“There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies … Continue reading “To love again”
“Root of bitterness”
See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. Hebrews 12:15, NIV In order to avoid the discomfort of facing injustice and naming it as such, some Christians turn on faithful spouses calling them “bitter.” They are too spineless to … Continue reading ““Root of bitterness””
Successful Chumpalooza 1.0!
What a wonderful conference! I feel so honored to have been given time at this conference to share a little of what I have learned over the years as well as my heart. It was such a blessing to connect with fellow chumps–aka faithful spouses. Loved attending this with Mrs. DM as well. She had … Continue reading “Successful Chumpalooza 1.0!”
Blog Pause – November 3-5 for Chumpalooza 1.0
Tomorrow, I will be at Chumpalooza 1.o. While I am at this conference, I wanted to free up my bandwidth to focus on my talks as well as connecting with other faithful spouses–aka chumps. As such, I am going to pause posting to the blog during the weekend. Thanks for understanding, and I plan on … Continue reading “Blog Pause – November 3-5 for Chumpalooza 1.0”
Clarity Among Confusion
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. -2 Timothy 1:7, KJV Dealing with infidelity is incredibly confusing. The one who vowed to remain faithful to you until death do you part is behaving in very odd ways. They are supposed to … Continue reading “Clarity Among Confusion”
Crazy Counseling – Time to find someone else!
Then the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.” -Genesis 3:12, NKJV Now, over a decade removed from the events, I shake my head as I remember what I tolerated and endured. This blog is the fruit of hard-earned lessons from that season. One of … Continue reading “Crazy Counseling – Time to find someone else!”
Processing Allegations Re:Mike Bickle of IHOPKC
“We are heartbroken to share that we have recently become aware of serious allegations including sexual immorality directed against Mike Bickle, the founder of IHOPKC.” –Statement by the IHOPKC Leadership Team Regarding Allegations Against Mike Bickle “Mike Bickle, the founder of the International House of Prayer of Kansas City (IHOPKC), is facing allegations of sexual … Continue reading “Processing Allegations Re:Mike Bickle of IHOPKC”
Opposes the proud
As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” -James 4:6b, NLT Did you catch that? “God opposes the proud.” This is at the core of the cheater problem–i.e. pride. They believe they are more important than their spouse, and they are believe that they are entitled to their sinful … Continue reading “Opposes the proud”
Truly, this is spiritual warfare!
Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. -I Peter 5:8, NLT When talking about infidelity, many fail to state an obvious spiritual truth: This is spiritual warfare! The Devil wants to devour Christians. I personally believe he is having great … Continue reading “Truly, this is spiritual warfare!”
Sometimes the wife cheats and then abandons
She [the adulteress] gives no thought to the way of life; her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it. -Proverbs 5:6, NIV Sometimes, the wife decides she would rather live life as a single person. What makes this especially painful for those of us left behind is how shame is compounded to this … Continue reading “Sometimes the wife cheats and then abandons”