Messy Beautiful Love {Book Review}

Messy Beautiful Love {Book Review}

We are taught from a young age that marriage is supposed to be wonderful and perfect from day 1, right? According to TV, movies and books, once you get married, life is somehow a breeze! But for those of us who are married, we can all probably tell the unmarried folks that it’s just not like that, and marriage is a Messy Beautiful Love.

“Messy Beautiful Love” delivers an incredible testimony of grace that offers hope for today’s marriages and a spark for rekindling love.

Love gets messy.

Financial problems, sickness, aging parents, a chronically unhappy spouse . . . trials will inevitably come that threaten your marriage. No matter how long you’ve been married or how strong your relationship is, sooner or later you are going to have a mess to clean up.

“Messy Beautiful Love” is about cleaning up messes God’s way, exchanging your ideas for His, and being prepared for both the best and the worst that marriage has to offer.

When you surrender your relationship to God, then and only then will you experience the blessing of marriage as He intended. This is the blessing of obedience. “Messy Beautiful Love” is an invitation to that obedience. The cynical world says marriages don’t last, but God knows better. Tune out the world and tune in to Him. When you do that, a beautiful marriage is not only possible, it’s inevitable.

Marriage is beautiful and definitely life changing! And most of the time, it should be good and not a struggle. But life is messy, and now you have at least two lives (more if you add kids and family members) and so it’s inevitable that it’s not always a smooth, comfortable journey.

Whether you deal with a job loss, death, depression, financial struggles, physical disabilities, or a number of other issues, marriage can be rough. But, as long as you submit to God, and believe in Him, you will have the confidence to know that no matter what comes your way, neither of you is going anywhere. The Bible doesn’t promise an easy or trial free life. But it does promise eternal rewards for those who are faithful.

Philippians 4: 12-13 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation . . . . I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

This would be a wonderful book for women, whether they are just married or like me and have been married for many years. It would also be a great small group book, so you can rely on other married women for advice and wisdom during your hard times.

You can purchase this book, Messy Beautiful Love with Family Christian. You can also find out more about the author, Darlene Schacht, on her website, The Time-Warp Wife.

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