3 Ways to Change Yourself Instead of Your Spouse- Way 2 | Ep. 106

Awesome Marriage Podcast

Dr. Kim Kimberling

Marriage, Awesomemarriagepodcast, Marriagepodcast, Awesomemarriage, Marriageadvice, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Christianmarriage, Christianity

4.9 • 802 Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2017

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Earlier this week on the podcast Dr. Kim shared why trying to change our spouse doesn’t really work, isn’t a good plan, and was never meant to be our role. This week we are going to give you ways to focus on changing yourself instead of trying to change your spouse. We will be discussing 3 ways you can focus on your own transformation. Dr. Kim, Nils, and Christina discuss the 2nd way today: confession.

Tune in to learn more about how focusing on this is the better plan.

Be sure to tune in tomorrow as well to learn the 3rd way to change yourself instead of your spouse!

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Awesome Marriage Podcast, a place for honest conversations about marriage and how to have the relationship that God has designed for you.
0:09.7	I am your co-host, Christina Dodson.
0:11.9	On the show will be our host, Dr. Kim Kim, Kimberling and Nill Smith.
0:15.6	To engage with the Awesome Marriage podcast, use the hashtag Awesome Marriage.
0:21.1	In continuation of our mini series, on three ways to change yourself instead of your spouse,
0:25.9	today's way is way two and it's confession.
0:28.7	So Dr. Kim, how can confession take the pressure off trying to change our spouse?
0:33.7	I think it makes us look at ourselves and make us aware of what we've done and what we need to do.
0:41.3	I think it allows God to come into the picture.
0:45.1	And I think it puts a focus back where it needs to be.
0:48.9	If I've done something wrong, I need to confess.
0:52.2	And so I've got, it keeps me from, I think we avoid taking that
0:57.8	responsibility. And so confession gets us back to where it needs to be taking responsibility
1:03.9	instead of continuing to blame somebody else, our spouse. Yeah, I think by definition,
1:09.2	confession is saying, hey, I have an issue. So let's,
1:12.6	let's deal with that. And just admitting it is just huge, I think. And a huge part of accepting
1:18.5	responsibility and dealing with your own issues instead of always focusing on what's wrong with
1:22.7	your spouse. Hey, what's wrong with me and how can God change that and transform me to be a better
1:27.2	spouse?
1:29.4	So why is it so important that we do confess?
1:32.0	Like, why should this be a part of our marriage?
1:34.0	Dr. Kim, what are your thoughts?
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