WORTHY Bible Studies

Discussing Sticky Issues with Your Mate Without Getting Stuck

If you’re like me, you’ve often let your mouth fly wide open to reveal the manipulative and prideful intentions behind an effort “to discuss” a sticky issue. Ugh! You’re thinking that your words will bring clarity and understanding for your mate (cue the sound of angels singing from heaven). But all you really offered your…

BethSteffaniak

September 13, 2016

Anger, Attitude, Boundaries, Change, Choices, Communication, Conflict, Emotions, False Beliefs, From Messes to Messages Linkup, Humility, Lessons Learned in Marriage, Listening Skills, Negative Self-Talk, Perspective, Positive Focus, Prayer, Pride, Responsibility, Spiritual Practices, Vulnerability

Arguing, Communication, Conflict, Discuss, Humility, Listening, Prayer
From Messes to Messages Linkup

Even though I’m taking a short one-week vacation in the Wisconsin Dells and Chicagoland, I wanted to still offer the linkup while I’m away. I hope that any Christian bloggers will linkup below and I’ll be back to host next week for “From Messes to Messages” linkup. I also wanted to invite you to a…

BethSteffaniak

August 16, 2016

Dates with Mates, From Messes to Messages Linkup, Marriage
The Power of Pulling Away

I planned on sharing a post on how I’ve used reflection to gain perspective during or after a conflict, as well as a reflection tool today. But since I’ve had a week out of town at my in-laws, I’ve not had the time to prepare that post. 😦 After all, I wanted to pull away…

BethSteffaniak

July 26, 2016

About Me, Marriage, Perspective, Rest, Self-Reflection, Wedded Wednesday

Perspective, Recreation, Rest, Self-Reflection
What I Learned from a Fight with My Husband

Toward the end of my month-long reorganizing, repairing, and purging that I was doing in my house in June, my husband and I had a fight. Mind you, it wasn’t related to the hard work that we were doing on the house. But it was a doozy of a misunderstanding on both our parts. I…

BethSteffaniak

July 19, 2016

About Me, Acceptance, Alienation, Anger, Avoidance, Blaming, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Communication, Conflict, Emotions, Expectations, Faith in God, False Beliefs, Fear, Forgiveness, Grace, Humility, Insecurity, Love, Love of God, Marriage, Negative Self-Talk, Pain, Perspective, Pride, Realistic Expectations, Resentments, Responsibility, Safety, Self-awareness, Self-deception, Self-Reflection, Soft Heart Series, Surrender, Trust, Truth, Vulnerability, Wedded Wednesday, Withdrawal

Conflict, Courage, God’s Protection, Love, Perspective, Resentments, Truth, Vulnerability, Withdrawal
How Grief Softens the Heart

When I set about to organize, clean, and prepare my house for selling last month, I didn’t realize how this process of purging would hit so close to home . . . as in my heart. One of the monumental moments happened when my hubby took a couple of days to get away and prepare…

BethSteffaniak

July 12, 2016

About Me, Acceptance, Change, Christ-Centered, Emotions, Grief, Humility, Love of God, Motherhood, Parenthood, Pride, Self-awareness, Self-Reflection, Soft Heart Series, Spiritual Growth, Surrender, Thankfulness, Wedded Wednesday

Empty-nest, Grief, Letting go, Motherhood, Parenthood, Soft Heart, Surrender, Transitions
Purging Pride And Linkup is Back!

As many of you know, my hubby Gary and I have wanted to get our house ready to put on the market for quite some time (we’re empty-nesters who desperately need to downsize). So I pulled away from “everything”—including blogging—for the month of June to get our house in shape for that big day that…

BethSteffaniak

July 5, 2016

About Me, Anger, Attitude, Blogging, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Conflict, Discouragement, Encouragement, Faith in God, Forgiveness, Humility, Love of God, Marriage, Perspective, Pride, Resentments, Self-awareness, Self-deception, Self-Reflection, Soft Heart Series, Spiritual Growth, Surrender, Truth

Conflict, Humility, Perspective, Pride, Resolution, Soft Heart, Surrender, Trust God, Wait on God
My Failure to Control Myself And WW Linkup

I find it funny (or sad—you pick!) that, not only can I have trouble with being too controlling with my hubby, but I can go to the other extreme and not be controlling enough—of at least myself! [Tweet “My failure with control is contradictory! #whatsupwiththat? #controlfreak #outofcontrol”] I’m continuing the series—“My Failures, God’s Inroads”—with a…

BethSteffaniak

May 24, 2016

About Me, Affairs, Alienation, Anger, Attitude, Avoidance, Betrayal, Blaming, Christ-Centered, Confession, Control, Desires, Failure, God’s Redemption, Grace, Guilt, Love of God, Lust, Marriage, Marriage Mistakes, My Failures Series, Negative Self-Talk, Resentments, Self-deception, Selfishness, Shame, Wedded Wednesday, Withdrawal

Adultery, Betrayal, Bitterness, Control, Failure, Fantasies, God’s Redemption, Lack of Control, Lust, Self-Control
When You Don’t Understand Your Marriage

Today, after a short vacation, I’m returning to my series on “persevering in the Lord.” This week I’m offering one more important way to persevere . . . We persevere in marriage by integrating God’s perspective into our lives. That’s because very often we don’t understand why we must face the pain and difficulty in…

BethSteffaniak

May 22, 2016

About Me, Acceptance, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Discouragement, Faith in God, Marriage, Marriage Mistakes, Perseverance, Persevere in the Lord Series, Perspective, Positive Focus, Self-Reflection, Surrender

Discouragement, Encouragement, Faith in God, God’s perspective, Perseverance, Perspective, Understanding
Making Memories And WW Linkup

My hubby Gary and I are vacationing this week between two important graduations in our family. Last Saturday, our daughter-in-love Sarah graduated summa cum laude from Liberty University with a bachelors degree in elementary education. This coming Friday, our oldest son Jordan (and hubby to Sarah) is getting his Master of Divinity degree from Southern…

BethSteffaniak

May 17, 2016

About Me, Rest, Wedded Wednesday

Family, Graduation, Memories, Milestones, Recreation, Rest, Trips, Vacation
Being a Bossy-Pants Wife And WW Linkup

I find it amazing how every good gift that God gives can be taken and ruined—when given time and wrong motives—by us as humans. After all, a careful and wise use of control is what every good leader needs to wield! [Tweet “The trouble comes when you have two leaders fighting for control! #toomanychiefs”] Now…

BethSteffaniak

May 10, 2016

About Me, Alienation, Attitude, Boundaries, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Communication, Conflict, Control, Discouragement, Entitlement, Expectations, Failure, False Beliefs, Messy Mom’s and Dad’s, My Failures Series, Negotiation, Pride, Realistic Expectations, Spiritual Leadership, Submission, Surrender, Wedded Wednesday

Collaborate, Communication, Conflict, Control, Failure, Surrender, Teamwork, Trust