The fight for us Overcome what divides to build a marriage that thrives

Rebekah Lyons

Book - 2025

"An insightful, powerful path forward for couples, whether you're in a struggling marriage or simply looking for ways to enhance and strengthen your relationship.Marriage is hard for all kinds of reasons--financial struggles, parenting styles, personality differences, difficult circumstances. It's easy to drift apart, walking through life more as roommates than partners. But there's so much more for your marriage. The Fight for Us offers biblical wisdom and encouragement, as well as practical guidance, that will give you the confidence you need to cultivate the happy and healthy marriage you long for.Rebekah and Gabe Lyons shepherd you as ones who have been there--many times--in their twenty-seven-year marriage, while al...so drawing on their mental-health coaching and marriage-counseling expertise to help you breathe new life into your marriage. The Fight for Us will guide you to:Discover why you fight, how you fight, and how to overcome toxic patterns to fight wellRenew your commitment to love, care for, and show grace to your spouseRelinquish coping mechanisms and/or addictions that have come between youUnderstand your spouse's needs while still validating your ownEstablish goals and rhythms that will deepen your friendship and intimacy as a coupleAnd, most of all, lean on the One who fights for you and your marriage Whatever your reason for fighting for your marriage, The Fight for Us covers it all: community, health, money, parenting, career, sex, conflict, and spirituality. Your journey toward a growing, healthy, thriving marriage starts here"-- Provided by publisher.

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Published
Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan Books [2025]
Language
English
Main Author
Rebekah Lyons (author)
Other Authors
Gabe Lyons, 1975- (author)
Item Description
"Written by board-certified mental health and marriage and family coaches Rebekah and Gabe Lyons, The Fight for Us offers biblical wisdom and encouragement, as well as practical guidance, that will give you the confidence you need to heal what has been hurt in your marriage and rebuild an even better one"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description
243 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9780310365440
  • Introduction
  • Twenty-Five Years
  • 1. Getting Back To Us An Invitation to Dream Again
  • Part 1. Understand What Divides
  • 2. Why We Fight No Margin for Love
  • 3. How We Fight The Dysfunctional Dance
  • 4. What We Fight About Security and Belief
  • Part 2. From Fighting to Feeling
  • 5. Feeling Our Feelings The Dopamine of Distraction
  • 6. Your Origin Story Looking Backward to Move Forward
  • 7. The Deeper Longing Fully Known and Fully Loved
  • Part 3. From Feeling to Healing
  • 8. Invite People in
  • 9. Work Together
  • 10. Live Generously
  • 11. Nurture their Hearts
  • 12. Play Every Day
  • 13. Get Naked
  • Part 4. Build a Marriage That Thrives
  • 14. The Power of Us Two Becoming One
  • 15. The Long View Become the Love You Crave
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes