How to Become the Husband You Want to Be with Jim Ramos | Ep. 602
Awesome Marriage Podcast
Dr. Kim Kimberling
4.9 • 813 Ratings
🗓️ 15 March 2024
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Are you a man living in the stress bubble? It's when the years of marriage, career building and raising kids all happen at once. You're figuring everything out, trying to be there for it all, and it. Is. Stressful. If you're there, you want to hear from a godly dad who has been there.
We're so happy to share this conversation with Jim Ramos. Jim's wisdom and experience will equip and encourage you to be the husband and dad you want to be. Don't miss this episode.
We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage.
Episode highlights include:
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Jim defines the 4 phases of fatherhood
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Advice for the dad who never had a role model to guide him
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Common mistakes dads make in the "stress bubble" years
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Types of provision that the family needs from a husband / father
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3 easy things Jim did that he recommends for all couples
*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here!
QUOTES
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"Whether we tell our kids that we've made mistakes or not, they're still noticing. Especially during those teen years." - Jim Ramos
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"Our families require much more than physical provision. The damage most men do has nothing to do with physical provision; it has to do with heart care and soul care." Jim Ramos
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"You don't have to be flashy. You don't have to be Superman. You just have to show up." - Jim Ramos
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"As men we have to realize our wife is the most important person on the planet, and it's our job to make one person feel special." - Jim Ramos
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"You will not be remembered for what you did 9-5, you will be remembered for what you did 5-9." - Jim Ramos
QUESTIONS FOR YOU
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Jim shared 5 traits that set a "man" apart from a "male":
- Protect integrity
- Fight apathy
- Pursue God passionately
- Lead courageously
- Finish strong each day
- Which one of these is God calling you to grow in today?
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
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Find Jim online @ https://meninthearena.org/
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On instagram @themeninthearena
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Get the book Strong Men Dangerous Times
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Listen to the Men in The Arena Podcast
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to today's Austin Marriage podcast. Today, my guest is Jim Ramos. He's been called |
| 0:06.6 | one of the pioneers of digital men's ministry. He leads an army of 200,000 men through his podcast, |
| 0:13.2 | which is the number one ranked podcast for Christian men on Spotify. He's also on TikTok, |
| 0:18.8 | Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and a global network of virtual |
| 0:22.1 | teams where men support each other as they work to become their very best version in Christ. |
| 0:28.5 | Jim is a licensed pastor. He's served 30 years in full-time ministry. He's been married to his |
| 0:32.6 | wife, Shanna, for 32 years, and has raised three adult sons. He's written nine books, including Strong Men, |
| 0:38.9 | Dangerous Times, Five Essentials Every Man Must Possess to Change His World. This is an amazing podcast. |
| 0:46.9 | I can't wait for you to meet Jim. Let's go to the studio right now. |
| 0:50.8 | Welcome to the Awesome Marriage Podcast, a place for honest conversations and practical advice on how to build an awesome marriage. |
| 0:59.5 | I am your podcast producer and co-host, Lindsay Few. |
| 1:03.0 | On the show will be our host, Dr. Kim Kimberly. |
| 1:06.5 | Dr. Kim is a marriage counselor and has been married for over 50 years. |
| 1:12.9 | His passion is to help you strengthen your most intimate relationship. Jim, welcome to the loss of marriage podcast. I am so |
| 1:22.1 | excited for this podcast to spend time with you and love what you do. And just thanks for saying yes to being on the podcast |
| 1:28.4 | today. And I appreciate the invitation, Kim. It's an honor to be a part of it. And I'll tell you what, |
| 1:32.6 | I'm in a marriage that has been hard earned and fought for. Yeah, yeah, which I think a lot of us, |
| 1:38.3 | you know, if somebody have told me that they coasted or they never fought, I'd think, well, |
| 1:44.0 | you're just living in separate houses probably. |
| 1:47.2 | Yeah, those couples usually get divorced. |
| 1:49.3 | That doesn't work. |
| 1:50.3 | Well, kind of, let's just for people that may not know a lot about you, background about |
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