Encouragement & Hope For Christian Wives of Alcoholics

Encouragement & Hope For Christian Wives of Alcoholics Uplifting Posts, Hope & Encouragement for the Christian Wife of an Alcoholic. Alonons may not like what I share because it will challenge many of their beliefs.

I’m not hear to argue, but to share how God led me through His Word & Voice. It worked!!❤️

Do You Have A Support System In Place?Sheila Walsh stated the above statement in an interview, & I thought to myself -ho...
04/25/2026

Do You Have A Support System In Place?

Sheila Walsh stated the above statement in an interview, & I thought to myself -how true it is! I’ve seen it work through Celebrate Recovery (CR) on a regular basis.

We weren’t designed to carry our burdens alone, especially if we don’t know Jesus. Alone is where the enemy (the devil) does his greatest work.

2 Corinthians 1:4
“the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves received from God.”This is the basis of CR. We are helped, so we can continue the pattern. Our testimony helps another & so in. And it’s not only about testimonies, it’s about companionship, accountability, & relatability. Like CS Lewis says, “What?! You too? I thought I was the only one!” This is what you see in CR. People who get what you’re going through because they’ve either been there or currently are there.

Something else Sheila said in that interview really stuck out to me, “Our brokenness is a far better bridge than our pretense to wholeness ever could be.” In CR you get realness. No masks. No pretending to have it all together. In an authentic CR group, even the leaders share their struggles because, as Sheila said, relationships formed in brokenness can be beautiful!

If you have never tried Celebrate Recovery, I encourage you to Google “Celebrate Recovery Finder” and give a few groups a try. If one isn’t your “flavor” try another. The churches DNA will be in the Celebrate Recovery, so just like choosing a church, you should take the time to choose the right CR for you. God will lead you where He wants you to be.🙏

Peace & Blessings, My Friend ❤️We can’t get through this together!




Joyce Meyer Has Always Spoken My LanguageOnce you wear yourself out trying to change your spouse, you may find that’s th...
04/23/2026

Joyce Meyer Has Always Spoken My Language

Once you wear yourself out trying to change your spouse, you may find that’s the time God decides to make a change in you. That change could be the very key that unlocks the door to motivating your spouse. God always begins with the one who is willing.

Are you willing?

Peace & Blessings, My Friend ❤️We can get those together!





Does This Apply To My Drinking Husband?You better believe it does! I’ve been on “Christian” facebook groups that try to ...
04/20/2026

Does This Apply To My Drinking Husband?

You better believe it does!

I’ve been on “Christian” facebook groups that try to pick and choose the scriptures that apply to their drunken husbands. They would choose scriptures about “not even associating with” people like that (1 Cor 5:11) without recognizing scriptures, like this one. And, if they would continue reading on a little further in that same book, just 2 chapters later, 1 Cor 7, the same writer gives specifics on a Christian woman married to even an unbeliever under the subtitle, “ Questions Regarding Marriage”.

We can’t tear down our ah’s under the guise of “obedience”, & God forbid we give that advice to anyone! Those that offer that kind of advice have never healed themselves from the offense and hurt of their own alcoholic marriages. They are not fit to be leading anyone in this journey, especially under the title of “Christian”.

There are some really great pages that don’t directly focus on “wives of alcoholics”, but that focus on marriage as a whole, that are much more suitable to guide us with Christian principles. I’ve seen those moderators guide people gently and biblically even when it meant they would have to call them on their sin. Those are the kind of groups we need to be in. Christian Marriage Restoration is one of my favorites.

I don’t know about you, but I never wanted to get to heaven and hear, “If only you would’ve followed what I was trying to tell you. I had so much for you and your husband.” My goal is to hear, “Well done good and faithful servant.” We have to get to a place where we trust God more than we trust our flesh, where doing things His way means more to us than getting our way.

Peace & Blessings, My Friend ❤️We can get through this together!




New Notecard VerseI will get this 👄 under control!Ask according to His will and you will receive (John 15:14 & more). I ...
04/18/2026

New Notecard Verse

I will get this 👄 under control!

Ask according to His will and you will receive (John 15:14 & more). I know this is, so I know it will be.

The hold up?

Me😢

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength (Phil 4:13)

Your grace is sufficient. For when I'm weak, You are strong! 2 Cor 12:9

I may not be where I need to be, but thank God I'm not where I used to be. I'm ok & I'm on my way (Mama Joyce)

Thank you Father for the reminder & for Your faithfulness to get me there.

Peace & Blessings, My Friend ❤️ We can get through this together!


























Father, God, I don't know what today will bring, but You do! And I know I can trust You!! Your grace is sufficient. This...
04/16/2026

Father, God, I don't know what today will bring, but You do! And I know I can trust You!! Your grace is sufficient. This coming weekend, I will not be moved no matter what tries to come against me. By the authority you have given me in Christ Jesus, I command any spirit of fear, dread, anger, resentment, or depression to be gone in Jesus' Name. In its place, I welcome joy, peace, hope, love, and expectation of Jesus to show Himself present & strong in my life. Thank you for Your Holy Spirit. Be Lord of my life. I give you my husband and myself. Do with us what You will. I trust You! I love You. I thank You and praise You for all You have done, all You are doing & for Your brilliant plan that is working itself out in our lives. Help me to not interfere. Help me to be patient and not try to force my agenda. Love my husband through me. Help me to see him through Your eyes. I am willing for You to make me willing! Your will be done. I love you, Lord! In Jesus' Most Prescious Name I pray 🙏 Amen!

And now go turn up that praise music, sing & dance! Your prayers have been heard. Hallelujah 🙌

Peace & Blessings, My Friend ❤️ We can get through this together!
























“You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways.”Job‬ ‭22‬:‭28‬ ‭(O...
04/14/2026

“You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways.”Job‬ ‭22‬:‭28‬ ‭(Or Darkness)

We believe what we speak! Your mouth shares with your ears confirming what comes out of your mouth. And we will perpetuate a self-fulfilling prophesy, good or bad!

“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.” Psalms‬ ‭19‬:‭14‬

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue,” Prov‬ ‭18‬:‭21‬a

Use these scriptures as reminders.

Let speaking death be a thing of the past.

Speak Life! And see if your situation doesn’t follow.

Peace & Blessings, My Friend❤️ We can get through this together!





Which Will You Follow?One of my biggest, “what if’s?”always seemed to come right after my husband left rehab or after a ...
04/03/2026

Which Will You Follow?

One of my biggest, “what if’s?”always seemed to come right after my husband left rehab or after a period of sobriety. What if he relapses again?

I didn’t know if my heart could take one more trip down that dark & chaotic road of cat and mouse. It wasn’t a game he chose to play, it was just one that came naturally as he sought out his way of hiding drinking from me, & I sought to catch him in it. Maybe it would’ve been better not to have known, but something in me could not let that go. It was a game I hated, but I always participated in. It was my cycle of defeat.

The fear of the “what if”, would almost paralyze me. It would capture my thoughts, and if I wasn’t careful, it would come out through my attitude, emotions, & the way I treated him. I didn’t know how many more times I could endure a relapse & not fall to pieces, with no chance of recovery for myself. I was worried that one day I would find I could no longer trust that Regis would one day be delivered from alcoholism-but God.

I have a verse I know you’ve heard often, & for those of you that know me personally, you know an action I display with my hands as I say this verse.“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” (2 Cor‬ ‭10‬:‭5‬)

When I get a case of the “what if’s” I always lean back into this visual that God gave me during the time when “what if’s” seemed to be my steady companion. When the thoughts would come, I would say that verse aloud, plant my right hand at the base of my skull, open like a catchers mitt, to catch the thought. Then I would bring it around to the front of my body and kneel down envisioning myself kneeling at the throne of God, laying the thought at His feet. Then I would leave it there. It was no longer mine to handle. The fear would dissipate & the trust would return.

Friends, who will you trust-fear who is a liar or God, Who has a perfect plan for your life that is good?

Peace & Blessings, My Friend ❤️We can get through this together!

of alcoholics of addiction


03/29/2026

What Tools Are In Your Toolbox?

Maybe you are doing what I did most of my early years of dealing with my husbands alcoholism; begging, pleading or fighting. Then I graduated to shaming and belittling, even stooping so low as to pulling the kids into it against him. Then I got to empty threats which included leaving him, killing myself, or anything else that I thought would hurt him badly. You see, my toolbox 🧰only consisted of immature tools that I used as a child, mainly to get my way.

As I grew in my relationship with the Lord, He began to fill my tool belt with new tools. Ones that stemmed from the fruits of the spirit; love, kindness, gentleness. I wish I could say I always pulled out the right tool at the right time. The problem was, Holy Spirit would present the materials to me to learn about them, usually by listening to a sermon, studying His Word or He would purposely inspire a person to put a specific book in my hand. He not only wanted me to read them, but apply them. Sometimes I would read, but not apply. Sometimes I would read and apply. And sometimes I would do neither, setting the book away for a rainy day, only to find later on that it was the very thing I had needed that would have saved me a lot of pain.

What I eventually found, were the tools that felt the best in my hand, turned out to be some of the worst, and that those that had the hardest grip, just took some practice. But over time it became much easier.

Unfortunately the natural reactions to our ah's are usually not the right ones. We have to listen to the right voices and get educated with the right resources.

In my most desperate moments, Holy Spirit almost without fail put one main tool in my hand, "just love him". And it had the most uncomfortable grip!

But as I learned to use it, He added other tools like boundaries (which are loving if done correctly), getting my mind off myself and serving others, & a class called "Walking Worthy" where I was taught to look at myself under a microscope to see why I functioned the way I did.

What tools are in your toolbox?

Peace & Blessings, My Friend❤️We can get through this together!



03/29/2026

Power In a Testimony

I heard a sermon not too long ago by Bill Johnson. He said something to the effect that testimonies are like little power packed messages containing the momentum needed to catapult the hearer into the same destiny.

Who are you listening to?

Peace & Blessings, My Friend ❤️ We can get through this together!
























A Scripture God Had Me MemorizeI remember when I came across this scripture in The Message version. Holy Spirit prompted...
03/22/2026

A Scripture God Had Me Memorize

I remember when I came across this scripture in The Message version. Holy Spirit prompted me to write ✍️ it on a note card. I remember carrying it around for weeks 🗓️ as He had me painstakingly memorize it.🤯

There is something special about memorizing scripture.💭 As you are muttering it & replaying it in your mind, the meaning of it sinks in deep. This one is sentence after sentence of things I needed to do to honor 🙏 God and treat my husband as He was asking of me.

Holy Spirit is so calculated in His efforts. This was a tool in my toolbox🧰. It helped me to take those thoughts captive & make them obedient to Christ. 😇 On the days I wanted to retaliate, humiliate, beat up, and tear down my husband, He brought this scripture to remembrance as His promise states He would do in John 14:26: "But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you."

He reminded me when I didn't want to be reminded, but it was all to help me be obedient through the hardest time of my life. When I was obedient, I reaped the benefits and was able to live without guilt.

My 👄 was a constant area of failure for me🤬. Is there an area where you constantly fail? Ask Holy Spirit 🕊️ to give you a verse to memorize, to help you be obedient.He will always answer a 🙏 like that! And your obedience, will promote blessing. ❤️

Peace and blessings, My Friend.❤️ We can get through this together.





Sometimes we are so stuck, thinking how our husands need to change, or how badly things are going in our lives, that we ...
03/22/2026

Sometimes we are so stuck, thinking how our husands need to change, or how badly things are going in our lives, that we lose track of what God created us for.

God used me more while I was waiting on my husband to be delivered from alcoholism than ever before in my life.

Maybe right now you wonder how this post applies to you. But the truth of the matter is, God‘s waiting on you, whether your husband is sober or not. He wants to do things with you that will blow your mind and bring excitement into your life.

Don’t let the weight of the world keep you from doing what God wants to do through you. Right now I am reading a book for the second time called, “If You Want To Walk On Water You’ve Got To Get Out Of The Boat”, by John Ortberg. When my husband was stuck in alcoholism, this book inspired me to do great things for God. He showed me how to use my gifts and talents (things I wasnt even aware were in me) for His glory! It brought me joy and peace in the midst of all the turmoil that was happening around me.

This post by Mary Ellen McCloud may just serve as a reminder to you that God is calling you, right here, right now in you current situation. When He calls, He equips, Hebrews 13:20-21. Are you ready? Or even more, are you willing?

Peace & Blessings, My Friend ❤️We can get through this together!

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