#430: Marriage Can Be Hard, Here's Why the Work is Worth It
Java with Juli - Making Sense of God and Sex
Authentic Intimacy®
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 29 August 2022
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Greg & Erin Smalley share their story—and remind us that we can ask God to help us now, or we can move on to the next relationship. But, eventually, we're going to have to do the work of healing. Why not let Him redeem your love story?
Guests: Dr. Greg & Erin Smalley
Show notes:
- God, Sex, and Your Marriage by Dr. Juli Slattery
- Fight Your Way to a Better Marriage by Dr. Greg & Erin Smalley
- Join us for Reclaim 2022: God's Design for Sex in Marriage
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| 0:00.0 | And I will say even looking back on that season, it was hard, but there were also some really good times in that season, including the healing that was happening. |
| 0:12.2 | It's kind of like you can do the healing with your current spouse, or you can do your healing down the road either individually or in a new marriage, but the same |
| 0:21.2 | issues are going to be there. |
| 0:26.4 | Hey friend, this is Julie Slattery, and I'm the host of Java with Julie. |
| 0:31.6 | And Java with Julie is a listener-supported podcast, which is an outreach of authentic intimacy, |
| 0:37.1 | a ministry dedicated to reclaiming God's |
| 0:39.2 | design for sexuality. |
| 0:40.7 | Well, the voice you just heard there was my good friend Aaron Smalley, and what she said |
| 0:44.9 | reminds me of a popular phrase, wherever you go, you take you with you. |
| 0:50.5 | And isn't it true that sometimes we just bail on relationships thinking that the problem isn't about us? |
| 0:56.0 | It's about the person we're married to. |
| 0:58.0 | Today we're going to be talking about pressing into the hard seasons of your marriage and why the healing that can happen is so worth it. |
| 1:06.0 | Erin and Greg Smalley joined me to share some stories from their marriage and looking back what advice they have to help you stay the course during difficult times. |
| 1:15.2 | And Greg and Aaron are just a wealth of knowledge and information and they're so authentic in the way they share from their own journey. |
| 1:22.4 | I know you're going to be blessed by this conversation. |
| 1:25.3 | Before we jump in, I want to let you know that registration for our fall |
| 1:28.9 | online book studies opens this week. Now, we hear so many amazing stories from men and women |
| 1:34.6 | who have gone through these groups, stories of new friendships, stories of healing. We've even |
| 1:40.0 | had groups that have bonded so much that they just keep meeting every season going through |
| 1:44.6 | new books together. So head to our website and find one that will strengthen and encourage you |
| 1:49.8 | exactly where you are. We have groups for men and for women and for couples going through books |
| 1:56.1 | like My New Book, God, Sex and Your Marriage, Passion Pursuit, a 10-week Bible study through the book of Song of Solomon, |
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