Gary Thomas Walks Us Through a Heart Check on Control, Success, and Fulfillment

Dear Young Married Couple

Adam & Karissa King

Christianity, Sexuality, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.8 • 871 Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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⛪️ Ever wondered if you’ve accidentally slipped into a “ministry-first” life instead of a God-first one? Or why pursuing “success” in the name of Jesus can sometimes leave your home drained, your marriage stretched thin, and your soul strangely empty? In this episode, we sit down with Gary Thomas to unravel the subtle but powerful lies that derail intimacy with God and quietly distort family rhythms. This conversation will make you rethink control, redefine calling, and reimagine what a spiritually alive home could look like. Resources :The Life You Were Reborn to Live by Gary Thomas https://www.amazon.com/dp/031036065X?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_WEEGZVBTHRSH81Z8F438 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Marriages need spiritual adventure. All of those pathetic little sins that we commit aren't half as
0:08.0	satisfying as spiritual adventure bearing fruit in our lives. And so I think this notion that God
0:15.4	controls what we do, that he's bringing things about. It fills marriages. It feels parenting.
0:22.3	And we need it in our own souls.
0:24.7	Dear young married couple, if your spiritual life feels busy but thin, you may be living
0:32.3	by a lie you didn't even know you believed.
0:35.2	Today we invited Gary Thomas, one of our very favorite bestselling authors and our dear
0:39.8	friend, to help expose and dismantle two of the 12 lies from his new book, The Life You Were
0:46.8	Reborn to Live.
0:48.4	You've heard Gary before on Sacred Marriage and Married Sex.
0:53.1	This time he turns the lens on us.
0:55.7	So he walks each of us through a lie that is quietly shaping our choices.
1:01.6	So we won't tell you which ones yet.
1:03.7	Listen in to trade a hidden lie for deeper intimacy with God.
1:07.4	Gary Thomas, it's so good to have you on the podcast today.
1:12.0	Thank you for being with us. Oh, it makes me so good to have you on the podcast today. Thank you for being with us.
1:20.1	Oh, it makes me happy just to see your faces again. Well, we love your work. We love you, and we're very thankful that you chose to come be with us again today. Your work has impacted our lives,
1:26.2	our marriage, and many of our clients' lives.
1:29.6	So we're looking forward to jumping into this newest book that you just came out with.
1:34.7	And it's all about lies that rob our intimacy with God.
1:40.2	So before we jump into those lies, tell us a little bit about what prompted you to write this book in such a way.
1:48.0	Well, you guys know, the theme of my ministry has been closer to Christ, closer to others.
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