Abuse From Our Past

The Real Marriage Podcast

Mark Driscoll

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.7 • 919 Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Many of us know what to do when we sin but we don't know what to do when someone sins against us. Grace openly shares her story of abuse from her past and how they grew closer by trusting Jesus to heal the shame that comes from past hurts. The enemy often attacks our marriages by filling us with shame from our past. Carrying that hurt from the past will harm our marriage. You're not defined by what is done to you but what Jesus has done for you. Not only are we forgiven but we are made clean. In Season One, we're talking about spiritual warfare in marriage from Mark and Grace's book, Win Your War. A practical marriage, parenting, and relationship book that is grounded in the Word of God and focused on recognizing Satan’s role in your life. Mark and Grace Driscoll help you understand the power Jesus gives you to overcome the enemy’s attacks. We're giving our listeners a FREE CHAPTER of the book! All you have to do is text WINYOURWAR to 31996 and we'll send you a free chapter instantly! Faithful Counseling is a solution for people seeking traditional mental health counseling who would prefer hearing from the perspective of a Christian. It’s not a crisis line, it’s not self-help, it is professional counseling done securely online. You can schedule weekly video or phone sessions so it works around your already busy schedule. Plus, it’s more affordable than traditional offline counseling and financial aid is available. Get 10% off your first month as a listener of the Real Marriage podcast. Go to getfaithful.com/realmarriage and join the over 500,000 people taking charge of their mental health with the help of an experienced professional. Find more from Mark and Grace at xomarriage.com/realmarriage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sexual assault, sexual abuse, it's the most underreported crime.
0:05.0	One in four women, one in six men.
0:07.0	Report it.
0:08.0	Mm-hmm.
0:09.0	And it affected our marriage greatly because I thought that if I shared that with you,
0:14.0	that you would just reject me and leave me.
0:17.0	And so when you responded out of love in that moment,
0:20.0	that built a huge trust with me,
0:23.1	knowing that you cared and you weren't going to reject me. And so we have to sometimes
0:27.6	dig into those hard, hard places and be willing to say, okay, Lord, I need to give this to you,
0:35.4	and I don't know what to do with it, but I'm going to start that process.
0:38.5	But when people have done ungodly, wicked things to us, we have to also have a way to be cleansed from that.
0:46.7	And God does cleanse us from that. He cleanses us from all unrighteousness. He wants freedom for both of us as a husband and wife. Like we like to say,
0:56.1	you're not defined by what has been done by you or what has been done to you, but by what Jesus has
1:02.1	done for you. Hi friends. This is the Real Marriage Podcast with Mark and Grace Driscoll. Our story is not
1:08.8	perfect. Our marriage is not perfect, our marriage is not perfect, but thankfully,
1:11.1	our God is perfect.
1:12.6	Well, Grace, today is a bit heavy. We're talking about fear, abuse, and the freedom we all desire.
1:19.6	And I want to share that it isn't always about the absence of something that makes our marriage
1:25.6	struggle. Sometimes, as we learn, it's the presence of
1:29.3	things like abuse from the past that are causing us issues. So we're going to jump into all of that
1:35.2	right now. Sometimes in marriage, we think, gosh, I've done all the right things. Like we're going to
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