Coming up on Marriage Today with Jimmy and Karen.

And what I see in Christian, Christian people, this was true of Karen and me.

I completely came out of a performance-based background and so did Karen.

We came out of a background that if you did good,

you got loved better, and if you did bad, you got clobbered.

I would view you like I would to God.

If you're feeling that way way maybe God feels that way.

If you're mad at me God must be mad at me and it was it was very destructive for

our relationship because we could we were not giving the grace that we so desperately both needed. Our choices decide if we're going to live in God's blessing or not. If you're a Christian

you're on your way to heaven, you're going to be very blessed there. The issue is this

life, okay, this is

Deuteronomy 30. God says I call heaven and earth as witnesses today

against you that I have set before you life and death.

Blessing and cursing choose life. blessing and

cursing choose life

that both you and your descendants may live.

God says you have choices.

And I'm telling you right now,

I put life and blessing right in front of you,

and I'm saying make the right choices and you can have blessing.

This is what he says to the children of Israel.

Listen, he says for you and your descendants.

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