Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp

connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. When you were single, engaged, or newly

married, what dreams did you have for your marriage? Were any of these dreams

selfish or unrealistic? In today's episode, we're going to listen to a session from Paul's conference,

The Marriage of Your Dreams. In it, Paul helps couples realign their expectations so they can

truly thrive in a marriage of their dreams. If you enjoy today's content, you can purchase the full conference at the Marriage of Your Dreams.com.

Here's Paul with When Marriage Disappoints.

Well, maybe the way to begin is a little bit of my own story.

I've been married now 49 years.

That itself is the argument for the power of grace.

I know you were looking at me and thinking this man is way too young

to be married this long.

So if you're trying to calculate my age,

I was married at seven.

And there's been a particular issue

that Luella and I have struggled with

throughout our marriage.

It's the issue of time.

Some of you can relate to this.

Llewella was raised in Cuba, and she has sort of an island in a Latin view of time.

She lives on a bit of a vibe. You know, you go to the islands because time slows down.

I was raised by a man who thought that the sole litmus test of the value of a human being

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