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Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Cherish Your Spouse, Change Your Marriage (Part 2 of 2)

Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family, Society & Culture, Relationships, Parenting

4.74.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Author Gary Thomas describes what it means to truly cherish your spouse, offering practical advice to help you build a more satisfying and fulfilling marriage. (Part 2 of 2)


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0:00.0

Marriage podcasts usually go one of two ways.

0:03.0

Relatable, but not helpful, or helpful, but totally unrelatable to your marriage.

0:09.1

The crazy little thing called Marriage Podcast has all the,

0:12.4

whoa, that's me, marriage stories.

0:14.7

And wow, I never knew that.

0:16.8

Clinical wisdom to help your marriage thrive.

0:19.3

Crazy little thing called marriage will be your favorite lesson of your week.

0:22.6

An amazing marriage is possible.

0:24.5

It begins with you.

0:26.3

Listen on your favorite podcast app.

0:30.2

When you get married, your first call, your first look, has to be toward your spouse.

0:38.4

And I would say that particularly to younger couples, that's what has to change in marriage.

0:42.5

When you get good news or bad news, if your first call is to your parents,

0:46.9

if your first call is to your best friend, you're not fully married yet.

0:50.3

That first call, that first look, has to be toward your spouse if they're going to feel

0:54.6

jealous. That's Gary Thomas talking about an important word that can transform your marriage.

1:00.9

Cherish. Gary was with us last time and we're looking forward to hearing more from him today

1:05.7

on Focus on the Family. Your host is Focus President and author Jim Daly and I'm John Fuller.

1:11.3

A common problem for married couples is falling into a routine or a rut with one another.

1:16.8

It's not like you stop loving your spouse, but maybe you've grown a part or don't have that

1:21.4

emotional connection you once did. And this may be a common occurrence, but that doesn't mean

1:27.2

it's a good thing or a healthy thing for your marriage. Last time Gary was challenging us to

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