When You’re the Only One Believing: Hope, Healing, and Standing for Your Marriage

This episode speaks directly to the woman whose faith journey feels lonely inside her own marriage. Lee-Ann Werner shares how she and her husband met far from God, married young, and quickly entered decades marked by addiction, absence, and heartbreak. Just weeks into marriage, the illusion of “happily ever after” shattered, and for years Lee-Ann lived with the pain of a spouse who partied, disappeared for weeks at a time, and had no relationship with Christ.Everything changed when Lee-Ann encountered God during a moment when she was ready to walk away. Instead of releasing her, God asked her to stay—and to allow Him to do a deeper work within her heart first. What followed was not a quick miracle, but a slow, refining journey that drew her closer to Christ while stripping away resentment, anger, and noise from outside voices.Lee-Ann opens up about the dangers of listening to too many opinions, staying stuck in cycles of counseling without direction, and neglecting the importance of discernment. She explains why healing accelerated when she learned to quiet the noise, anchor herself in God’s voice, and surround herself with a small, safe spiritual village.One of the most moving moments of the episode is when Lee-Ann describes a practical act of obedience God gave her: keeping a daily gratitude journal focused solely on her husband. What began as an almost impossible exercise—sometimes thanking him for something as small as a smile or putting the toilet seat down—became a powerful tool that retrained her heart and shifted the atmosphere of their marriage. Over time, her husband noticed the change in her before he ever encountered God for himself.Eventually, her husband surrendered his life to Christ—not because of pressure, sermons, or arguments, but because he witnessed the gospel lived out consistently. Lee-Ann reflects on the truth that sometimes the only Bible someone will ever read is the life of a believer standing faithfully in front of them.Today, Lee-Ann’s marriage is fully restored, her husband walks with God, and she now serves as a Christian marriage coach for women navigating unequally yoked relationships. Her story is living proof that restoration is possible, hope is never wasted, and God honors faithfulness—especially when it feels costly.🔗 How to Connect with Lee-Ann WernerFacebook Group: Christian WivesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/leeann.werner.7Focus: Coaching Christian women in unequally yoked marriages, spiritual resilience, hope restorationWork: Marriage coaching, testimony sharing, church and podcast speakingWebsite: https://theheartsaligned.com/ If you’re carrying a story or testimony and sense a quiet stirring to do something more with it, but you’re unsure what that next step should be, I’ve created a resource to help you discern that.The Story Discernment Guide is a reflective guide designed to help you pause, pray, and gain clarity around the story you’re stewarding — before you write, publish, or share it publicly.You can explore the Story Discernment Guide at storycalling.info.Your story is not an accident.You are healed.You are whole.You are called — and stewarding your story well matters.