What Did You Expect? (Redesign): Redeeming the Realities of Marriage

This unique book introduces a biblical and practical approach to those realities that is rooted in God's faithfulness and Scripture's teaching on sin and grace. What Did You Expect? presents six practical commitments that give shape and momentum to such a lifestyle. These commitments, which include honestly facing sin, weakness, and failure; willingness to change; and embodying Christ's love, will equip couples to develop a thriving, grace-based marriage in all circumstances and seasons of their relationship.;What did you expect? -- Reason to continue -- Whose kingdom? -- Day by day -- Coming clean : confession -- Canceling debts -- Pulling weeds -- Planting seeds -- Sticking out your neck -- Someone to be trusted -- All you need is love -- Ready, willing, and waiting -- Amazing grace -- Before dark -- Eyes wide open -- On your knees -- Worship, work, and grace. Over 150,000 Copies Sold Somehow, someway, every marriage becomes a struggle. Everyone's marriage morphs into something they didn't intend it to be. At some point you need something sturdier than romance. You need something deeper than shared interests and mutual attraction. You need changed expectations, you need radical commitments, and, most importantly, you need grace. A longtime Christian counselor presents reconciliation as a lifestyle for all marriages and illustrates this grace-based approach with six daily commitments that will equip couples to navigate the day-to-day realities of married life. Redesigned with a new cover.