Cindy Beall - Rebuilding a Marriage Better Than New: *Healing the Broken Places *Resolving Unmet Expectations *Moving Your Relationship Forward

What people are saying about Cindy Beall and Rebuilding a Marriage Better Than New

To be honest, Im a massive Cindy Beall fan. I had the privilege of watching God restore her broken marriage and truly make it better than new. Thats why I believe every married couple should read Cindys powerful new book, Rebuilding a Marriage Better Than New . If your relationship needs a tune-up or a complete overhaul, read this book with an open heart and I believe God will do a new work in you.

Craig Groeschel

senior pastor of Life.Church, Edmond, Oklahoma

author of #Struggles

God doesnt promise improved; He promises brand new. In her book Rebuilding a Marriage Better Than New , Cindy takes us beyond the ever after and helps us find victory and hope even after. With wisdom and encouragement born out of her own marriage story, she guides us on a path to discover Gods best for our marriage. This is a must read book for all couples!

Justin and Trisha Davis

authors of Beyond Ordinary: When a Good Marriage Just Isnt Good Enough

Cindy Beall is basically a hope bomb just looking for a place to detonate! Her story provides undeniable proof that our God is a Redeemer and we have access to living HOPE in Jesus regardless of how messy, difficult, or painful our current relationships are. Shes so genuine that reading her books is like having a conversation with a dear friend. My advice is to buy at least two copies because whomever you loan Rebuilding a Marriage Better Than New to is probably going to keep it!

Lisa Harper

author and Bible teacher

What we love about Rebuilding a Marriage Better Than New is that its author, Cindy Beall, isnt just giving helpful information, but she has personally lived out this message of hope for the most devastated of marriages! Cindy and Chris Beall have a beautiful testimony of partnering with God to not only see their marriage renovated but totally rebuilt and better than ever! We believe that God is going to use this book to transform families!

Joe and Lori Champion

founders of Celebration Church, Austin, TX

Cindy Beall brings to life the true meaning of hope and grace, engaging you in a practical guide to rebuild the love and relationship in your marriage that youve always dreamed of. Not only do I know this book will help you, but I know this couple and theyre the real deal!

Bil Cornelius

lead pastor of Church Unlimited

author of Today Is the Day

The messy business of the restoration of a marriage is a worthy pursuit. However, it is a minefield of lies, fear, and pain. Breaking through to the broken heart with truth will be the only saving grace. Cindys candid book has given leaders fighting for restoration a powerful tool. She combines her personal journey of healing along with biblical narratives and clear biblical principles to help you navigate this minefield with truth.

I recommend Rebuilding a Marriage Better Than New to pastors and leaders who will be a part of the fight for marriage and restoration. But mostly, it is a must read for those couples who have been devastated by infidelity. Cindy will help you walk through the journey and do more than survive; you will actually thrive.

Dr. Tim Scott

lead pastor of Grace Church, San Diego

Cindy Beall has produced a much-needed guide on how to use the tragedy of infidelity as a catalyst for creating a new and improved marriage.

Rick Reynolds

founder and president of Affair Recovery, Austin, TX

HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS

EUGENE, OREGON

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REBUILDING A MARRIAGE BETTER THAN NEW

Copyright 2016 Cindy Beall

Published by Harvest House Publishers

Eugene, Oregon 97402

www.harvesthousepublishers.com

ISBN 978-0-7369-6711-2 (pbk.)

ISBN 978-0-7369-6712-9 (eBook)

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Beall, Cindy, 1970-

Title: Rebuilding a marriage better than new / Cindy Beall.

Description: Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House Publishers, 2016.

Identifiers: LCCN 2015039509 | ISBN 9780736967112 (pbk.)

Subjects: LCSH: MarriageReligious aspectsChristianity.

Classification: LCC BV835 .B3575 2016 | DDC 248.8/44dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015039509

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To my husband, Chris.

You are the best representation of a strong, confident man who simultaneously walks in humility and brokenness.

Thank you for allowing me to share your darkest hour with the world.

I look forward to growing old with you.

CONTENTS

He who was seated on the throne said, I am making everything new! Then he said, Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.

Revelation 21:5

If God showed us a timeline of all the occurrences that would happen in our lives, we would most assuredly start hyperventilating and bargaining with Him to reroute the path ahead of us. In no way, shape, or form would we ever think we could survive such difficult circumstances. Death of a loved one, infidelity by a spouse, the loss of every material possession we own. Its more than our finite minds can even begin to fathom. And because of that, He doesnt show us. Instead, He gives us the grace we need to get through things as they come.

When you do a Google search using my name, a good amount of the results will have something to do with betrayal, infidelity, and sexual sin. Why, you ask? Because that is in my history. Its on my marriage rsum. My first book, Healing Your Marriage When Trust Is Broken , is about just that.

In the early part of 2002, my husband, Chris, and I had the opportunity to move to Edmond, Oklahoma, so that my husband could join the staff of Life.Church. It was truly a dream come true. He was a worship leader, and I led alongside him and had been doing so for nearly ten years. But one devastating February morning brought about a crushed heart, a wrecked marriage, and a demolished ministry for us because of my husbands infidelity and pornography addiction. My husband had been on the team for barely six weeks and could no longer live the lie he had been living for the previous few years. Within a minute, my heart went from joyful to devastated as I became keenly aware that the life I had lived with my husband was a lie. A big, fat lie. Or at least it felt that way then.

I share this part of my life with you so that you will understand where Ive been. I have walked through the valley of the shadow of death and lived to talk about it more than once. I have begged God to prevent painful situations from entering my path instead of asking Him to help me endure them more than once. I have experienced seasons in my life where death would have been welcomed had I possessed the gumption to try more than once. But alas, I am still on this earth because as promised in Romans 8:28, God doesnt waste one single bit of our pain. Indeed, He doesnt, friend. Indeed, He doesnt.