WORTHY Bible Studies

5 Ways to Love Your Man When He Doesn’t Listen

Have you ever found yourself sharing something really close to your heart with your mate, only to realize he or she is far, far away? Not really listening at all? Ouch! In my marriage, this has been done to me and, quite frankly, done by me to my husband more times than I can count! It’s so easy to…

BethSteffaniak

September 26, 2018

About Me, Acceptance, Anger, Attitude, Blaming, Boundaries, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Communication, Conflict, Confrontation, Conversation, Desires, Discouragement, Emotions, Empathy, Encouragement, Expectations, Faith in God, Forgiveness, Grace, Listening Skills, Love, Marriage, Negative Self-Talk, Patience, Positive Focus, Prayer, Realistic Expectations, Self-Protection, Self-Reflection, Self-sacrifice, Spiritual Practices

#lovemyman, Communication, Faith in God, Forgiveness, Listen, Love Mate, Prayer, Trust God
6 Lessons that Motivate Me to Forgive My Mate

I’ve always struggled to let go of offenses and forgive my husband from the heart. In the moment it feels like God needs my help to point out my spouse’s sin or at least to stop it from happening again. When I give in to that thinking it mushrooms. I feel like I need to…

BethSteffaniak

September 23, 2018

About Me, Acceptance, Alienation, Anger, Blaming, Choices, Christ-Centered, Confession, Conflict, Control, Denial, Emotions, Entitlement, Expectations, False Beliefs, Forgiveness, God’s Redemption, Grace, Lessons Learned in Marriage, Marriage, Marriage Mistakes, Negative Self-Talk, Perspective, Positive Focus, Prayer, Pride, Realistic Expectations, Resentments, Responsibility, Self-deception, Self-Protection, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Practices, Surrender, Victim Mentality, Wounds

Anger, Bitterness, Christ’s Forgiveness, Forgive, Forgiveness, Realistic Expectations, Redemption, Surrender, Trust in God, Wounds
Check Out My Interview at Blogger Voices Network

As you may already know, I like to share openly about my marriage messes, as well as the lessons I’ve learned from them here in this space. But the more personal or intimate aspects of who I am and why I do what I do are typically reserved for conversations I have with my girlfriends…

BethSteffaniak

September 21, 2018

About Me, Faith in God, God’s Redemption, Marriage

Beth Steffaniak, Blogger, God’s Redemption, Interview, Marriage, Marriage Messes
5 Best Practices to Help Your Marriage Survive Tragedy

I’m excited to introduce you to my latest guest blogger—Rachel Lee—who’s talking today about recovering from a tragedy in her life and marriage. See her bio below for more on where to find her. And be sure to make her feel welcome by commenting and sharing this moving and meaningful post all around the web!…

BethSteffaniak

September 16, 2018

Acceptance, Alienation, Christ-Centered, Commitment, Communication, Conflict, Counseling, Depression, Differences, Discouragement, Emotions, Grief, Hope, Lessons Learned in Marriage, Marriage, Motherhood, Pain, Parenthood, Prayer, Spiritual Practices, Support, Trauma, Trials, Wounds

Communication, Counsel, Death of Child, Grief, Loss, Marriage, Prayer, Tragedy, Trauma, Trials
Running from Healing? Devotional

Years ago, a devotional I had written, “Running from Healing?” was published on the now defunct “Life Letter Cafe” site. But I believe it is a subject that resonates with a lot of my readers. So I’m sharing it again here on Messy Marriage! I hope it gives you some food for thought. Ever feel…

BethSteffaniak

September 14, 2018

Anxiety, Attitude, Avoidance, Bible Study, Christ-Centered, Discouragement, Emotions, Encouragement

Confession, Faith in God, Fear, Healing, Humility, Lack of Faith, Prayer
How to Reconnect After a Drift in Your Marriage

I’m excited to have a guest post by Melanie Redd to kick off our new series, “Lessons Learned in Marriage.” Please make her feel welcome by commenting on, as well as sharing her wise words with others to all your favorite social media spots. It was the craziest thing really. My raft and I got…

BethSteffaniak

September 9, 2018

Acceptance, Affection, Attitude, Attraction, Bonding, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Communication, Connection, Conversation, Dates with Mates, Encouragement, Faith in God, Friendship, Lessons Learned in Marriage, Marriage, Marriage Spark, Positive Focus, Prayer, Priorities, Romance, Spiritual Practices, Togetherness

Affection, Connection, Conversation, Dates for Mates, Drift, Fun in Marriage, Marriage, Perspective, Prayer
3 Fun Ways to Spice Up Your Love Life Using the Bible

Today I want to provide a romantic game that you and your spouse can play using the Bible as your guide to spice up your love life. No, I’m not going to suggest sitting together, holding hands, while breathlessly taking turns reading the Ten Commandments to each other! 😉 There certainly are more romantic passages…

BethSteffaniak

September 2, 2018

Affection, Affirmation, Attraction, Bonding, Communication, Connection, Conversation, Encouragement, Intimacy, Love, Marriage, Marriage According to Bible, Marriage Spark, Positive Focus, Prayer, Priorities, Romance, Sex & Sexuality, Simple Date Ideas, Spiritual Practices, Togetherness, Vulnerability

Affection, Affirmation, Bible, Connection, Conversation, Dates for Mates, Game of Love, Intimacy, Love, Marriage, Romance, Sex
2 Devotionals Offering Encouragement and Relief

Today I want to point you to some encouragement and relief by sharing two devotionals I’ve recently written, which are featured at two inspirational Christian sites. The first devotional starts off by pointing you to see the unseen. An impossible sounding task, I know! But read on to find out how … I’m about to…

BethSteffaniak

August 30, 2018

About Me, Acceptance, Anxiety, Bible Study, Christ-Centered, Discouragement, Encouragement, Faith in God, Fear, Hope, Insecurity, Love of God, Patience, Perseverance, Perspective, Prayer, Relief, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Practices, Thankfulness, Trials, Trust

Anxiety, Faith, Faith in God, Patience, Prayer, Thankfulness, Wait on God
10 Inspiring Marriage Quotes in the Bible and More!

We all need a little jolt of encouragement that some inspiring quotes about marriage can provide. So today I’ve decided to provide a whole lot of “jolts!” Some are from the Bible and some from my personal stash of marriage quotes. I will also be offering a few of my own reflections on some of…

BethSteffaniak

August 26, 2018

Acceptance, Attitude, Bonding, Boundaries, Choices, Christ-Centered, Commitment, Connection, Desires, Encouragement, Faith in God, Intimacy, Love, Marriage, Marriage According to Bible, Oneness, Positive Focus, Prayer, Sex & Sexuality, Spiritual Practices, Unity

Bible, Bible Quotes, Inspirational, Inspirational Quotes, Marriage, Marriage Quotes, Quotes
How the Bible Addresses 5 Common Problems in Marriage

I did a Google search recently and found several articles offering common problems in marriage, in order to come at them biblically. Below are just a sampling of some of the problems I found … 1. Boundary Problems Sadly, an awful lot of boundary problems can erupt in marriage. The good news is that the…

BethSteffaniak

August 19, 2018

Acceptance, Accountability, Affairs, Affection, Affirmation, Alienation, Anger, Attitude, Attraction, Betrayal, Bible Study, Boundaries, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Communication, Conflict, Desires, Differences, Discouragement, Forgiveness, Infatuation, Intimacy, Listening Skills, Love, Love of God, Lust, Marriage, Marriage According to Bible, Positive Focus, Resentments, Sex & Sexuality, Sex-Drive, Spiritual Leadership, Spiritual Practices, Submission

Affair, Bible, Boundary Problems, Communication, Forgiveness, Marriage, Marriage According to the Bible, Marriage Problems, Sex, Submission