Forward Path with Melissa: Life and Marriage God's Way

Forward Path with Melissa: Life and Marriage God's Way

Hosted by: Melissa Gendreau

Forward Path with Melissa is a faith-filled podcast for Christians who are done just surviving and want to thrive in their walk with God, their marriage, and their God-given purpose. Hosted by Melissa — a licensed...

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Renewing Your Mind When Anxiety Feels Louder Than God’s Voice

Forward Path with Melissa: Life and Marriage God’s Way – Episode 22: Renewing Your Mind When Anxiety Feels Louder Than God’s Voice Episode Overview Melissa Gendreau addresses one of the most common struggles...
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Stop Parenting Your Spouse – How It Happens and How to Fix It

Forward Path with Melissa: Life and Marriage God’s Way – Episode 21: Stop Parenting Your Spouse – How It Happens and How to Fix It Episode Overview Melissa Gendreau addresses a subtle but damaging pattern in many...
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Stop Trying to ‘Find Yourself’ – Remember Who God Says You Already Are

Forward Path with Melissa: Life and Marriage God’s Way – Episode 20: Stop Trying to ‘Find Yourself’ – Remember Who God Says You Already Are Episode Overview Melissa Gendreau challenges one of today’s most popular...
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The Silent Killers Destroying Christian Marriages: Resentment, Assumptions & Avoidance

Forward Path with Melissa: Life and Marriage God’s Way – Episode 19: The Silent Killers Destroying Christian Marriages: Resentment, Assumptions & Avoidance Episode Overview Melissa Gendreau exposes three quiet...
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How to Stop Taking Everything Your Spouse Says Personally

Forward Path with Melissa: Life and Marriage God's Way – Episode 18: How to Stop Taking Everything Your Spouse Says Personally Episode Overview Melissa Gendreau tackles one of the most common struggles in marriage:...
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How the 5 Love Languages Can Become Weaponized

Episode Overview The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman is a powerful tool for building empathy and connection in marriage—but like any good tool, it can be misused and even weaponized. Melissa Gendreau shares real...
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Acknowledge What You Have Control Over

Episode Overview In a world of uncertainty, anxiety, and things beyond our grasp, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and powerless. Melissa Gendreau reminds us of a freeing truth: true peace comes from clearly...
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Marriage Reframe: It's Not Hard Work

Episode Overview Melissa Gendreau challenges the common phrase “marriage is hard work” and offers a healthier, more biblical reframe: marriage is intentional. While effort is required—especially amid sin, stress, and...
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Do You Trust Him? Trust Before Identity in Christ

Episode Overview Melissa Gendreau explores the foundational question: Do you truly trust God? Before we can fully embrace and live out our identity in Christ, we must first settle the issue of trust—because head...
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Your Marriage is an Example – For Better or Worse

Episode Overview Melissa Gendreau confronts a hard truth: many people never see the beauty of marriage because healthy examples are rare, media often portrays dysfunction, and poor patterns repeat across generations....
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Comparisons are Killing Your Identity in Christ (and When There Can Be Exceptions)

Episode Overview Melissa Gendreau exposes how unhealthy comparisons—especially fueled by social media—steal the joy of your God-given identity. Drawing from Psalm 139 and Galatians 6:4, she breaks down the two main...
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What Does it Mean to Serve Your Spouse? (And what it doesn’t mean – not a doormat or slave)

Episode Overview Melissa Gendreau clarifies what biblical service in marriage truly looks like — and what it absolutely does not. Drawing from Philippians 2:7 (Christ as servant), Ephesians 5:21 (mutual submission),...
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