Randy Hemphill - 30 Days of Hope for Hurting Marriages

These devotions will give you solid marital advice from a
biblical perspective that can truly heal your marriage.

Adam Robinson, senior pastor of Double Oak Community Church,
Birmingham, AL

30 Days of Hope for Hurting Marriages is a tremendous resource
for pastors, ministry leaders, counselors, and other church leaders
and is a must read for every married couple.
We need more books like this one!

Dr. Garry K. Brantley, senior minister of CrossBridge Church,
Birmingham, AL

The insights and encouragement provided in 30 Days of
Hope for Hurting Marriages will prove invaluable to
those who may be struggling.

Dr. Mark Searby, director of doctor of ministry studies and director of
student services at Beeson Divinity School

30 Days of Hope for Hurting Marriages offers godly wisdom,
encouragement, and hope for those in the storm. As a pastoral
counselor, I now have a fresh and powerful resource to
share with hurting couples.

Rodney A. Wilson, marriages pastor at LifePoint Church, Smyrna, TN

30 Days of Hope for Hurting Marriages highlights the hindrances
and embraces the solutions, reveals the problems and offers
possibilities, conveys the obstacles and encourages the opportunities.

Dr. Robert Smith Jr., Charles T. Carter Baptist Chair of Divinity,
Beeson Divinity School

Putting into practice the things discussed in this book will help
any marriage begin the journey toward wholeness and hope.

Brian Lee, senior pastor, Shades Crest Baptist Church, Birmingham, AL

This collection of daily devotionals will encourage marriage partners
to keep hope alive as they individually open themselves to
Gods healing grace. Hope for what may seem hopelessly broken
leaps off the page day after day in this devotional guide.

Clella A. Lee, fellow ministry partner throughout
Randy and Melodys marital journey

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RANDY AND MELODY
HEMPHILL

New Hope Publishers

PO Box 12065

Birmingham, AL 35202-2065

NewHopePublishers.com

New Hope Publishers is a division of WMU.

2016 by Randy and Melody Hemphill

All rights reserved. First printing 2016.

Printed in the United States of America.

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any meanselectronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwisewithout the prior written permission of the publisher.

New Hope Publishers serves its authors as they express their views, which may not express the views of the publisher.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Hemphill, Randy, 1974- author.

Title: 30 days of hope for hurting marriages / by Randy and Melody Hemphill.

Other titles: Thirty days of hope for hurting marriages

Description: Birmingham, AL : New Hope Publishers, 2016.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016025521 (print) | LCCN 2016027120 (ebook) | ISBN 9781625915078 (sc) | ISBN 9781596699618 (e-book)

Subjects: LCSH: Marriage--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Classification: LCC BV835 .H456 2016 (print) | LCC BV835 (ebook) | DDC 248.8/44--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016025521

All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The NIV and New International Version are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.

Scripture quotations from The Message. Copyright by Eugene H. Peterson 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV), copyright 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations marked (NKJV) are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996, 2004, 2007, 2013 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

ISBN-13: 978-1-62591-507-8

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To the many couples who have allowed us to journey with them through the heartache of a hurting marriage. And to our God who is able to do the impossible. May these pages bear witness to the One who restores broken people and broken marriages.

AND they lived happily ever after! Screen darkens. Romantic music swells. Roll the credits.

All of us wish our marriages could end like the movies. The happy couple walking into the sunset holding hands while soft music plays in the background. Picture perfect!

We enter marriage with these love-struck dreams. Swept away in romance, we share vows and life together begins.

But eventually the music stops. For some it fades slowly. The love that once drew husband and wife together seems like a distant, haunting memory. The years of work, children, bills, losses, or simply trying harder take a toll on the relationship. And a couple finds themselves in the clutches of despair. With no way out and little desire to get there, he gives in to despair. She throws in the emotional towel. And both settleor give up. A marriage that is hurting.

For others, the music comes to a dramatic halt. An affair surfaces abruptly. The secret addiction is exposed. Bankruptcy is filedeither financially or emotionally. She says, Im just not in love with you. He says, Im done. And divorce stares them in the face. Both are devastated, ready to give up. A marriage that is hurting.

Maybe you can connect with some of the heartache. Your circumstances are unique and your feelings are real. You probably picked up this book because something is not right. Whether it is clear or a bit foggy, you know your marriage is hurting. And we also guess that you want to do something about it. Though part of you wants to give in or give up, you picked up this book because you want some hope.