28. How to Fight For Your Marriage with Melody Hemphill

Melody and her husband, Randy, are founders of Life Ministries. But their story is one filled with brokenness and healing.  Restoration marks their relationship and ministry.  They were married in June of 1995.  Though they did not realize the full extent of their marriage vows, they made a commitment that they believed had forever all over it.  Their individual stories became one story that day, but they did not realize the amount of wounding and struggles that they were each bringing into marriage until several years down the road.  Gradually, it became clear that their marriage had cracks in the foundation, and in 2003 the depth of the damage became clear…their marriage was completely broken.  It appeared that they had reached the end of their relationship, and the future looked hopeless.   Only the love of Jesus could rescue them from the sinful, broken choices they had made.  God exposed them, pursued them, and began to restore them.  What they believed was impossible, God saw as possible, and He began a process of restoration in each of them that led to the healing of their marriage.    Today, Melody is here to share her side of that story with a desire to point to God's powerful healing not only in her marriage, but deep within her soul in ways she could have never imagined.   Maybe you are in a hard place in marriage and it feels hopeless. Or maybe you feel tempted to believe the lies Satan is throwing your way that you have to be perfect or your life has to look a certain way to be worthy. This story is for you! You will feel seen and known as Melody shares and most of all you will be pointed to a place of dependency on the Lord that gives you the courage to call out to Him and trust Him, especially in the darkest of days.   To find out more about Life Ministries, please visit http://www.lifeministriesnow.com/