1 in 2 of marriages deal with chronic illness, and most of them are invisible (ie: depression, diabetes, ). Kimberly shares what life is like when you’re dealing with constant challenge in your body. She has an incredible heart and really gives us wisdom whether we’re serving a chronically ill spouse or receiving their care. Spoiler alert: There is so much hope in this episode.
Check out Part I at delightyourmarriage.com/93
Learn more about Kimberly Rae at kimberlyrae.com
You’ll Discover:
- How to do marriage when you have chronic illness
- How illness affects marriage and how it often (75%) ends in divorce
- How people respond to stress differently and how vital this is
- How Jesus shines through the way we handle the most difficult things in our marriages
- Thoughts on chronic illness and physical intimacy
Books & Resources Mentioned:
- You’re Sick They’re Not Kimberly’s book dealing with the challenges of chronic illness in your marriage
- Why Doesn’t God Fix It? Kimberly’s book that helps us understand God’s reasons for suffering and challenges… There is so much hope in there.
- Intended For Pleasure book for fantastic practical how-tos on sex! (I read this when I was first married and it was a huge help…even talks about the “pre-orgasmic wife”)
- Delight Your Husband book by me (Belah Rose) to get other ideas and practical know-how on how to enjoy the bedroom even when you’re so tired.
- Gift For God by Mother Teresa has such an incredible heart
- Joni Eareckson Tada a quadriplegic who’s heart is just incredible. Check out a video of her story here.
- Love & Respect book centering around what God desires each of us to submit and love each other through.
- “A guy’s definition of love is respect.”
Scripture References:
- Hebrews 11 – ‘The Hall of Faith’ full of faith & hardship
- 2 Corinthians 10:12
- We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise.
- We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise.
- Proverbs 28:26
- He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But he who walks wisely will be delivered.
- 2 Corinthians 8:12
- For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.
- (I have memorized this since my conversation with Kimberly…and I’m so grateful! I encourage you to do this too, it really helps!)
- Psalm 85:10
- Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other.
- Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other.
Tweetables:
- There will always be unfulfilled longings in your life. God made you that way because He wants to be the only thing that will ultimately fulfill you.
- Turn your marriage into a spiritual adventure instead of a selfish adventure.
- Sometimes it takes greater faith when God doesn’t give you what you want & still you choose to trust Him.
- As soon as I said “I do,” he became the right person.
- A tree branch doesn’t produce fruit; being stuck to the tree makes us produce fruit.
- It may not look spiritual, but its not about looks.
- Some days the victory is just in enduring. -Corrie Ten Boom
Thanks for listening! I hope you are encouraged to live in wholehearted intimacy!
Love,
Belah
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