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Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

IN-LAWS AND MARRIAGE: HOW TO KEEP THE PEACE WITHOUT LOSING YOUR MIND

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Segment 1: • Biblical Examples: Even Jacob, Samson, and David faced in-law drama—what can we learn? • Marriage First: The Bible teaches a deeper bond in marriage than between parent and child—don’t interfere. • Key Principles: “Leaving father and mother” means prioritizing your spouse while honoring parents. Segment 2: • What to Leave Behind: Overreliance on parents’ approval, exclusive confidence, and family traditions. • What to Put On: Treating your mate as the most significant human, honoring their parents equally, and protecting your spouse from criticism. • Unified Action: Couples must create a strategy for managing in-law dynamics together. Segment 3: • Healthy Parenting: Raise children to prepare them for independence—allow respectful disagreements and decision-making. • New Roles: Treat your child’s mate as your own and adopt a peer-like relationship with your adult children. • Protect Their Marriage: Respect privacy, avoid interfering, and influence through example and soft speech. Segment 4: • Wisdom from Parents: Writing a heartfelt letter to your child before marriage can set the tone for their new life. • Family Origins Study: Examine both families’ backgrounds—rules, views, customs, and secrets—to prevent future conflicts. • Final Takeaway: Get these issues worked out before walking down the aisle. It’s worth the effort! ___ Thanks for listening! Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!

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0:00.0

Ritchin Radio begins in three, two, one.

0:08.4

Somehow God is in me, and there's a sense in which I am like God and man all at once.

0:15.8

Many religions claim that we will all eventually be God.

0:19.3

The Bible said something so much better. It says, no, God will continue to be God. The Bible said something so much better.

0:21.4

This is no, God will continue to be God.

0:24.0

Man will continue to be man, but God will come upon man.

0:28.4

No way.

0:29.7

It's time for Wretched Radio with Toadfriel.

0:33.0

Aw, jokes are not funny.

0:37.2

This is Wretched Radio.

0:39.0

No doubt you've heard lots of comedy about in-laws, the mother-in-law, the dumb father-in-law,

0:47.2

the overbearing Karen, yuck, yuck, yuck, yuck.

0:50.2

But it's not funny if your relationship with your in-laws isn't healthy. We have a lot of jokes,

0:58.7

but we don't see much help in this relational dynamic of marriage. Do you have in-laws?

1:07.5

What you do if you're married? Do you know how to do the in-law dance?

1:13.0

If you don't, you are going to dig this like a nobody's business.

1:17.3

And if you perhaps are married, but your kids aren't to the level,

1:22.6

to the age of getting married themselves,

1:25.4

you're going to need this really bad because the transition from childhood to adulthood

1:32.7

is a tricky one for mom and dad.

1:36.5

And then after the kids spend their teenage years trying to distance themselves from you,

1:42.3

then they say, adios.

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