Vulnerability is very important to us. We share the dirt and the difficulties of our own marriage openly when telling our story.
So when we had the opportunity to read the book, Still Here, by Steven Curtis Chapman and Mary Beth Chapman, we resonated with their honesty about the challenges of marriage. This intimate memoir takes you inside the Chapmans’ real-life marriage, spanning four decades of beautiful, broken, and restored moments.
This book means so much to us, and we are thrilled to share the heart behind it with you as the Chapmans join us for this conversation.
Steven Curtis Chapman is the most awarded artist in Christian music history with 60 Dove Awards, five GRAMMY® Awards, 10 certified Gold or Platinum albums, and an unprecedented 50 No. 1 singles. His wife, Mary Beth Chapman, is the co-founder and chairman of the board of Show Hope, a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing barriers to adoption.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Some of the what-not-to-dos of marriage
- Where true happiness can be found
- What it takes to be Still Here through every hurdle of marriage
- And more!
We thoroughly enjoyed having the Chapmans share their wisdom with us!
Resources mentioned in this episode:
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- [BOOK] Still Here: Life Together on the Long Way Home
- Connect with Steven Curtis Chapman on his website, Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube
- Connect with Mary Beth on her website or Instagram
- Show Hope
- As a thank you for listening, get your 3 free eBooks.
My Key Takeaways:
1) Expect to have to fight for your marriage. Marriage is when two sinful people try to do life together. There is bound to be some friction as your desires and preferences collide! However, there is also a real enemy who is crouched and ready to attack your relationship. He does this because marriage is one of the ways that God represents His sacrificial love for us. When we get married, we should anticipate having to fight to keep our relationship and fend off the enemy’s attempts to destroy it.
2) True happiness is found in Christ. There’s a popular theme in music and movies where individuals are depicted as not truly happy until they find their “other half.” This pushes the false idea that the source of your happiness is your spouse. While marriage can be deeply rewarding and greatly impactful to your happiness, the true source of our happiness and joy is our relationship with Christ. So even on the bad days where our sin nature and our spouse’s sin nature are at odds with one another, we can still continue onward because of the delight and longsuffering our Heavenly Father has for us.
3) It’s all worth it. Remaining committed to your marriage isn’t about just gritting your teeth and bearing it. It’s important to face your issues head-on, but with a fervor to stick it out through the hard, the challenging, and through the days when you want to quit. On the other side of this journey is a deep love, understanding, and commitment to one another.
About Steven Curtis & Mary Beth:
Steven Curtis Chapman is the most awarded artist in Christian music history with 60 Dove Awards, five GRAMMY®Awards, 10 certified Gold or Platinum albums, and an unprecedented 50 No. 1 singles. His wife, Mary Beth Chapman, is the co-founder and chairman of the board of Show Hope, a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing barriers to adoption. Show Hope has helped nearly 10,000 children find their forever family. Together, Steven Curtis and Mary Beth are the parents to six children and are known as “Grammy” and “PopPops” to seven adorable grandchildren.
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