Episode 69 - Marriage: Part 1 (with Heather Khym and Andrea Powell)
This week, Jake and Brett have on the most special guests in the history of the show: their wives! They have a lovely conversation about how they met, how they’ve grown as a couple in their years of marriage and how they’ve handled and learned from their wounds and hardships of marriage. Both couples have a depth of knowledge and experience with the heights and depths of marriage and the conversation is rich with laughter, insight and love.
Key Points
Both couples share how they met and fell in love.
Both people experience growth in marriage.
It’s important to keep God, and not your spouse, on the throne of your heart.
Constantly return to the primary goal of marriage: Heaven. If we’re on the path towards heaven, the bad times can be seen as purification instead of a reason to give up and quit.
You can build a strong foundation in your marriage even if the beginning was rocky.
You get to know your spouses wounds/weakness over time. This is an invitation to teach each other with empathy/grace. Work together to find healing for these wounds.
Make the choice to forgive first. Forgive when you’re hurt
A spouse's faithfulness draws us in to the faithfulness of God and our love for our spouse helps to grow our love for God in them.
God knows that we come together broken. He brought us together to help one another grow in holiness and love.
Discussion Questions
What struck you about this episode?
How did you and your spouse meet and fall in love? Share those memories with your spouse and friends.
How have you helped your spouse through a wound or tough time?
How has your spouse helped you to grow and get closer to Heaven?
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