Tag: Affair

• Find Out How to Improve Faithfulness in Your Marriage

  

  Anyone whose marriage has been rocked by an affair certainly knows the monumental need for faithfulness. But there are a lot of ways we can be faithful (or unfaithful) to our mates other than sexually. Though that’s certainly a foundational way! I’ll be broadening the idea of unfaithfulness to any way that we show devotion,…

  BethSteffaniak

  February 16, 2020

  Affairs, Attraction, Devotion, Faithfulness Inventory, Infatuation, Insight for 2020 Series, Marriage

  Affair, Connection, Faithful

• Check out My Book Review and Giveaway of The Marriage Knot!

  

  I’ll be honest. Most marriage books do not hold my interest, unless they point me back to Christ in some form or fashion. So, I’m happy to say that the book I want to review and giveaway today does exactly that! It anchors the reader in the truths of Scripture—challenging us to live out the…

  BethSteffaniak

  March 3, 2019

  Acceptance, Affairs, Affection, Betrayal, Bonding, Book Review, Boundaries, Brokenness, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Communication, Conflict, Confrontation, Counseling, Discouragement, Divorce, Encouragement, Expectations, Faith in God, Forgiveness, Give-Away, God’s Redemption, Intimacy, Love of God, Marriage, Marriage Mistakes, Marriage Spark, Perseverance, Positive Focus, Prayer, Redemption, Self-Reflection, Spiritual Growth, Trauma, Trials

  Affair, Book Review, Faithfulness, God’s Redemption, Gospel-driven Marriage, Infidelity, Love of God, Marriage Mistakes, The Marriage Knot

• 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

• 6 Reasons Attraction Fades in Marriage

  

  Most spouses at some point inevitably face distractions and/or hindrances to sexual and physical attraction in marriage. I’ve encountered this at various points in my marriage too, but every single time it’s had little to do with how physically or sexually attractive my mate was in that particular moment. #disillusionment I think this is true…

  BethSteffaniak

  March 25, 2018

  Abandonment, About Me, Acceptance, Affairs, Alienation, Anger, Attraction, Avoidance, Blaming, Boundaries, Conflict, Desires, Discouragement, Emotions, Expectations, False Beliefs, Forgiveness, Infatuation, Love, Lust, Marriage, Marriage Mistakes, Mess Makers, Miscarriage, Money Matters, Motherhood, Pain, Parenthood, Priorities, Rekindling Sex Series, Resentments, Self-awareness, Self-deception, Self-Reflection, Sex & Sexuality, Sex-Drive, Sex/Porn Addiction, Spiritual Warfare, Toxic Baggage, Withdrawal, Wounds

  Affair, Attraction, Conflict, Forgiveness, Infatuation, Infidelity, Pain, Sex, Sex-Drive, Sexual Attraction, Spiritual Warfare, Wounds

• 8 Red Flags That Might Mean Your Spouse is Having an Affair

  

  Here at Messy Marriage I always try to encourage spouses to persevere in their marriages with the help of the Lord, even though sometimes a major problem, like an affair, can rock a marriage to its core. If this is, or might be, your situation, my hope is that you aren’t immediately running for a…

  BethSteffaniak

  January 28, 2018

  Abandonment, Affairs, Affection, Alienation, Anger, Avoidance, Betrayal, Bible Study, Christ-Centered, Comfort, Conflict, Criticism, Denial, Discouragement, Encouragement, Faith in God, God’s Redemption, Love of God, Marriage, Mess Makers, Perseverance, Prayer, Proactive, Redemption, Self-deception, Sex & Sexuality, Spiritual Growth, Trust, Truth, Withdrawal

  Affair, Attraction, Betrayal, Faith in God, Infidelity, Lies, Marriage, Proactive, Trust, Withdrawal

• The Allure of the Illegitimate in Marriage

  

  Today I’m continuing to unpack another way we can let our spouses control us with – “Choosing to have an affair or to look at pornography because you believe you’ve been deprived of ‘whatever’ in your marriage.” I have a sneaking suspicion that the spouses who need this message the most are not going to…

  BethSteffaniak

  January 9, 2016

  About Me, Abuse, Accountability, Addictions, Affairs, Authenticity, Betrayal, Choices, Christ-Centered, Confession, Control, Counseling, False Beliefs, Infatuation, Magical Thinking, Marriage, Marriage Mistakes, Negative Self-Talk, Self-awareness, Self-deception, Sex & Sexuality, Sex/Porn Addiction

  Accountability, Adultery, Affair, Betrayal, Confession, Control, Counseling, Denial, False Beliefs, Sex, Sex-Drive