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Together, we made a conscious decision to leave behind the painful patterns and to seek a new structure. We left Egypt and crossed the Jordan River into the wilderness where we are seeking new communication skills and fresh methods of showing our love. Our challenge is the same as the Israelites': we often feel as though we are wandering aimlessly, making little progress, and are tempted to return to the familiarity of "Egypt," or our old behavioral patterns. We will hit walls, like the barrier of Jericho, but to keep going takes prayer and trust in the Lord.
We also realize that God led the Israelites to victory in an unpredictable way. Had they relied on their own intelligence and resources, they would have failed. Steve didn't move home right away. We needed first to assimilate the new skills, and envision what our Promised Land looked like. What it will take for each of us to reach our ideal marriage will differ, and to reach that ideal we must be increasingly pleased with our progress.
We have grown tremendously through our sufferings and we're giving God our relationship to continue to heal. We continue to seek counseling, and we fellowship with friends whose marriages we admire.
God is leading us in directions that accomplish his purposes in our lives, and this is unique to our gifts, needs, and personalities. Today, I know that the only way I can have peace is to surrender my will to the Lord every day of my life. Read more articles that highlight writing by Christian women at ChristianityToday. Sign up for our Weekly newsletter: CT's weekly newsletter to help you make sense of how faith and family intersect with the world. Join in the conversation on Facebook or Twitter.
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