Christianna and Simon - an Intensive.. FINALLY! After SIX years!

[JoelandKathy]

 

This is Christianna and Simon, writing from California! 

 

This is our testimony of our visit to Palm Coast, Florida for our Five-Day Weekend Marriage Intensive!

Here is what an intensive has done for us after 6 years of being on calls and reading Joel and Kathy's material. (Note from Joel and Kathy: It took six years for C and S to decide to come to an Intensive! We had been after them for six years.. telling them that they "had" to get to an Intensive!)

 

We just got back from our Intensive with Joel and Kathy Davisson in Palm Coast, Florida and WOW!!! What a difference a Marriage Intensive with Joel and Kathy Davisson makes.

 

 Our marriage and our home life just went through the roof. WE GOT OUR MIRACLE!!! All we can say is, "THANK YOU JESUS AND THANK YOU DAVISSON'S- your intensive put us over the top. It was just what we needed. 

 

For 6 years we took calls, read their books, listened to their videos over and over again. Simon kept taking calls and re-reading books and re-watching the videos.

 

Finally after all these years of me asking Simon to take me to an intensive I decided after much prayer that it was time for me to move on- YUP, sadly, file for a divorce. 

 

Simon was irritated but he actually "knew" that an intensive was really where we needed to be.

 I  "knew" that God was going to teach us things we had not yet learned. We just had to go.

Somehow, no matter what, 

 

Simon just wasn't seeing the critical need there was to take me to the intensive. I even blame myself now as I look back. When we were doing really well for a long season and felt like going to an intensive became an option to me.  I gave my husband Simon the impression that we were somehow doing good enough and maybe an intensive was not as badly needed as we had once thought.

 

 I was mistaken and I have said that to Simon- he agrees that we both got laxed and were settling for less than the BEST God wanted for us.

 

Simon even went as far as saying one time, "Well, how much different can the information be going there?  I read the books and believe wholeheartedly what Joel and Kathy say and I take the calls?"

 

Oh- let me tell you- anyone should just "GO"!!

 

The information, how it all ties together, the being with other couples and the men seeing other men there is what  did it for us.

 

It was the best thing we have ever done for our marriage, ourselves and our children.

 

Simon wants me to write this- "A man needs to go to see and feel and be there. Somehow, seeing other men hearing the information alongside me and how Joel and Kathy explain things really pushed me over the top." 

 

Please men take your wives. You owe it to yourself and to your wife to go to an intensive."

 

Since we have been home, Simon and I are so focused on doing the homework and our unity is bar none, Our children see the difference. They mentioned it yesterday and are so happy to see Daddy loving Mommy.

 

There is a peace now that is greater then we have ever known in our home. Simon is our source of strength and Jesus is his as he puts my needs above his own.

 

Both of our parents see the difference and we haven't been home a whole week yet.  Simon said he feels God growing him up as he continually takes initiative and sees me respond to his loving me even via the phone. 

 

Please, please if you doubt that going to an intensive would not make a difference in your marriage- I tell you it makes all the difference in the world. 

 

For those who doubt. You won't regret it. You will be blessed and grow to where you really will be all God made the two of you to be.

 

Just go!! Go to the marriage intensive and find out for yourself what we are saying. It's the most precious time we have ever had together discovering the plan God has for our marriage that we always wanted. Just go.

 

Blessings,

 

Christianna and Simon

 

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[ChooseLove]

Wow what a great testimony.  I would love to go with Mourning Cloak one day.  Thanks for sharing Joel and Kathy.