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“Many of us, like Sandra, are under the impression “that if we don’t feel something there can be no authenticity in doing it. But the wisdom of God says something different, namely, that we can act ourselves into a new way of feeling much quicker than we can feel ourselves into a new way of acting.”5 Choosing to act right when you don’t feel like it isn’t hypocrisy; it’s obedience.”
― How to Act Right When Your Spouse Acts Wrong
― How to Act Right When Your Spouse Acts Wrong
“In some marriages, trying harder does not engender a reciprocal response. It has the opposite effect. It feeds the fantasy that the sole purpose of your life is to serve your husband, make him happy, and meet his every need. It feeds his belief of entitlement and his selfishness, and it solidifies his self-deception that it is indeed all about him.”
― The Emotionally Destructive Marriage: How to Find Your Voice and Reclaim Your Hope
― The Emotionally Destructive Marriage: How to Find Your Voice and Reclaim Your Hope
“It is not your husband’s lies that will do the most damage to you. It’s the lies you tell yourself.”
― The Emotionally Destructive Marriage: How to Find Your Voice and Reclaim Your Hope
― The Emotionally Destructive Marriage: How to Find Your Voice and Reclaim Your Hope
“Her deep romantic nature prevented her from demanding, from asking for that quenching. She wanted it to come freely, like flowers that are sent and not requested.”
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“God is gracious and compassionate to the saint and unrepentant sinner alike, but he does not have a close relationship with both. He says our sins separate us from him”
― The Emotionally Destructive Marriage: How to Find Your Voice and Reclaim Your Hope
― The Emotionally Destructive Marriage: How to Find Your Voice and Reclaim Your Hope
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