Kimberly struggled for 10 years in an unhappy marriage, filled with conflict, addiction, and so much anger.

Kimberly was ready to walk away, but God used our ministry to transform her heart.

The podcast and all the focus on the family resources was like the hands and feet of Jesus in that moment, in those moments, because it's

like, we're arguing, and we don't know even know how to pray. We don't know where to go in the

Bible. As Kimberly and her husband rebuilt their marriage, we were part of their healing process.

Focus on the family was like the wow of wisdom, like, that we can always go to.

I'm Jim Daly. Every day, reach out to Focus on the Family for help with their

marriages, their parenting, and their faith. In their most desperate hour, you can help

deliver hope and joy to these families. Give by December 31st and your gift will be doubled. Donate today at focus on

the family.com slash family. You could have marched in all your glory into the heart of Rome,

showed them splendor like they'd never known, but you wrote a better story in humble Bethlehem,

creator in the arms of common men, and you will die for our redemption, and you'll rise so we can

live. Glory be to you alone, the king who reigns from a manger throne.

That's Tony Wood, reciting a very powerful song lyric he wrote for a song called Manger

Throne. And as we approach the holiday season, we think it could be appropriate for you,

lean in and for all of us to prepare our hearts and minds for the true meaning of Christmas.

Welcome to a special episode of Focus on the Family with Jim Daly.

I'm John Fuller, and we're so glad you've joined us.

You know, John, Christmas, we should have our minds focused on what it means, that Jesus was born, the light of the world, the gospel, the good news has arrived.

Yet we've got to get that shopping list done.

And we got to get the house ready for the relatives and all the to-do list.

And it just seems to lose kind of the more deeper meaning because of all the busyness of it.

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