Tag: Brokenness

• How Being Broken in Your Marriage is a Good Thing!

  

  Ever ignore something that is or might be broken in your life or marriage? It can be scary and intimidating to face this harsh reality. I know, because I did so with one of my my sons and also with my marriage to its detriment. Years ago, my two oldest sons were enjoying a fun…

  BethSteffaniak

  June 24, 2018

  Accountability, Attitude, Bad Habits, Brokenness, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Confession, Denial, Discouragement, Emotions, Entitlement, Expectations, Failure, God’s Redemption, Grace, Laziness, Lust, Marriage, Marriage Mistakes, Perfectionism, Positive Focus, Prayer, Pride, Redemption, Responsibility, Self-Reflection, Self-sacrifice, Spiritual Practices, Surrender

  Broken, Brokenness, Confession, Entitled, Laziness, Lust, Perfectionism, Perfectionist, Prayer, Self-deceived, Self-Righteous

• The ABC’s of How to Forgive a Spouse And Linkup

  

  One of the gusty winds people often feel in marriage has to do with a heart growing cold out of a need to forgive a mate. I was there in that frigid place many years ago and still find myself tempted to return to that icy and unforgiving place whenever my husband hurts me. Because…

  BethSteffaniak

  August 29, 2017

  Acceptance, Anger, Back to School Series, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Conflict, Discouragement, Emotions, Encouragement, Faith in God, Forgiveness, From Messes to Messages Linkup, God’s Redemption, Jesus’ Sacrifice, Love of God, Marriage, Pain, Perspective, Positive Focus, Prayer, Redemption, Resentments, Self-awareness, Self-Reflection, Self-sacrifice, Truth, Victim Mentality, Wounds

  Acceptance, Brokenness, Forgiveness, Prayer

• ‘Broken Together’ Video

  

  I’m going to try and scale back here in order to spend a bit more time working on several book projects I have in the works. So I will be sharing my SJT videos every other week instead of weekly. But on the weeks that I discover a video that’s worth sharing, I’ll be sharing…

  BethSteffaniak

  March 1, 2015

  Bonding, Choices, Christ-Centered, Faith in God, God’s Redemption, Humility, Love for God, Love of God, Oneness, Pain, Perseverance, Redemption, Support, Surrender, Toxic Baggage, Trials, Trust, Unity, Video, Vulnerability, Wounds

  Bonding, Brokenness, Casting Crowns, God’s Love, Imperfect, Redemption, Vulnerability, Wounds

• Redeeming the Year of the Broken-Down

  I keep promising things I can’t really deliver. That is SOOOO not like me! I’ve always prided myself in my follow-through, but my life continues to be just.too.crowded. I keep thinking of the iconic scene in “I Love Lucy” where Lucy and Ethel were working in a chocolate factory and the speed is just too…

  BethSteffaniak

  May 26, 2014

  About Me, Balance, Blogging, Choices, Faith in God, God’s Redemption, Priorities, Purpose, Realistic Expectations

  Balance, Brokenness, Priorities

• Feeling Broken by Your Offender?

  When our hearts are broken by the sins of our offender—especially over and over—we typically want to do two things … 1. Hurt our offender the way they’ve hurt us. We might say this is simply to teach them a lesson—so they won’t hurt us or others again. Maybe there’s a grain of truth in…

  BethSteffaniak

  December 15, 2013

  Anger, Christ-Centered, Control, Faith in God, False Beliefs, Forgiveness, Forgiveness Series, God’s Redemption, Negative Self-Talk, Resentments, Surrender, Trust

  Brokenness, Forgiveness, Forgiveness Series, Surrender

• Where are You Broken?

  Being willing to look at where you are broken can be a scary and intimidating task. But it can also be the key to unlocking your spouse’s heart and the marriage gridlock you’ve been facing. I know, because it wasn’t until I really took a serious look at my heart that I was able to…

  BethSteffaniak

  August 18, 2013

  Acceptance, Christ-Centered, Confession, Empathy, Forgiveness, God’s Redemption, Positive Focus, Surrender

  Brokenness, Forgiveness