7 Steps to a Godly Marriage

By Stephanie Mayberry

Whether you are about to get married, been married for years or hope someday to get married, this book can help you build a marriage that is solid and sure. Within these pages are seven simple steps that will help your marriage grow stronger based on the marriage that God wants you to have.

Biblically based, 7 Steps to a Godly Marriage provides relevant scripture that will help couples navigate the sometimes joyful, sometimes frustrating, path of the marital relationship. Learn how the enemy wants nothing more than to destroy your union and what God wants from it. Find out how selfishness can sneak in and drive a wedge between you and your partner before either of you realize what it is. Discover the blessings that God bestows upon couples who commit to keep Him at the center of their marriage.

This book will help you build a strong, Christian marriage or help repair a broken one. It can be used as a Bible study, great for groups as well as couples.

There are "Reflection" sections at the end of each chapter, allowing you to apply the teachings of Christ to your own marriage.

A Godly marriage honors God and benefits husband, wife and children. Build your marriage on the Rock, on Jesus Christ. These 7 steps will make your marriage more resilient and enduring. Find out what God has to say about how you can make your marriage last a lifetime.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Stephanie Mayberry
• Release date: Feb 24, 2011
• ISBN: 9781458075963

Stephanie Mayberry

“I have fully submitted myself to God, presented myself as an empty, willing vessel for Him to use. And that is how He uses me. Writing is my ministry; it is my service to Jesus.” ~Stephanie A. Mayberry Stephanie A. Mayberry is a Christian author whose passion for writing has become her ministry. A widely published, professional freelance writer living in North Charleston, South Carolina, she is fulfilling her calling of ministry through her writing. As an adult with Asperger’s Syndrome, she ministers to other Aspies (people with Asperger’s Syndrome) through her blog, The Christian Aspie and several books she has written about being a Christian with Asperger’s Syndrome. She also uses her experiences with domestic violence to reach out to people who have been through abuse and help them find healing through Jesus. But God has also impressed upon her to write other titles as well. As she says, “God writes the words, I just hold the pen.” You can read Stephanie’s work in Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Power of Gratitude, Transition Magazine in Canada, Mobile RVing, HealthPlanSenior.org, and others. Upcoming projects include: Joy in Ashes – Stephanie’s firsthand account of God’s faithfulness and provision during an unspeakably difficult trial in her life. Boots on the Ground - Tells the story of Stephanie’s experiences working with FEMA in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy which devastated parts of New York and surrounding areas in October 2012. Stephanie is a full time freelance writer and portrait photographer living in North Charleston, South Carolina with her infinitely patient husband, C.W and her adored, “9 pounds of fury,” Chihuahua Gizmo.

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7 Steps to a

Godly Marriage

STEPHANIE A. MAYBERRY

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Olly Bennett

All scriptures used in this text are taken from the

New American Standard Bible and the Amplified Bible.

7 Steps to a Godly Marriage

by

Stephanie Mayberry

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7 Steps to a Godly Marriage

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DEDICATION

I dedicate this book to my husband, C.W., who, through his love, strength and patience has shown me what a true Godly Man is and how it leads to a Godly marriage.

I love you.

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Step 7: Recognize the enemy for who he is

Step 6: Learn what God wants from your marriage

Step 5: Release yourself from selfishness

Step 4: Tackle things together

Step 3: Just Love each other

Step 2: Honor God together

Step 1: Keep God at the center of your marriage

Conclusion

About the Author

⁶ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."

~Matthew 19:6

INTRODUCTION

Whether you are about to get married, have been married for years or hope someday to get married, this book can help you build a marriage that is solid and sure. Within these pages are seven simple steps that will help your marriage grow stronger based on the marriage that God wants you to have.

I am not a counselor or minister, but God placed this book on my heart and He has guided me as I have written these words. I always say, God writes the books, I just hold the pen. I wrestled with Him on this one because I did not feel qualified, but He is more than qualified and He gave me the words so here they are.

I hope you enjoy this book and you find things within it that resonate with you wherever you are in life. The simple fact that I am writing this book and you are reading it means that there is something here just for you.