Cherishing Your Spouse Every Day

Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family, Relationships, Society & Culture, Parenting

4.8 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Do you ‘love’ your spouse, almost as an obligation, or do you truly cherish them? Gary Thomas encourages couples to make a daily effort to go beyond the ‘duty’ of love, and combat the natural inclination to drift apart by choosing to see the best in their spouse.

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0:00.0	For more than 20 years, Susie has been listening to Focus on the Family, finding spiritual
0:05.5	encouragement and practical help for her marriage and family. And that's why she donates
0:11.2	every month to the ministry. I know that any gifts to the good work that focus on the family
0:17.3	does will have eternal consequences for whoever happens to be listening to the show
0:23.4	at whatever time.
0:24.6	Hi, I'm Jim Daly.
0:25.8	I'd like to invite you to join Susie and become part of our friends of focus on the family team.
0:31.1	Just never underestimate what God can do with any offering.
0:35.1	We may not know the ripple effect caused by our gifts,
0:38.7	but we can be sure that they will be used towards His kingdom.
0:41.9	Working together, we can be a lifeline to families,
0:45.1	giving them godly truth and hope.
0:47.2	Join our monthly support team today by calling 800 the letter A and the word family,
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1:00.6	But here's the thing. I want my kids to know.
1:04.5	I cherish your mom.
1:07.9	It's not enough that we made it to 36 years of marriage. I want him to be able to say when I die,
1:13.8	he cherished her for 50 years or 60 years. Love is good. Love is great, but love and cherish is even better.
1:26.1	Well, how does that sound to you? That's Gary Thomas explaining how to
1:30.5	really get your marriage beyond the duty of love to the higher goal of cherishing your spouse.
1:36.8	Thanks for joining us today for Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. I'm John Fuller.
1:41.3	We've had Gary Thomas on this broadcast several times, and I always appreciate how
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