisdom. I do not. NOTE – I write specifically for wives who tend to have strong Type A personalities. Wives who… Continue reading “I’m Going to Stop Pursuing My Husband” (in the wrong ways) A Fellow Wife
How a Wife’s Obedience to God Impacts Her Husband’s Soul (From the Archives)
This is a message I received from a reader. She repented of her years of disrespect and trying to control her husband about 5 years ago. She had learned some of these principles years before, but a major tragedy in the family sent her reeling and now she is relearning and taking baby steps again.… Continue reading How a Wife’s Obedience to God Impacts Her Husband’s Soul (From the Archives)