Hey, Mark and Grace here, welcoming you to the Real Marriage podcast.

Before we jump in, we just wanted to say thank you for tuning in, and especially for those of you who send in reviews and testimonies of how God is using this podcast to help your marriages.

We've made a lot of mistakes, which is why we call it real marriage.

So the fact that God has used those to stretch and grow us and that what

we've learned can be a blessing to you is a huge honor. We wanted to read a review for you.

Thank you so much for leaving reviews, and we'd encourage you to do the same wherever you

listen to podcasts. This one is from L.B. Latina. Love this podcast. Thank you, Pastor Mark and Grace for having

the courage to speak out about the hard stuff. Love the humor too. It's always fun when I can make

Grace laugh. That's always a bonus. God bless your family and ministry, praying the same for you.

And hey, if you'd like to leave a five-star review, please do so wherever you find your podcasts.

It helps to have the gift of discernment with the gift of hospitality because sometimes people can be dangerous or evil.

And you want to make sure that you're not just inviting any stranger, but someone who you feel is safe to be in your home, especially if you have kids, you have to be

extra cautious with that.

So the gift of hospitality, every gift has a shadow side, that God could use it for ministry

and Satan could use it for misery.

That's right.

So if you're like, well, we just have everybody over, but if they're going to harm your kids,

if they're going to be your kids, if they're going

to be a gossip or divisive toward your marriage, if they are going to cause a lot of drama.

And sometimes drawing that line is really hard with extended family.

Because you're like, well, we wouldn't have these people in our home or our life or do

vacation or holiday with them,

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