Good job accepting responsibility for your children and family despite the challenges of deployment. Make a plan with your spouse regarding your children’s activities and development for this time of deployment. Discuss this with your children as well. Together with each child, set a spiritual goal and discuss how important spiritual growth is. You could […]

Recognize the importance of staying connected with your spouse during this deployment and continue to work at it. Read any of the online articles listed in the resource guide it with your spouse or a mentor. Memorize one of the scriptures of help and hope in this guide. Choose a chapter from one of the […]

Continue to reach out for help and guidance as you go through this transition. Don’t isolate yourself from the body of Christ and community that you need. Read any of the online articles listed in this guide and discuss it with your spouse or mentor. Memorize one of the scriptures in the hope and help […]

You are to be commended for recognizing your loneliness and isolation and for seeking help. Pray and ask the Lord to guide you through these difficult times.  Ask the Lord to free you of any resentment and bitterness you may be harboring. Share your feelings with your spouse, being open and transparent yet speaking the […]

Well done in seeking advice and guidance as you prepare for this deployment. Read any of the online articles listed in this guide and let’s discuss it together. Memorize one of the scriptures in the hope and help sections of this guide. Read any of the books listed in this guide or choose a section […]

Great job seeking wisdom from others so early in your marriage.  That shows you really want your marriage to last a lifetime! Read any of the helpful Scriptures listed in this guide and let’s discuss. Read one of the helpful articles listed in this guide and let’s discuss. Remember that you are not alone if you experience […]

Remind them that immediate “deliverance” from sexual temptation may not occur for their spouse in this area, and that for most people recovering from habitual sexual sin will be a deliberate process Encourage your mentee to get involved in a local, Bible-believing church for spiritual growth and accountability Esteem the mentee for reaching out for encouragement regarding this delicate issue. Encourage […]

Esteem your mentee for acknowledging the need to invest in his/her marriage by improving their sexual difficulties Encourage your mentee to get involved in a local, bible-believing church for spiritual growth and accountability Encourage him/her with Scriptures of hope and help Let him/her know s/he is not alone.  A growing number of men and women […]

 Esteem your mentee for reaching out to a mentor at this time. Encourage your mentee to get involved in a local, Bible-believing church for spiritual growth and accountability. Encourage your mentee to be committed to purity, not just technical virginity.  Help him/her understand the difference. Encourage your mentee to be committed to emotional purity, not […]

 Esteem your mentee for reaching out to a mentor right now and encourage them to let God search their heart. Encourage your mentee to get involved in a local, Bible-believing church for spiritual growth and accountability. Remind your mentee that forgiveness is neither a feeling, nor forgetting, nor excusing. (Ken Sande, The Peacemaker p. 187) […]