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The Boundless Show

Obsessing About Marriage: Episode 690

The Boundless Show

Focus on the Family

Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Christianity, Society & Culture

4.7772 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Wanting marriage vs. obsessing about it, plus Tim Ross on sharing the gospel with difficult people, and trusting God with unanswered questions.  

Featured musical artist: Phil Wickham

Roundtable: Do You Want Marriage Too Much?

We dream of the beautiful wedding and of doing life with an amazing spouse. After all, that’s what God wants for us, right? While desiring marriage is a gift from God, it’s dangerous when it consumes our thoughts and becomes the thing. Our guests explain ways they and others they know have struggled with marriage obsession. They’ll also share thoughts on how to rightly prioritize marriage while being content in singleness.    

Culture: How to “Upset” People by Pointing to Jesus

Many say we’re living in the “age of outrage.” One post or comment on social media, and before you know it, people who were friends are severing ties. How can we share Christ’s love in such a hostile environment? How do we break the ice when many in the world want nothing to do with Christians? Pastor Tim Ross reminds us that as we learn to love God, we can love difficult people through our words and actions, and, with God’s help, see transformation in their lives and ours.       

Inbox: God’s Voice or Mine?

How do you discern God’s will when your heart is weighed down by unanswered questions? Is there a way to be certain God himself is speaking to you rather than just another voice in your head? Counselor John Thorington offers some insights.

Transcript

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Boundless show. Hey, everyone, and welcome to this week's episode of The Foundless Show, Lisa Anderson, here with you.

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And I always love to give you a little update so you know what's coming up, even though you have to hang in for the first part.

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But later on for our inbox, we have a listener who's wondering how you can hear from God about next steps to take,

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even when your heart is hurting from some

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unanswered questions. So one of our counselors, John Thorrington, is going to weigh in on that.

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And then for our culture segment, we have Pastor Tim Ross here to discuss what it means to

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upset the world for Jesus. He actually uses the term upset in his most recent book. So what, are we just

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making everyone mad? Yeah, you know, some of us are, but that's not what he means. So we're going to

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