107 | Making Your Marriage a Fortress with Gary Thomas
Living Easy with Lindsey
Lindsey Maestas
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 17 October 2022
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Gary Thomas is the author of very well-known marriage books like "Sacred Marriage" and has written a new book called, "Making Your Marriage a Fortress". In this conversation, we discuss the damage that betrayal and broken trust can create within a marriage, whether it is from an affair, pornography addiction, lying, shame, deceit, or insecurity.
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We discuss what healing looks like after betrayal occurs within a marriage, how couples CAN have a more beautiful marriage than ever before after deceit occurs and how Jesse and I have had to navigate through shame and deceit in our own relationship.
Gary Thomas discusses the importance of building a fortress around your marriage to prevent and prepare for pain and difficulty that is bound to come in any relationship. We also discuss the importance of talking to children about sex and the dangers of pornography at a young age.
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| 0:00.8 | This conversation with author Gary Thomas is one that I believe every person in every couple needs |
| 0:05.6 | to hear. Gary is the author of very well-known marriage books like Sacred Marriage and Cherish and |
| 0:10.4 | has written a new book called Making Your Marriage of Fortress. In this conversation we discuss the |
| 0:15.2 | damage that betrayal and broken trust can create within a marriage, whether it is from an affair, |
| 0:20.4 | pornography addiction, lying, shame, deceit, or insecurity. We discuss what that healing looks |
| 0:26.8 | like after betrayal occurs within a marriage. Our experiences of those around us who have healed |
| 0:32.9 | from betrayal and are growing and thriving more than ever before, and even how Jesse and I have had |
| 0:38.2 | to navigate through some shame and to see in our own relationship. Gary discusses the importance |
| 0:43.2 | of building a fortress around your marriage to prepare for any pain or heartbreak that is bound |
| 0:48.9 | to come in a relationship between two simple broken people and exactly how to do that. Gary and I |
| 0:55.5 | also discuss the importance of talking to your children about sex and the dangers of pornography, |
| 0:59.8 | the accessibility of pornography and pictures, and to remind them regularly of the beauty of sex |
| 1:05.3 | within the confines of marriage. If you're new to the Living Easy Podcast, we discuss in-depth |
| 1:10.2 | about sex, intimacy relationships, parenthood, all with a biblical foundation. And if you haven't |
| 1:15.6 | subscribed yet, just click the subscribe button and you'll be notified on Mondays when a new episode |
| 1:20.4 | comes out about a topic that is very likely relevant to your life. If you enjoyed this episode, |
| 1:25.5 | be sure to check out my entire Sex and Christianity series and also episode 91, navigating differences |
| 1:32.0 | in sex drive, the orgasm gap, and redefining biblical sex. I want to begin by thanking |
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| 1:50.7 | cozy. And not only is it worth it for the sake of peace at home, but also for intimacy between |
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