My Spouse Was Unfaithful: Finding Strength in God’s Presence (Ask the Christian Counselor)
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Overview
Counselor and pastor Robert D. Jones shares wise and biblical next steps in the aftermath of infidelity.
How should you respond to the devastating disappointments that adultery and other forms of betrayal have brought into your marriage? It’s natural to feel a wide range of emotions, including anger, confusion, grief, sadness, jealousy, anxiety, embarrassment, and regret. The consequences of your spouse’s sin cast wide effects on your relationship, family, and future. Counselor Robert D. Jones has walked with many couples in your situation and provides ten steps for moving forward from this betrayal with God-given hope.
My Spouse Was Unfaithful provides biblical principles for handling this betrayal and confronting your spouse, and it offers a guide for working through a potential repentance and restoration process. While God doesn’t promise restoration with your spouse, he does promise to be with you and help you—whether your spouse chooses to repent or not. God can use this experience to draw you closer to him and bring greater good to your life.
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- Provides wise and biblical next steps for individuals in the aftermath of infidelity
- Offers biblical principles for handling betrayal, confronting a spouse, and guiding a potential restoration process
- Gives practical, accessible, spiritual guidance on moving forward from betrayal with God-given hope
- Chapter 1: Moving Forward with God-Given Hope
- Chapter 2: Identifying Your Hardships and Temptations
- Chapter 3: Drawing Near to Your Gracious, Compassionate God
- Chapter 4: Humbly Responding to God
- Chapter 5: God’s Way to View and Treat Your Spouse
- Chapter 6: Responding Wisely to Your Spouse’s Decision
- Conclusion: Moving Forward with Your Lord
- Endnotes
Robert Jones, in this wise and compassionate work, helps us traverse the searing pain of marital infidelity. He reminds us that God’s grace and God’s truth can sustain us in the hardest times. A valuable work both for those suffering from infidelity and those counseling them.
—Thomas R. Schreiner, James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation and Associate Dean, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
When your spouse has betrayed you, you will be disoriented and overwhelmed. Robert’s short book is a wise companion that will be a reliable guide into God’s heart for you.
—Edward T. Welch, Faculty and counselor, The Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF)
My Spouse Was Unfaithful is a timely, encouraging, and thoughtful text on walking through the aftermath of adultery. Robert Jones brings his decades of counseling experience to bear in this book, providing a concrete, gospel-centered, and Christ-honoring approach to responding to infidelity. It is filled with biblical wisdom that seeks to understand the unique struggles of each individual while bringing true Hope to believers. It’s a must-read for anyone counseling others through this struggle.
—Kristin Kellen, Associate Director of EdD Studies and Associate Professor of Biblical Counseling, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary