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Abundant Life in Marriage
Our vision is to see husbands and wives live in the fullness of their true identities as sons and daughters of God, enabling them to embrace the abundant life Jesus died to give them not only as individuals but also in their marriages (Jn. 10:10). We desire to promote unity in every marriage through the revelation of this identity, equipping couples to break free from every controlling and divisive influence in their life.
Take my hand
And let's walk together
Take my hand and try
It's a long, long road
But we can help each other
Hold on
I know we're gonna find the way home-Russ Taff, Take My Hand
The day my husband and I realized that we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together was one of the happiest days of my life! As we drove down the highway one afternoon we were encountered by the presence of God as “Take My Hand” by Russ Taff spontaneously came on. We knew the Lord was preparing us to walk together for the rest of our lives into whatever journey lie ahead. The following weeks and months were poured into preparing to get married and dreaming about our blissful lives together.
We had significant challenges that came up in our engagement, but we put our heads down and worked hard to get through them. I thought they were just little blips in our relationship journey; little did I know that both of us lacked many essential tools and carried a lot of spiritual and emotional baggage that would result in ongoing drama and trauma that would steal life and joy from our marriage for years.
We spent many of those years trying different ways to make our marriage work: seminars, pastoral counseling, date nights, prayer ministry. They all helped to an extent, but nothing ever resulted in sustained breakthrough.
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When were precariously close to self destruction, we both had personal breakthroughs.
God began to give my husband greater revelation about his true identity in Christ. As the Lord began to reveal to him WHO he was and WHOSE he was, he was able to be present in our relationship from a place of greater wholeness.
God also began to give me profound insights into how to stand and PERSEVERE in faith for a marriage that was life-giving and thriving, not just surviving, even in the presence of wounding and disappointment. This perseverance paid off as we began to see prayers answered and sustained joy and abundant life in our marriage!
We now have a passion to help other couples discover how to have abundant life in their marriage by connecting them to their true identities in Christ through teaching, writing, mentorship and prayer.
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What to do (and not do) When You’re Not Getting Along With Your Spouse
When conflict isn’t handled well, over time it can result in a marriage apocalypse! The first sign the apocalypse might be coming is criticism.
Criticism is what John Gottman of The Gottman Institute identifies as one of the 4 horsemen of marriage (the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a symbolic metaphor in the New Testament describing the end times) that opens the door to 3 more horsemen which, when all present, typically result in mass destruction.
Put these concepts from the Gottman Institute into practice if you want to shift out of criticism in your communication with your partner!
3 Signs Your Marriage Conflict is Related to Expectations
Disappointment is normal in life, and even though we know this to be true, it can hit harder when it happens in your marriage. When you’re more invested in a relationship, the effects of disappointment can be more profound and harder to bounce back from, and almost always result in conflict. The good news is, becoming more self-reflective about your expectations can help you adjust them in the future, cutting down on conflicts related to being disappointed.
3 Ways to Make Marriage Work When You Have Money Conflicts
About ⅓ of adults report that money is a big source of tension in their relationship. What is less common is knowing why this happens and what to do about it to make your marriage work.
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