I'm honored to give a review of Lynn Donovan and Dineen Miller's new book:
Winning Him Without Words. They have generously given me a free copy of this book to give away. If you are interested in entering for this drawing, please leave your comment and write "enter me".
I can't tell you how much it touched my heart and I know several woman in particular that I'm going to give my book to for the Holy Spirit to speak wisdom in to their hearts in the area of an unequally yoked marriage. If you are in this type of marriage.. Which I know from experience many of us made that leap without regard to what GOD HAD TO SAY ABOUT MARRIAGE... It is my prayer that you will read this book. It will change the way you look at your Spouse and will open your heart to be able to love him the way Christ loves him.
Here is a personal note from Lynn:
Thank you for having me over to your place today. I have to tell you that when I began blogging five years ago, I had no idea what a crazy and fantastic journey God had in store. It’s been a wild ride filled with rich blessings and you are one of them. Thank you.
Who would have guessed that God would take my little website and turn it into a ministry for the thousands of men and women who are unequally yoked? But indeed, our God has great plans and five years later, my passion to serve this community is stronger than ever.
My co-writer, Dineen Miller and I watched the Lord take this ministry a step further this year with the launch of our book, Winning Him Without Words. This is a book written from our personal experience and from a deep place in our hearts and it presents 10 Christ-centered keys to thriving in a spiritual mismatch. Readers are encouraged to commit to Christian community, to release their spouse to God’s capable hands, to believe their marriage is blessed, to pick and choose their battles, and to continue their pursuit of a growing faith and to love their spouse with fresh enthusiasm.
In the book I share, “It matters not how we came to be in our crazy, mixed-up and unexpected marriage situations. What matters is that God desires that we honor our marriage commitment and fulfill our marriage vows through His power and His strength. There were many years of confusion, sadness and unfulfilled expectations, but I discovered it’s possible to love, live and thrive in an unequally yoked marriage.”
Both Dineen and I are Christian women who continue to live and thrive in our spiritually unequally yoked marriages and we believe that God wants every marriage to exude peace and love.
Chapters include:
• Know You’re Not Alone: (Lynn) Recognizing that we aren’t the only person living in an unequally yoked marriage is a key aspect to restoring hope. Having Christ in our lives enables us to view our husbands as the wonderful man God created, regardless of your different beliefs.
• Don’t Save Your Husband – Save Yourself: (Lynn) The best thing I ever did was to get out of the way so that Jesus could be Jesus. I relinquished control and turned my man completely over to Christ and an unexpected, peaceful freedom emerged in our marriage.
• Trade Perfection for Authenticity: (Dineen) I came to understand that many of my disappointments had come from expectations I’d placed upon him to fulfill needs he wasn’t even aware of. In the end, all I really accomplished was a heart full of resentment.
• Keep Your Armor On-You’re at War! (Dineen) Instead of putting on the label of martyr in a spiritually mismatched marriage, we need to put on the label of missionaries. We need to think of ourselves as soldiers on the front lines of our marriages. Other chapters include parenting children in an unequally yoked marriage, praying into the life of your spouse and scriptures to encourage and strengthen you.
Winning Him Without Words empowers readers to create that environment in their homes and thrive as God works.
About Winning Him Without Words:
Winning Him Without Words: 10 Keys to Thriving in Your Spiritually Mismatched Marriage by Lynn Donovan and Dineen Miller. Published by Regal Books. February 2011. Trade Paper, 224 pages. $14.99.
You can find more information at our website and enter the drawing for the Marriage Trio. www.winninghimwithoutwords.com
Thank you for allowing me to share the hope I have for my marriage through the transforming power of Jesus Christ. Hugging you, Lynn Donovan
Holly, thank you so much for sharing our book with your readers and for your precious heart! Hugs!
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ReplyDeleteLove these ladies! Thanks for the opportunity to win a copy!
ReplyDeleteThank you for supporting these awesome ladies who share extensively their stories and insights that they receive from God regarding their unequal marriages. I too am unequally yoked and appreciate anything, book, post and encouragement that helps in coping. Please enter me! Thank you! Cindi
ReplyDeleteThank God for this book, because years ago I needed this book because I was in a unequally relationship, BUT GOD! God made away for my escape before I married this man. He was abusing me before we even got married, I looked over the fact that he was not a born-again Christian, just wanted to be married at that time. I have learned to wait on God. I am praying that lots of women get this book, because women need help when they are in this kind of relationship. Its not easy without the help of the Lord. But, through Christ, a woman can do all things, amen. Holly, you have a big heart my sister, and may God bless you for reaching out in this way. Also, God bless Lynn Donovan and Dineen Miller for letting Him use them to write this book. No, I didn't marry him, but have experienced the pain. Enter me, because I know someone who need it. God bless everyone!!!
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ReplyDeleteI put everyones name in a hat and drew ChosenForHisGlory............. I will be mailing out the free book on March 31, 2011.
Thanks Ladies and may God bless each one of you in a very special way!
Hugs,
Holly