Do you ever feel alone? Like you are the only one struggling in a Christian Marriage? You are not alone. Today I am honored to shine the light on a beautiful Testimony of a Woman with Joy in her Marriage.
Ifeoma is a woman who pursues God with all of her heart on her spot online – Purposeful And Meaningful. I love her heart as she shares “In all I am learning to trust God more deeply as I walk this pilgrim’s journey.”
She shares today on her site (here is an excerpt):
5 Ways To Find Joy In Your Marriage Today
Our couple photo hangs on the wall. It was our pre-wedding photo to be precise. Obi and I love that photo.
Sometimes, I bring down that photo frame get on my knees and just pray.
Aside the memories that flood my heart, do you know what else I see?
Hang there a while, I’d share with you in a bit.
Life has changed since the pre-wedding photo shoot. I have changed, my lines of thinking constantly challenged, adjusting and expanding.
Whoever said marriage is a school was right. Might I add that, Marriage is an advanced school.
While I have lots to learn, it breaks my heart every time I meet couples struggling to find joy that once was in their marriage. Today seems right for me to share simple ways you can find joy in your marriage today.
Finish Reading 5 Ways to Find Joy in Your Marriage
Do you need some encouragement to keep pressing into that Daily Commitment to your Marriage? We could all use a community to help us in Reclaiming Hope & Joy in our marriages!
We just finished a 31 day Series to help us Reclaim Hope & Joy in Marriage by Intentionally Investing in our Christian Marriage. Get the articles Free in this downloadable e-Book. And Be sure to check out the Wives Only FB Group where Christian Wives chose Hope and Joy in every Season
Five Ways To Find Joy In Your Marriage.
We are far from perfect. Do you sense an unquenchable need to drive a life of perfection? Whether through your spouses or your own life or your kids, you need to stop!
You have shortcomings! Your husband does! Everyone has them.
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God,
You need to accept your shortcomings too. We all need to take on God’s Perfection for our imperfect lives
Learn to give grace to your shortcomings and to those of others as well. Believe me it takes some hard work. I have been there too.
But you will find joy instead of faults, comparison, complains and nags
PS: Have you checked out the Marriage Course – Finding Hope and Joy in My Marriage?
The Course is laid out in 9 Modules with a Video Lesson to introduce the topic and a downloadable workbook.
Inside the workbook are 5 days of work for you to do – just you and God.
We will walk through the topics of:
- Love
- Forgiveness
- That is deeper than lip service
- Desires Vs. Preferences
- And how they war
- My Mouth
- Why & How we can tame it
- Appreciation & Admiration
- The best ways to use our words to create momentum in our Marriage.
- The Leader
- Who is it and how do we actually make that a reality.
- Understanding Men
- Respect
- What does this really mean and how can we accomplish it?
- My Priorities
- Setting them to make the best Future for our Marriage
As a Bonus, when you sign up for the Intermediate Plan
- You will be paired with an accountability partner who will be there to talk to when the days are hard.
- You will have lifetime access to a Private Facebook group where you can connect with other like minded Wives.
- I will be hands on in the FB Group to answer questions and pray over needs as they arise.
When You sign up for the Advanced Plan you will have a Mentoring Call with me about week 4 to talk through the hard things and plan ways to resolve those issues you are really battling!
I can’t wait to see you in the classroom 😉 !
in HIM,
