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Winning Him Without Words: 10 Keys to Thriving in Your Spiritually Mismatched Marriage By Dineen A. Miller & Lynn Donovan / Regal |
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Fasting: Opening the Door to a Deeper, More Intimate, More Powerful Relationship with God By Jentezen Franklin |
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The Husband Project: 21 Days of Loving Your Man--on Purpose and with a Plan By Kathi Lipp |
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The Invitation: The Not-So-Simple Truth about Following Jesus |
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When He Doesn't Believe: Help and Encouragement for Women Who Feel Alone in Their Faith By: Nancy Kennedy |
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Surviving a Spiritual Mismatch in Marriage By Lee & Leslie Strobel |
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His Needs, Her Needs--15th Anniversary Edition By Willard F. Harley, Jr. |
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Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires, the Respect He Desperately Needs By Dr. Emerson Eggerichs |
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Inside the Life of a Pastor's Family
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Good Morning, I wanted to add my blog to your list. I hope it is encouraging for someone :D
Hearts in Training:
http://hearts-in-training.blogspot.com/
Thank you for all you do.
Blessings,
Loni
Posted by: -:¦:-In His Grip -:¦:- Loni | October 07, 2009 at 03:53 AM
Thanks for all the blogs.... having trouble getting up and going to work this mornin.... Now I must learn to blog... LOL
Its amazing the way God can use our lives to bless others...................
Even when we see our life as a total mess.........Its an amazing testimony to others. God Bless you ladies...
Posted by: Holly | October 08, 2009 at 04:32 AM
Hey Lynn,
I've got your Blog listed on my Blog Roll. Would you like to add mine to yours as well?
Blessings,
God Mission Possible
http://www.Godmissionpossible.blogspot.com
Posted by: Deborah McCarragher | October 23, 2010 at 03:36 PM
Got it Deb. Thanks. Hugs. Lynn
Posted by: Lynn | October 24, 2010 at 04:03 PM
Hi Lynn,
Would you please add my Blog to your Roll?
Thank you!
Posted by: Courtney | January 04, 2011 at 05:23 PM
Hi ... Ive loved reading your blog.. Im just getting started... but id Love for other women of faith to read it and hopefully maybe ill inspire someone out there !!!!!!
http://littleadventures2011.blogspot.com
Posted by: Amy | January 19, 2011 at 05:11 PM
Thank you for being on In The Market -- needed the encouragement today; I pray for my sisters all over the world who are spiritually single. I learned to thank God for my situation, and to ask him to reveal himself within our circumstance. I have seen over and over the hand of God as I have moved under my husband's authority. There are times I hear the accuser through my husbands words, but God's place for my heart is a strong tower.
22 years in marriage and asking God to keep my heart tender.
Posted by: Janine | February 14, 2011 at 04:03 PM
Janine,
Oh how I love you already my friend. 22 years.... and still seeking to keep
your heart tender. When I read this God just moved my spirit and said how
very well pleased He is with you. How He sees your giving heart.
My friend, you are not alone. We are living this wacky and difficult journey
right along with you. I bet after 22 years you could really help a lot of us
with your wisdom. Join us a 1peter3 living. I bet you could help some of the
younger gals there.
Welcome to our community. You are now among friends and God sent you to us.
We will walk arm in arm toward heaven and what a fantastic journey it is....
Let me know anytime you need prayer. Hugging you, Lynn
Posted by: Lynn | February 15, 2011 at 02:22 PM
Hello sisters!
Until recently, I felt so alone in my spiritually mismatched marriage. To make a long story short, when I was in high school, I asked Jesus into my heart at a crusade. Unfortunately I really didn't know anything about what it meant to be a Christian and what little I did know seemed a little boring. (What a lie that was!) I chose to go my own way, which seemed a lot more fun at the time. I married my high school sweetheart, who was and is still an unbeliever. Still, God in His mercy, has blessed our marriage and 25 years later I'm still head-over-heels in love with my husband. God did draw me back to Himself, but I was just lukewarm. In the last year or two God told me it was 'time' to find out if I really believed what I professed to believe and if so, start living it out. Scary, right.... Well up until then I thought that if I'm a good Christian, I should know what to do and just be able to do it. When that didn't work, I went to God in prayer and confessed that I'm not very good at this and wondered if He'd show me what I should be doing. That was scary too because I didn't know how to do any of that stuff that He was leading me to do. Well (light bulb) I remembered that I could ask Him not only what to do, but how to do it also. He is so faithful. He's showing me what and how to do things, one step at a time. It's still pretty scary, but it's also an adventure. Even though I know that God is with me, sometimes I have still felt painfully alone (another lie). I really never knew that there were other women out there who were believers, that married men who weren't believers. A few weeks ago God, in His goodness, connected me with a woman in a well-known ministry who had at one time, been in the same situation as I am. She was able to encourage me and tell me that she would keep me in her prayers. Today I was surfing the web to find out how to pray for my husband and I came upon your site. What a blessing! I've watched some of your videos and read some of your blogs. So many of the things you said and wrote about really resonated with me. It's like in the last few weeks, I've finally found some women who speak the same language as me. Thank you, thank you, thank you for following God's promting to start this ministry. God is faithful. When He asks us to do something He always helps us on our journey, if we let Him. God bless you!
Posted by: Anonymous | March 25, 2011 at 01:21 PM
Oh Kathy,
You just brought tears to my eyes. To hear your story that is so familiar to
all of us here in this mismatched community just gives hope and inspires.
You are not alone and you have found Jesus in the midst of your marriage.
THAT is what it's all about. I am so glad to meet you. We are going to be
great friends and walk shoulder-to shoulder together toward heaven and
praying for our unsaved husbands. Neat... neat...
So glad you took time to write us. Chat again soon. Be embraced by the King
this day. Love, Lynn
Posted by: Lynn | March 25, 2011 at 01:39 PM
Hi, I am new here and I just bought your book! I just wanted to chime in and ask if anyone has the same story as me.
I married a "christian" leader, worship leader, and later on, an elder in our church. Life threw us some curves and I started wondering if my husband was a false convert. After many years of strife and verbal abuse, I have come to the conclusion with the help of my Christian counselor and pastor that my husband is not a true Christian. He has admitted that he has no conversion experience story and has no Fruit of the Spirit. He says he isn't sure about the "god stuff".
If I view the horrible events of our marriage with the idea that he is a Christian, it doesn't make sense. However, if I look at it all and see that he has not truly been converted, all this mess makes perfect sense.
My husband can read theology, quote scripture and play his guitar with the best. I see it is more about being accepted into a social group than being focused on Christ.
I would love to hear from someone else who has shared a similar experience.
Looking forward to this book and revisiting this blog!
Posted by: Kacy | July 21, 2011 at 10:14 AM
Hi Kacy,
Wow what a mess it is. I will tell you that I have received email from other
pastor wives who are in your situation. They believe their spouse is truly
not a believer. I can't even imagine that pain or what you have been
through. But it does appear that even in this very unique situation, you are
not alone.
Kacy, God sent you to us here and you no longer have to walk this journey
alone. I am thrilled that you are in counseling. Good move indeed. Stick
around here and let us love on you and you can persevere through your
challenging marriage.
I wish I could reach through the computer and hug your neck. I already love
you and feel your hurt and confusion. Visit often and write me so I can pray
specifically for you. I have you on my prayer list now. Welcome and Hugs,
Lynn
Posted by: Lynn | July 21, 2011 at 10:33 AM
Greetings, Lynn! Will you please add my blog to your blogroll: marriagehisway.wordpress.com? Thank you.
Posted by: Roxanne Rogiers | August 31, 2011 at 07:03 AM
Will do. Hugs.
Posted by: Lynn | August 31, 2011 at 09:19 AM
I read your book and loved it. I have so many post-its markings in it. I have been with my husband for 10 years, married for 5 years. Before we got married, I came back to the Lord and he came to the Lord for the first time. He gave up his old life of alcohol, drugs, porn and all those evil things that the devil says is ok to do. 4 years later, he is slowly creeping back that lifestyle. My walk with Christ is stronger than ever, but my husband and I butt heads at just about anything. He isn't coming back to Christ and is a workaholic. He has a stressful job and is believing the lies from the devil. He had a very tramutic childhood and just can't seem to see the light in anything. We love each other deep down, but we are so different. I feel us slipping apart do the lifestyles that we lead.
I try to display the love of Christ, but my husband is shutting down. He thinks my joy is fake. Please pray that he feels convicted and truly opens back to receive the Holy Spirit. Together I know one day we will be coaching couples who are in our shoes. We will have the power of the Holy Spirit in both of us to do this. This ia a test and I am determined to pass it.
Your book was pretty much my life in writing. So glad I came across it. The one thing I think it different is that we have no kids and don't seem to bound over anything. I feel that both of you ladies have great husbands whom you still connect with on all levels, except religion. I don't have that. We can't connect on anything....it is quite scary because let no man seperate what God has put together. How much longer do I feel like a stranger to my husband?
Posted by: Adriana | January 07, 2012 at 02:44 PM
Hey Lynn/ Dineen-
I lead a small group of women who are unequally yoked- the group has been going for close to 5 years now and we've even seen some ladies "graduate" with believing husbands!
How can I get on your small group list?
Posted by: Jen Day | January 12, 2012 at 08:50 AM