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Focus on the Family Marriage Podcast

A Sure Foundation for Your Marriage

Focus on the Family Marriage Podcast

Focus on the Family

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.51.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

God's love is meant to be the foundation of a successful marriage. Greg talks with John about a couple he admires, and Erin shares how to lean on God's love, even if you're disappointed in your spouse. Also, Jim Daly talks with marriage counselors, Howard and Danielle Taylor, about the difference it makes to trust God in the relationship with your mate.

 

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0:00.0

Well, God's love is the fuel we all need to be successful in our marriages.

0:10.6

I'm John Fuller joined by Dr. Greg Smalley and his wife, Aaron, and they lead the marriage

0:14.8

team here at Focus on the Family.

0:17.1

Greg, I wonder if there is a couple or, I mean, besides Dean and me, that you admire

0:22.0

for how much they rely on God's source of love for their marriage.

0:27.3

So besides you have besides us.

0:29.5

Because we are inspirational.

0:30.7

Right, right.

0:31.8

Well, that's what I wrote down.

0:33.0

So now I have to think about some of my own sarcastic, go back a couple episodes

0:37.3

you'll hear how we're going to stop this before it becomes hurtful.

0:41.2

It's too late.

0:42.1

I'm already heard.

0:43.2

When I think about a couple who's been so just inspirational for our marriage,

0:49.8

I think of Gary and Carrie Oliver.

0:51.9

So this was a couple that really God brought in who walked with us during the

0:56.6

early years of our marriage when we were struggling.

0:59.4

And it was just perfect.

1:00.6

I love how God provided us.

1:02.2

This was such a beautiful gift of a couple who they were prayer warriors.

1:07.3

So they would have Aaron and I come over to their house.

1:09.9

We would have a dinner together.

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