Justin and Trisha Davis

How safe is your marriage? The answer may surprise you. The biggest threat to any marriage isn’t infidelity or miscommunication. The greatest enemy is ordinary. Ordinary marriages lose hope. Ordinary marriages lack vision. Ordinary marriages give in to compromise. Ordinary is the belief that this is as good as it will ever get. And when we begin to settle for ordinary, it’s easy to move from “I do” to “I’m done.”

Justin and Trisha Davis know just how dangerous ordinary can be. In this beautifully written book, Justin and Trisha take us inside the slow fade that occurred in their own marriage—each telling the story from their own perspective. Together, they reveal the mistakes they made, the work they avoided, the thoughts and feelings that led to an affair and near divorce, and finally, the heart-change that had to occur in both of them before they could experience the hope, healing, and restoration of a truly extraordinary marriage.

USA TODAY BESTSELLER - Being Real > Being Perfect is an inspiring rallying cry for Christians to let go of pretending and enjoy a freeing, authentic relationship with Jesus and others.
 
Are you tired of trying to be someone you’re not? Many of us spend a lot of energy—especially at church—trying to hide the fact that we’re struggling. We can’t share our marriage problems. Our addiction. Our sense of distance from God.
 
In Being Real > Being Perfect, Justin Davis reminds us that God doesn’t heal what we don’t admit is broken. As he vulnerably shares his own story of redemption, Justin helps us understand:
 

• Why being real with ourselves, God, and others leads to peace and hope
• How faking perfection robs us of the transformative power of grace
• What the Bible says about insecurity and identity
• Step-by-step ways to overcome our fear of being vulnerable

 
If you’re tired of trying to prove yourself, if you’re tired of wondering where the real “you” went, if you’re tired of knowing information but not experiencing transformation—discover the vibrant spiritual life you long for as you embrace the truth that being real is greater than you can imagine.
 

We long for relationships to be joyful and life-giving. So why do they often feel like a struggle? How do we recognize and overcome the behaviors and thought patterns that leave us wounded, broken, and exhausted?
 
One Choice Away from Change helps us identify dysfunctional life patterns that cause us to repeat the same mistakes in our relationships, fall into the same bad habits at work, and argue about the same issues with the people we love. Drawing on their own story of healing, Justin and Trisha Davis offer practical encouragement that equips us to:
 

• Understand why we make choices that sabotage us
• Stop the past from dictating the present
• Leave behind our go-to sins and dysfunctions
• Move forward in the hope of who God calls us to be

 
Cycle-Breaking Prayers at the end of each chapter help you surrender your past and invite God’s transforming power into your relationships—because you aren’t as stuck as you think you are. In fact, you are just one decision away from breaking the cycles that keep you living in fear and shame. Experience the power of God’s grace … one choice at a time.