Practical Advice for Those Getting Ready to Wed (Part 2 of 2)
Focus on the Family with Jim Daly
Focus on the Family
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🗓️ 16 January 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley share advice for couples getting ready to marry. Statistics show that the majority of Americans want a happy marriage, yet most spend less time preparing for the marriage than they do on the wedding ceremony. The Smalleys advise that engaged couples learn how to build a strong, healthy and godly marriage in premarital counseling. Issues they address include commitment, leaving and cleaving, honoring your spouse, communication, managing conflict and more.
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| 0:00.0 | Satan knows the power of a marriage. |
| 0:04.7 | I mean, it's two individuals becoming one. |
| 0:07.2 | And if they're serving God and His Holy Spirit is part of that, that, I mean, that's a powerful force. |
| 0:12.8 | And the enemy knows what we are capable of when we are in healthy, sustaining marriages. |
| 0:18.1 | That he's afraid of that. |
| 0:20.3 | A really important perspective on marriage, isn't it? |
| 0:22.8 | That's Aaron Smalley, and she and her husband, Dr. Greg Smalley, want to help young couples |
| 0:27.0 | particularly become a powerful force for good in God's kingdom. |
| 0:31.9 | Welcome to Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. |
| 0:34.2 | I'm John Fuller, and we're featuring part two of a conversation with the |
| 0:38.0 | Smollies and we're so glad you can join us. Last time we heard some great advice and encouragement |
| 0:42.9 | based on a wonderful book that Greg and Aaron have written called Ready to Wed 12 Ways to Start |
| 0:48.5 | a Marriage You Love. And I really like that title. That says it all. And if you missed the program last time, contact us to get an audio copy or check out the |
| 0:58.1 | previous episode on YouTube or better yet. |
| 1:01.0 | Get our app so you can listen to the great content whenever and wherever you want to. |
| 1:06.3 | And let me just say this conversation with Greg and Aaron is relevant for the parents of young |
| 1:10.7 | adults too. John, you and I both are living in that space where our kids are. me just say this conversation with Greg and Aaron is relevant for the parents of young adults, |
| 1:11.3 | too. John, you and I both are living in that space where our kids are looking at, you know, |
| 1:16.5 | serious relationships. And you're thinking, okay, is this the one? But, you know, we'll see. And then |
| 1:21.8 | obviously you've had that experience where they come home and say, hey, I think I've met the person |
| 1:26.1 | I'm going to marry. We haven't hit that quite yet, but it's around the corner. |
| 1:30.5 | Yeah, and this is really solid content today for those who are preparing for marriage and those |
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