Happy New Year! As we start 2025, we want to share some powerful testimonies of how God has been moving in the lives of a few of our Rejoice Marriage Ministries listeners. You will be inspired and encouraged as you hear these stories.

2025 Bible Reading Calendar

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Mary has been fighting for marriage restoration for a long time. We know how weary a person can become in a season of waiting, but you won’t see that in Mary right now. While there have been seasons that have been challenging, Mary tells us how the Lord has sustained her in the waiting. In this episode, Mary will share her story and testimony of God’s faithfulness in her life.

Whether you have been waiting for restoration for a long time or are new to the journey, Mary’s words and her profound dependence on the Lord will resonate with you. Her story is not just about her, it's about all of us who have experienced the pain of waiting and the hope of restoration.

How To Keep Your In-Law Relationships Strong After Separation or Divorce

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Rhonda’s world came crashing down when she found out about her husband’s affair. Months before this revelation, a friend had told her about Rejoice Marriage Ministries and the Charlyne Cares devotionals.

Rhonda started praying and began seeing the Bible come alive to her in a new way. She started hearing from God and interceding for her husband’s life to be transformed. She began to see that transformation when her husband would contact her and say things like, “Don’t give up on me.”

In this episode, you will be reminded how faithful God is even when we are walking through a wilderness.

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Elischeba had no idea when she married Adam that he had struggled with an addiction to pornography for most of his life. Once his sin was revealed, they had to decide if they were willing to fight for their marriage.

Year-End Giving

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Have you ever asked yourself, “When will this end?” or “Should I tell my spouse I am standing for my marriage?” Maybe you have wondered how to answer questions of those around you who want to know where your spouse is and why you still wear your wedding rings. You are not alone. Many people ask these same questions.

In this episode, Charlyne and Lori will share Truth from scripture and powerful illustrations as they seek to encourage you in this stage of fighting for your marriage. They will help point you to Jesus and equip you to be battle-ready for the upcoming holidays, which can sometimes feel lonely.

At the end of this episode, we want you to feel empowered to join us in the fight for marriage. Let’s stomp out divorce!

Twelve Days of… Book

Giving Tuesday

Scripture Journaling Resource

Christopher Yuan Testimony

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Every day, you can receive encouragement straight to your inbox through our Charlyne Cares Devotional and find free resources and prayers to pray over your marriage. To take advantage of these resources and others, visit https://rejoiceministries.org

*Warning* This episode deals with suicide and suicidal tendencies.

In this episode, Lori interviews Heather Palacios with Wondherful. Heather shares her story of battling suicidal tendencies. She shares how we can help our friends and family who may be struggling with similar thoughts. Heather also talks about grief and losing someone you love to suicide.

Heather’s ministry, Wondherful, provides Lifeboxes to people going through crisis to offer them encouragement.

Help is available – at 988 – National Suicide and Crisis Line

Wondherful: https://wondherful.com/

Flooded: The 5 Best Decisions to Make When Life is Hard and Doubt is Rising https://rejoiceministriesbookstore.myshopify.com/products/flooded

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Every day, you can receive encouragement straight to your inbox through our Charlyne Cares Devotional and find free resources and prayers to pray over your marriage. To take advantage of these resources and others, visit https://rejoiceministries.org

Whether you are standing for a marriage to be restored or living with your spouse, it is essential never to stop asking God to change you as an individual and as a couple so you can be more like Jesus in every season.

One way to change is to stop believing the lies of marriage myths. Some of these myths may have even played a role in the breakdown of your marriage. We’ve all likely heard comments like “happy couples do everything together” or “children should come first.” While many believe these examples to be sound relationship advice, these myths actually do more harm than good.

 Our guest, Julie Baumgardner shares common marriage myths and how to debunk them.

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Does it feel like your marriage is beyond hope? In this episode, Charlyne and Lori talk with Dr. Bruce and Toni Hebel about allowing God to regenerate your marriage.

When you are done listening to this episode, you can listen to our last conversation with Dr. Bruce and Toni from Episode 176, Learning How to Forgive?

Forgiving Forward Ministries

Would you like some help with forgiveness? We offer a Forgiving Forward Bundle to help you take that first step.  

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Every day, you can receive encouragement straight to your inbox through our Charlyne Cares Devotional and find free resources and prayers to pray over your marriage. To take advantage of these resources and others, visit https://rejoiceministries.org

The enemy is so good at deceiving us. That is what happened when Christine decided to end her marriage. Without warning, she took her kids and disappeared. She thought God was leading her away from her marriage.

Her life quickly looked very different than it did when she was walking closely with the Lord. Meanwhile, Jason was praying and standing for their marriage to be restored. They share their testimony and warnings in this episode.

40-Day Stand for Marriage Restoration

40 Prayers and Declarations to Pray Over Your Spouse

Journal the Scriptures with us

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They met at Bible College, graduated, married, and were ready to serve the Lord together for the rest of their lives. That was until the enemy snuck in and started tempting John with feelings of hopelessness and despair.

Jill was steadfast in her fight to see John freed from the grip of Satan. While hard, she remained focused on God’s will for their family. This conversation will bless you.

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Every day, you can receive encouragement straight to your inbox through our Charlyne Cares Devotional and find free resources and prayers to pray over your marriage. To take advantage of these resources and others, visit https://rejoiceministries.org

Do you wish you could easily “fix” your spouse? Is that the right approach? In this episode, our guest, Matt Loehr, talks about the tools God gives us to work on our marriage and examine if we need to focus on fixing ourselves or our spouse.

Dare to Be Different – Biblical Marriage Mentoring