How to strengthen your marriage with Gary Thomas

The Alli Worthington Show

Alli Worthington

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 3 October 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back, friends! I’m delighted to welcome Gary Thomas back to the show to give us some practical advice about marriage, especially during tough times.. Realistically, we all know life brings storms at times. Just think about the past two years! That’s why I’m so glad Gary is here today to talk about his latest book Making Your Marriage a Fortress: Strengthening Your Marriage to Withstand Life’s Storms, while sharing stories from his own marriage. It’s so reassuring to know that we are not alone in navigating tough times in our relationships. Gary is the author of numerous books that have sold over two million copies, translated into more than a dozen languages, and won numerous awards. He also enjoys running in his spare time and has completed 14 marathons, including the Boston Marathon, three times. He and his wife Lisa have been married for 38 years, and they have three adult children and two grandchildren. Listen in to learn more about: The three things we can do right now to storm-proof our marriages Making our marriages emotionally healthy Practical ways couples can strengthen their marriage in the middle of attacks on multiple fronts. Favorite quotes: ~Both affluence and financial depreciation can strengthen marriages if faced together. ~It’s wise as a couple for both to know what’s going on financially. ~It’s not just keeping your marriage together more important than that; it’s keeping your heart together with God. Keeping God on your side. Enjoying the favor and comfort of God. ~The crisis will come. The kind of marriage you have now , will it hold when the crisis hits? ~Stay connected as a couple so that when the storm does hit your marriage will be a refuge and will be part of the solution and not the problem. In this episode I answered this question: How can I keep myself motivated to tackle new things in life without giving up? (37:50) Links to great things we discussed: The Beach Boys | Spotify Official website of Tour de France 2022 Complete works of Thomas Brooks - Classic Christian Library The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb In Jesus' Name (God of Possible) - Katy Nichole - Lyric Video Blended Face Powder - Clinique Confident Motherhood Community Hope you loved this episode! Be sure to subscribe in iTunes and slap some stars on a review! :) xo, Alli

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0:00.0	Hey, hey, this is Allie and welcome to the Allie Worthington show.
0:06.7	It's where we gather, learn, share our stories, and have a great time.
0:10.8	Every week I'll be chatting with a friend who I know, who I like and I respect,
0:15.4	and I want to learn something from.
0:17.2	And after we have that discussion, we are going to have coaching time.
0:20.2	So I'm going to be
0:20.8	answering your questions about life, about faith, and about business. Welcome to the show today.
0:27.4	I'm with the always popular Gary Thomas talking about how to strengthen our marriages. I love the
0:32.2	language he uses. He says, how to make your marriage a fortress. Yes, I'm all in. With so many things that come
0:39.5	against marriage, whether it's financial strain or communication breakdowns or busyness,
0:44.8	and those are just the less serious things that can happen in a marriage, right? We want to
0:49.2	arm ourselves with wisdom and keep adding tools to our toolbox to heal our marriages if we're in crisis or to
0:55.7	protect our marriages before any storms come. Amen? So that's what we're doing today. We're
1:01.3	going to tackle that when Gary comes on the show. Now, for me, I'm entering my big travel month.
1:06.5	October is crazy over here. Last weekend, I was in Scottsdale. This weekend, I'm with 5,000 new friends in
1:13.6	Lynchburg, Virginia. I'm traveling a ton this fall. I really, really love it. I love getting to
1:19.3	meet people. I love getting out there in the world when events were canceled really for a year
1:24.9	and a half. I remember saying when I get back on that airplane, I'm
1:28.3	never going to complain about travel. I'm always going to love this. And for the most part,
1:32.6	I'm still there. I'm in love with the whole process. But most of the travel is quick this fall,
1:38.8	so I'll leave on a Friday morning and can make it home late Saturday night. Those are always
1:43.4	my favorite trips.
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