Guest Bio: Chelsea Damon is the author of I Thought This Would Make Me Happy: How to Fight Less, Forgive Faster, and Cultivate Joy in Your Marriage and Together with Christ, A Dating Couple's Devotional: 52 Devotions and Bible Studies to Nurture Your Relationship. She is also the author of <a class="Hyperlink SCXW204101368 BCX0" href="http://www.chelseadamon.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">chelseadamon.com</a>, a website where moms and wives are encouraged to cultivate healthy, Christ-centered lives and relationships. Damon and her husband Josh met while attending college, where they grew in their faith and dated for three years. They were married on the windy coast of Washington in 2013. Throughout their dating and marriage relationship and into parenthood, they've been learning what it means to live loving God and others in a self-love world. Today, the Damons have three biological children, are foster parents, and spend their time looking for new places to hike and explore beautiful South Carolina.     Show Summary: Did you think marriage or a specific relationship would fix all your problems and fully heal you? While marriage is a beautiful gift from God, it can also be really hard. Some seasons are filled with joy and excitement while others are filled with anger and arguments. Chelsea Damon realized she was expecting that marriage would make her happy and storing up resentment towards her husband during the first few years of their marriage. Join hosts Elisa Morgan and Eryn Eddy Adkins as they learn how Chelsea overcame her resentment and began to apply grace to her marriage with the help of God. You don’t want to miss this God Hears Her conversation.     Notes and Quotes:   <ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="list"> <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="listitem" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"> “I like to use a little assessment of whether something is starting to be an idol in our lives is, ‘Would I lose my self of identity if [this thing] was taken away? Or would I lose my hope and my future if that was taken away?’” —Chelsea Damon  </li> </ul> <ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="list"> <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="listitem" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"> “[When dealing with disillusionment], I really had to fall back on my relationship with Christ, and in doing so, He really taught me that through fire He really is the only thing that is going to truly fulfill me.” —Chelsea Damon  </li> </ul> <ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="list"> <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="listitem" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"> “One of the great dichotomies in the Christian faith is that when you surrender control, you gain so much more.” —Chelsea Damon  </li> </ul> <ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="list"> <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="listitem" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"> “. . . we’re doing the work and we’re ready to be receptive to God’s Word and what He has to say to us. And that’s the only place where what He plants can grow deep roots and get a foothold in our lives to bear fruit.” —Chelsea Damon  </li> </ul>   Verses:   <ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="list"> <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="listitem" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"> The Parable of the Sower: <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW204101368 BCX0" href= "https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2013%3A1-23&version=NIV" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Matthew 13:1-23</a>  </li> </ul>   Links:   <ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="list"> <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="listitem" data-leveltext="●" data-font="Calibri" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"> Chelsea’s Book, I Thought This Would Make Me Happy: <a class="Hyperlink SCXW204101368 BCX0" href= "https://www.amazon.com/Thought-This-Would-Make-Happy/dp/0310367778" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amazon.com/Thought-This-Would-Make-Happy/dp/0310367778</a>  </li> </ul> <ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="list"> <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="listitem" data-leveltext="●" data-font="Calibri" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"> Chelsea’s Website: <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW204101368 BCX0" href="https://chelseadamon.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://chelseadamon.com/</a>  </li> </ul> <ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="list"> <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="listitem" data-leveltext="●" data-font="Calibri" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"> Chelsea’s Instagram: <a class="Hyperlink SCXW204101368 BCX0" href="https://www.instagram.com/chelsealeighdamon/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.instagram.com/chelsealeighdamon/</a>  </li> </ul> <ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="list"> <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="listitem" data-leveltext="●" data-font="Calibri" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"> God Hears Her website: <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW204101368 BCX0" href="https://godhearsher.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://godhearsher.org/</a>  </li> </ul> <ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="list"> <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="listitem" data-leveltext="●" data-font="Calibri" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"> Watch the Video Podcast Here: <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW204101368 BCX0" href= "https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM</a>  </li> </ul> <ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="list"> <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="listitem" data-leveltext="●" data-font="Calibri" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"> God Hears Her email sign-up: <a class="Hyperlink SCXW204101368 BCX0" href= "https://www.godhearsher.org/sign-upsfmc" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">https://www.godhearsher.org/sign-upsfmc </a>  </li> </ul> <ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="list"> <li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW204101368 BCX0" role="listitem" data-leveltext="●" data-font="Calibri" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"> Subscribe on iTunes! 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