The main purpose of marriage is that through your marriage you become conformed to the image of Jesus Christ. How would you ever learn mercy, patience, long-suffering, or heartfelt compassion if you were married to someone who never failed you? Who was never difficult with you? Who never sinned against you? Who was never slow to acknowledge their sin or ask for forgiveness? How would you ever learn grace to pour out your favor on someone who did not deserve it if you were married to someone who was always deserving of good things? How would you ever learn unconditional love if you were married to someone who met all the conditions?. This makes me bow my head and say, “Lord, help me love my husband like You love me.”
I’ll end with a heart-stirring quote that Jen used to begin her love story. That’s where we learn to become like Jesus. This is where real love takes root and grows. It’s when pornography sneaks into the home, when tempers flare wild, and when rejection stings the worst that we are called to stand firm in our wedding vows. It’s precisely the difficulties that bring us to our knees, open and raw before God, in the seasons of waiting, the tense in-law relationships, the financial arguments, and the heart-wrenching sobs.
Marriage is hard work, and it’s refreshing to read of couples who get slammed against the wall and continue in their commitment to honor, love, and cherish. The Unveiled Wife is a beautiful love story that shows how a couple can grow in love long after the wedding bells ring, not despite hardships but because of them. But I was quickly swept into the story and found myself turning page after page to find out what happens next. Honestly, I didn’t have high hopes going into the book I’ve read a lot of marriage books that tend to be preachy, so I was a bit leery when I agreed to read Jen’s book. It’s this unveiling that eventually allows her to completely open herself to her husband, resulting in a breakthrough in their marriage. At one point, Jen contemplates divorce and tries to convince Aaron that they would be happier apart, but he continues to love her with a steadfast servant love.įaced with Aaron’s persistent love despite their many struggles, Jen learns to unveil her heart and be completely transparent with God. Several heart issues were the root issue of their marital problems, and Jen shows, through artful storytelling how unrealistic expectations, imperfections, and insecurities eroded the foundation of their marriage. With honesty and candor, Jen shares the many struggles she and Aaron faced in their marriage, starting with their inability to have pain-free sexual intimacy, their struggles with pornography and romance novel s, and the bitterness, frigidness, and despair that followed. It’s a story that draws you in and makes you sigh with delight. With storytelling skill that reminds me of a well-written novel, Jen shares her love story, from how she and her husband, Aaron met, to how they fell in love, and got married. In The Unveiled Wife, Jen tells her beautiful love story. You’ve probably stayed up late reading a good book before, right? And this, friends, is a good book, as in Philippians 4:8 good: true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable. It was that good. So I’m giving away a copy at the end of this post!Īnd yes, I didn’t sleep much. Over the weekend, I read The Unveiled Wife, by Jennifer Smith.
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