WORTHY Bible Studies

Questioning marriage?

At Messy Marriage I always strive to bring the most relevant content to you, my readers. With that in mind, I’d like to ask for your help on a new series of videos that I will be creating in the weeks to come. You have two options for how you can help me, by asking…

BethSteffaniak

March 19, 2016

Marriage, Video

1st Samuel, Bible Study, Marriage, Video
Finding Healing for Your Wounds And Linkup

Today I’m continuing the series on the wounds of our past by focusing on how to bring healing to those wounds through a new spiritual and relational focus. This means delving a bit deeper into what must be done in tandem with any ongoing prayer/processing of wounds (that I’ve shared in past posts). I believe…

BethSteffaniak

March 15, 2016

About Me, Acceptance, Authenticity, Choices, Christ-Centered, Comfort, Confession, Confessional Culture, Denial, Empathy, Encouragement, Faith in God, God’s Redemption, Guilt, Identity, Love, Love of God, Pain, Perspective, Prayer, Redemption, Self-awareness, Self-deception, Self-Image, Self-Reflection, Shame, Surrender, Toxic Baggage, Truth, Unity, Vulnerability, Wedded Wednesday, Wounds

Acceptance, Christ’s Wounds, Comfort, God’s Redemption, Healing, Wounds
A Sure Strength When You Are Weak And WW Linkup

Today we are privileged to have my lovely bloggy friend, Debbie Wilson sharing a guest post about her new book, Little Women, Big God: It’s not the size of your problems, but the size of your God as well as hosting Wedded Wednesday with a giveaway of her book to boot! Yay, Debbie! 🙂 Larry…

BethSteffaniak

March 8, 2016

Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Encouragement, Faith in God, Give-Away, Love of God, Marriage, Wedded Wednesday

Christ-centered, Faith in God, Fruit of Spirit, Holy Spirit, Love of God, Spiritual Passion
Taming Triggers in Your Marriage and Life Plus WW Linkup

You’d think that after almost 29 years of marriage, my hubby and I would have tamed all of the “beasts” that arise from the moments when our wounds are triggered … but you would be wrong! 😉 I think it’s sort of like the apostle Paul’s “thorn” that God did not remove from his life…

BethSteffaniak

March 1, 2016

Anger, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Communication, Confession, Conflict, Emotions, Fear, Humility, Pain, Perspective, Prayer, Respect, Responsibility, Self-awareness, Self-Reflection, Spiritual Practices, Toxic Baggage, Triggers in Marriage Series, Vulnerability, Wounds

Anger, Communication, Conflict, Emotions, Fear, Healing, Prayer, Processing Emotions, Triggers, Wounds
My Husband’s View on Spiritual Leadership

I’m excited to add a new installment to my “Pick Hubby’s Brain” video series this week. We’ve had some camera issues (and quite frankly, are still having some issues to iron out) but am happy to offer some food for thought from my wise and witty hubby on the sticky subject of spiritual leadership. I…

BethSteffaniak

February 20, 2016

Balance, Boundaries, Choices, Christ-Centered, Communication, Control, Encouragement, Expectations, Faith in God, Gender Differences, Insecurity, Love for God, Nagging, Negotiation, Patience, Perfectionism, Perseverance, Positive Focus, Prayer, Priorities, Realistic Expectations, Respect, Responsibility, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Leadership, Spiritual Practices, Spiritually Unequal, Trust, Unity, Video

Christ-centered, Patience, Perseverance, Respect, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Leadership
The Childhood Wound of Neglect And WW Linkup

I’ve been a bit surprised by the amount of interest in this series on the wounds of our past, but definitely not shocked. I think this is an area that many couples struggle with and can relate to—realizing it brings with it much messiness and misery in marriage. The first step I want to take…

BethSteffaniak

February 16, 2016

About Me, Abuse, Acceptance, Blaming, Christ-Centered, Denial, Emotions, False Beliefs, Messy Mom’s and Dad’s, Negative Self-Talk, Pain, Perspective, Self-awareness, Self-deception, Self-Reflection, Toxic Baggage, Trauma, Trials, Victim Mentality, Wedded Wednesday, Wounds

Childhood, Pain, Self-awareness, Toxic Baggage, Trauma, Triggers, Victim Mentality, Wounds
7-Day Affirmation Guide – Snag Yours!

I’ve been working on a book that I hope to finish by summer called Worthy that will explore three main “worthy” aspects of our relationship with God … “Note Worthy” – where I’ll provide Bible study tools that will make your studies/devotional times rich and meaningful. “Praise Worthy” – where I’ll explore how to develop…

BethSteffaniak

February 13, 2016

About Me, Acceptance, Affirmation, Communication, Encouragement, Love, Marriage Spark, Positive Focus, Romance, Thankfulness, Vulnerability

Affirmation, Communication, Encouragement, Positive Focus, Praise, Thankfulness
New Series on Wounds of the Past and Linkup

Lately, it seems like God is dealing with me through all sorts of sources on the need to deal with old wounds that trigger me and my hubby in our marriage. It’s like everywhere I turn the subject turns to old wounds … From my Men and Openness Survey results (see post here on how…

BethSteffaniak

February 9, 2016

Emotions, Failure, In-Laws, Marriage Mistakes, Mess Makers, Messy Mom’s and Dad’s, Pain, Self-awareness, Self-Reflection, Toxic Baggage, Triggers in Marriage Series, Wedded Wednesday, Withdrawal, Wounds

Emotional Wounds, Self-awareness, Self-Reflection, Toxic Baggage, Triggers
5 Signs of a ‘Grab-it Habit’

A lot of people, especially bloggers, choose one word or phrase to focus on for the year. I often do that, but don’t always talk about it. However, today I am briefly mentioning my one word—“release”—because it relates to a negative and persistent habit I’ve had in my life. Perhaps it is one you can…

BethSteffaniak

February 6, 2016

About Me, Attitude, Avoidance, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Comfort, Contentment, Control, Faith in God, False Beliefs, Laziness, Love for God, Negative Self-Talk, Positive Focus, Prayer, Self-Reflection, Self-sacrifice, Selfishness, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Practices, Surrender, Thankfulness

Change, Choices, Christ-centered, Control, Positive Attitude, Prayer, Release, Sacrifice, Surrender, Trust God
What Men Fear about Opening Up And Linkup

Today I want to continue to unpack the results of the “Men and Openness” survey by looking at question #5 … What do you feel you need to overcome in order to be better able to identify and share your feelings? (I allowed the men to choose all that applied) 70.49% – My fear of…

BethSteffaniak

February 2, 2016

Alienation, Anger, Authenticity, Avoidance, Balance, Blaming, Bonding, Boundaries, Choices, Christ-Centered, Communication, Confession, Confessional Culture, Conflict, Confrontation, Control, Criticism, Discouragement, Emotions, Empathy, Encouragement, Fear, Gender Differences, Humility, Listening Skills, Marriage, Openness, Pain, Perseverance, Positive Focus, Prayer, Pride, Respect, Security, Validation, Vulnerability, Wedded Wednesday, Withdrawal

Affirmation, Communication, Conflict, Empathy, Fear, Listening Skills. Active Listening, Openness, Prayer, Vulnerability