Our Guest: Terri Lynne Corbett
Terri Lynne Corbett is an author, speaker, and licensed minister whose prophetic voice shapes her ministry. She has authored three books, created an online course, and developed a three-part pastoral series, including “Where’s My Husband?”, “Ending the Cycles of Marriage and Divorce” and “Declaring Your Soul to Believe and Your Enemy to Leave”. Terri’s personal transformation in Christ inspired her to establish Where’s My Husband Ministries. With over 35 years of experience mentoring at-risk youth and adults, she also served as a youth leader for a decade. As Client Advocate and Operations professional for a pregnancy resource center for four years, she received training on how to encourage and help women who have experienced an unplanned pregnancy, and to realize their value through God’s eyes. She now leads abortion recovery classes as a certified Surrendering the Secret leader. She resides in rural Michigan with her husband of 20 years and is the proud mother of two adult sons and grandmother to eight.
Key Thoughts and Scriptures:
Jeremiah 31:3 NIV …“I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.
- No matter where we’ve been or what we’ve done, God’s love never lets go.
“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” – Corrie Ten Boom
- When we can’t see what’s ahead, we can still trust the heart of the One who holds our future.
- God’s plans aren’t undone by our mistakes. He specializes in redeeming what’s been broken.
“God’s story never ends with ashes.” – Elizabeth Elliot
- Hope isn’t gone, it’s reborn in His presence.
- “Lord, I don’t even believe in you. I don’t even know if you’re real. If you are, would you, could you do something with this wretched life of mine?”
- Even in Terri’s season of loss, God’s hand was clearly guiding her.
Isaiah 54:4-8 KJV Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth…
- Terri felt God tell her, “It’s okay, I still love you. I’m your husband. It’s going to be okay. Just keep your eyes on me.”
- Rejection can push us to such hard places emotionally and spiritually.
- “And the Lord said, no, just sit right here. I’ve got something for you. Just wait.”
Terri finally reached a point where she put God first.
- Terri had walked through five failed marriages, but finally found the affirmation and identity she was searching for.
- Not in another person, but in God, when she was able to forgive herself and receive God’s forgiveness for the sins of her past.
- For the first time, she learned who she was in Christ.
Revelation 2:17 KJV … in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
- Our identity is in Him, not in anything that goes on in this life.
- God taught Terri that He is always faithful even when her husbands weren’t. And that His love is constant.
2 Corinthians 1:20 NKJV For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.
Hebrews 13:5 NKJV …For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
The Samaritan Woman at the Well
- The Lord took the time to talk to the Samaritan woman.
- Even knowing that she had been married five times, He never shamed her.
- She boldly asked Him why He would speak to her.
- Instead of shaming her for her boldness, He told her about the gift of eternal life.
- So that story freed Terri to come boldly before the throne of grace, when she was struggling with things.
- After hearing about God’s offer of salvation, the Samaritan woman immediately left and began evangelizing her town and her community.
- God wants to touch other people’s lives through our experiences.
- He knows all about us. And yet He laid His life down for us and is not ashamed of us in any way.
1 Corinthians 1:27 KJV But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.
- Jesus doesn’t shun us. Instead He beckons us to come to Him with all of our baggage.
- And if we’re willing, He shows us His love, His power, our identity in Him.
- People love to shame when they don’t understand what we’ve gone through, but God is the one who takes away our shame.
God restored Terri.
- What the enemy means for destruction, God can restore.
Isaiah 61:3 NIV And provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning…
Hebrews 4:16 NKJV Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Psalm 30:11-12 NIV You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. Lord my God, I will praise you forever.
Links:
- Where’s My Husband Ministries
- Youtube for Where’s My Husband Ministries
- Facebook for Where’s My Husband Ministries
- Surrendering the Secret
Books by Terri:
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