Category: Spiritual Growth

• Got Truth?

  

  On this Labor Day weekend, I’ve got two things on my mind … One is to step away from my blog and enjoy my family. I hope that you make time for that as well! It’s so important to your marriage to build in times of relaxation and fun (… stepping off my “soapbox”). Two…

  BethSteffaniak

  September 5, 2015

  About Me, Choices, Christ-Centered, Comfort, Encouragement, Positive Focus, Priorities, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Practices, Truth

  Bible Verses, Comfort, Encouragement, Family Time, Positive Focus, Priorities, Scripture Memory, Spiritual Growth

• Plank Hunting – Shoot Down Your Excuses And WW Linkup

  

  When I was about 11 years old, my mother did not ask me to help with getting the table set or cleaning up after a meal. I remember feeling guilty whenever I saw my older sister helping my mom with those tasks. Finally, my mom woke up to the fact that I was indeed old…

  BethSteffaniak

  September 1, 2015

  Change, Choices, Confessional Culture, False Beliefs, Fear, Guilt, Pain, Plank Hunt Series, Self-Protection, Self-Reflection, Spiritual Growth, Survey, Truth, Wedded Wednesday

  Barriers, Character Flaws, Confession, Growth, Guilt, Pain, Self-examination, Shame, Truth

• Trusting God with My Marriage And WW Linkup

  

  Guest post by blogger – Robi Smith of Hopefulwifetoday.com It was three and a half years ago that I discovered my husband was addicted to pornography. I had been looking through his phone when I stumbled upon deleted still screens of images from porn websites. It came to me as a total shock. My husband…

  BethSteffaniak

  August 18, 2015

  Accountability, Addictions, Affairs, Alienation, Anger, Betrayal, Boundaries, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Communication, Confession, Confessional Culture, Conflict, Confrontation, Emotions, Faith in God, God’s Redemption, Lust, Prayer, Redemption, Sex & Sexuality, Sex/Porn Addiction, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Practices, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Truth, Wedded Wednesday

  Accountability, Boundaries, Communication, Confession, Faith in God, Porn Addiction, Pornography, Prayer

• When Your Spouse Stonewalls You And WW Linkup

  Creating a confessional culture is not for the faint of heart, especially if you are trying to do so in a deeply wounded and dysfunctional marriage. As a marriage life-coach and counselor, I’d say that the majority of folks I deal with are in a relationship where one partner is doing most of the humbling…

  BethSteffaniak

  July 14, 2015

  Acceptance, Alienation, Boundaries, Choices, Christ-Centered, Commitment, Confessional Culture, Contentment, Discouragement, Expectations, Faith in God, Love for God, Love of God, Pain, Perseverance, Realistic Expectations, Self-sacrifice, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Practices, Surrender, Trials, Vulnerability, Wedded Wednesday

  Boundaries, Expectations, Faith in God, Love of God, Perseverance, Pursue God, Spiritual Growth

• Lord, why aren’t You answering? SJT Video

  

  I’m finally back today after much vacationing and celebrating of my son’s wedding—not to mention, technical/computer issues bogging me down—with yet another “Sloppy Joe Time.” Thanks so much for your patience with me in this! Today I’m delving into a sloppy expectation I had with God in regards to my husband and my painful, messy…

  BethSteffaniak

  July 5, 2015

  Acceptance, Blaming, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Control, Discouragement, Entitlement, Expectations, Faith in God, False Beliefs, Immaturity, Magical Thinking, Patience, Perseverance, Prayer, Selfishness, Sloppy Joe Time Video, Spiritual Growth, Surrender, Trust

  Entitlement, Faith in God, Patience, Prayer, Refinement, Spiritual Growth, Trust