This book was honest and vulnerable. Reading the story of this marriage made me look at many things in my own life and marriage. Towards the end, I felt like the author got a bit condescending.

Healing Your Marriage When Trust is Broken is a good book sharing Cindy’s experience. It is helpful to hear someone else’s experience. It feels like she feels like no one can “top” her betrayal since she was a pastor’s wife and her husband got another woman pregnant. “If I can overcome this, you can too” feels like no one can have an experience that would be “worse” than hers. There are also places where she states unusual thoughts such as a couple maybe doesn’t experience betrayal but an equally devastating issue. Not sure about that. Betrayal would seem to be the highest. It destroys the covenant and trust. Other hardships such as health, loss of a loved one, difficulties with a child, etc. don’t destroy the most sacred trust and commitment you make. They are just incredibly hard. There is also a slight leaning toward telling the reader that they need to stay in their marriage unless God has called you out of it that could be offputting to someone freshly inside a betrayal.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

This is a well written emotional read about rebuilding trust after an affair. Cindy Beall is very open and honest about the emotional pain she went through and how she was able to forgive and get over the pain with God's help. There are so many other things than an affair that can break the trust between a husband and wife but some of the tips in this book can be helpful. The bottom line is With God All Things Are Possible.
I received a complimentary copy from Harvest House Publishers via NetGalley and was not required to write a review. All opinions expressed are my own.

HEALING YOUR MARRIAGE WHEN TRUST IS BROKEN-Cindy Beall

Net Galley picked a great one packed with trust in this book. I received to my Kindle to review...

Cindy has just experienced the agony of confession from her husband of many years, as they have just moved for him to be new music worship leader in new church, that he has been unfaithful. Now, what: call the senior pastor, confess and wait for ???????. Pastor is called, confession made and members of church made aware. What a day.......

This book takes you through the entire period of time the healing was going forward......Cindy made a commitment to stay in the marriage..........

The church surrounded them with accountability, love, prayer, smiles and love. Was the journey a challenge? Absolutely.....

But she has added her 20 Years later.....and you hear up to date words.

Other stories of real couples both with good outcomes and not good outcomes.

She is solid in her teaching of the Bible and has experienced the love of God and true forgiveness.

This couple has ministered to many in the same situation and she has time trusted suggestions.

I highly recommend this for any marriage be it great or not.

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A really handy guide book. I found this enlightening to read. Thank you for letting me have a ARC in exchange for a review

The biggest dangerous thing in marriage happens when husband and wife mistrust each other, and it is very very difficult to make a bridge to trust again. It needs a lot of time and effort to do it. Sometimes painful and full of cry. I Hope by reading this book, many others can have a healing relationship after the mistrust.

Healing Your Marriage When Trust Is Broken by Cindy Beall was originally written many years ago and has now been updated and expanded. I love that message is the same throughout this book, you can trust God through the betrayal you are feeling. Cindy talks about the deep betrayal of her husband’s pornography addiction that later led to her husband, who happened to be a pastor, to have a baby with a mistress. She explains the process of the initial grief and the redeeming work of God’s hand in their marriage.

I love that this book is filled with authenticity and vulnerability. Cindy is not shy about the hard work it takes to be committed to marriage. The Beall’s testimony is an example of what is possible with God and a servanthood marriage after devastation. Their marriage is a work of God and what it means that He exchanges beauty for ashes.

Overall, Healing Your Marriage When Your Trust is Broken is a unique book that can help guide hurting marriages back to the healer Himself. The only downside to parts of the book are there is uses of “get over it” and “move on” that could be hurtful to those who are just learning of their spouses betrayal. You can see Cindy’s heart throughout the book is not the same language that is conveyed overall. The strongest parts of the book are the questions that were asked to other couples that had also endured broken trust. To have a variety of backgrounds and different scenarios reaches a greater audience.

Overall, Healing Your Marriage When Trust Is Broken (Updated & Expanded) has very helpful tools for those who are just beginning to walk in their healing journey and marriages 10 years in alike. I do recommend this book to spouses who are hurting after marriage betrayal. I do advise those reading to continue you reading past the hard to hear parts of this book. It seems Cindy’s heart is one who sympathizes deeply with those who have been hurt. However, at different parts of the book it can be taken as someone who is telling you to just get over it or there is no hope for the couples who don’t have a spouse as willing to work at marriage recovery. I encourage you if you continue to read, you will see that her heart is to help.

Bottom line, this book is a reminder that you are not alone, marriage restoration is possible, and God is trustworthy, no matter where you are in your recovery journey.

This book was received as an ARC from Harvest House Publishers in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

I could not help but feel compassion for Cindy and admiration of the courage she had to trust God even when her husband did the ultimate sin and got another woman pregnant with his child. I will live and die by the mantra whatever is meant to be will be and I was in awe of the road Cindy took by having the determination to repair her marriage rather than never forgiving her husband, filing for divorce and letting him go. Others I know would have gone that path and regretted it for the rest of their lives and would have wasted so many years to find happiness again. Cindy saw the value in herself, trust in God and believed that their marriage happened for a reason. This book even if you are not Christian would be beneficial for some tips to help you live a happier life.

We will consider adding this title to our Self Help collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

This book is really food for people who are in the middle of trying to find their way after an affair or helping a loved one through it. Her story is amazing and gives hope and encouragement. The writing style was very easy to connect with. I highly recommend this book to couples or husbands or wives if they find themselves reeling after an affair.

too religious and condescending for me. I had heard good things about this but unless you are deeply religious and are happy to say it is all god then this is not the book for you

The latest edition of Cindy Beall's book Healing Your Marriage When Trust is Broken gives readers a glimpse into her journey in 20 years since her husband confessed his infidelity. She chronicles the journey, how God worked in her life, and how she and her husband picked up the pieces of a broken marriage and trusted God to help them put it back together. While she's the first to agree they haven't "arrived" and there's still room for growth, she shows how a marriage and trust can be rebuilt after infidelity. She also tells the stories of other couples she has counselled over the years. Through the book, Beall gives readers hope, points them to counselling, and helps them learn how to pray for healing and restoration. Anyone who has experienced the hurt of betrayal will find a kindred spirit in Beall as she lets readers in to some of the deepest hurt she has experienced. The book is honest and raw, and it offers biblical hope from someone who has been there, relied on the Word of God and the Spirit of God, and has come out on the other side experiencing God's peace, grace, and restoration.

Note: I received a copy of the book from the publisher in exchange for this honest review. The opiniones expressed are my own.

This is an excellent Christian book on repairing marriage after infidelity. It puts a spotlight on religion as a way to help the hurt partner (and even the betrayer) to move forward with grace, respect, and love. The only thing I disliked about the book is that while it said it would help to rebuild trust not only after infidelity but also when the bond is damaged due to addiction or other problems, I found that most of the advice seemed very specific to cases where one partner has cheated on the other. It might be better if the book title was a bit more specific in that regard because trust can be broken for a number of reasons. I was looking for a book that would lean more toward instructions on how to repair a marriage when the transgressions are more mundane.