He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain which he cannot lose.

That is a quote by Jim Elliott who was an American missionary who died at a very young age

and he was killed by the people that he was trying to minister to.

But he wrote that quote saying,

basically it is wise of us to give up that which we cannot keep which is our lives, like our mortal lives,

to gain which is eternity that which we cannot lose.

Yeah, and that is the whole calibrating statement in the reality of this series.

There is an outside authority and outside what I am looking for.

It is something so much bigger than just this life that we live in light of.

We don't just live for this life.

We are not citizens of this world.

We are citizens of the kingdom of heaven as Christians.

But do we live our lives? That is the true reality.

When Christ says, whoever wants to gain their life will lose it, whoever loses their life will gain it.

Do we take those words seriously?

He is calling us to lose our lives in ways, in marriage, in our family life, in how we orient our priorities.

That is the big question that we hope to answer which we have spent three episodes going over that.

We talked about first things, last things, and we have talked about how to have unity as a couple.

Today, the focus of this episode is actually putting what we have learned into practice through our habits, through our rhythms, and namely through our family vision and mission statement.

So it is going to be a full episode. We will see you on the other side.

Welcome to the Fierce Marriage Podcast where we believe that marriage takes a fierce tenacity that never gives up and refuses to give in.

Here we will share openly and honestly about all things marriage, communication,

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