Episode 449 - God's Grace Covers Refinement in Marriage with Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman
How do you continue to choose love when marriage brings disappointment, failure, and unmet expectations? And how can God's grace sustain a family through the valleys of loss, grief, and the refining seasons of life?
For Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman, more than 40 years of marriage have brought both extraordinary joy and unimaginable pain. As Steven's music has impacted generations of listeners, the Chapmans have also walked through deeply personal struggles—including the tragic loss of their adopted daughter, Maria. Together, they have discovered that a resilient marriage and family are not built on getting everything right, but on returning again and again to the grace and faithfulness of Jesus. In their book, "Still Here: Life Together on the Long Way Home", Mary Beth and Steven offer an honest look at the beauty, heartbreak, and refinement of a life spent walking together with Christ.
In this episode, Davey sits down with Mary Beth and Steven to talk about the refinement and sanctification that comes through marriage, how they have navigated profound grief and loss as a family, and why God's grace and faithfulness are enough to sustain us through every season of life.
If you've ever wondered how to keep choosing love through disappointment, walked through a season of loss, or needed God's grace to carry you through the hardest chapters of your story, this episode is for you.
"Jesus took all the failure. You're never going to be enough as a husband and as a man to your family. You're gonna struggle. And your wife's never gonna be enough for you. It's gonna be Jesus."
-Mary Beth & Steven Curtis Chapman
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Book: Still Here: Life Together on the Long Way Home
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