Reconciliation After Divorce | Ep. 397

Awesome Marriage Podcast

Dr. Kim Kimberling

Relationships, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

God loves reconciliation! Praise be to God, there are a number of couples who experience life change after divorce happens and are able to reunite and reconcile their marriage again.

But starting a marriage again after the pain of divorce, naturally comes with a set of unique challenges. In this episode Dr. Kim shares some practical tips for walking through this.

If you are married and thinking about divorce, we urge you to check out our resource 10 Things To Do Before You Get A Divorce.

If you are walking through reconciliation with your spouse, we are praying that God would show up in mighty ways for you as you reunite together.

Even if this isn't your story, there is still some wisdom to glean from this episode.

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NOTEWORTHY QUOTES

"You don't get married just to get a divorce." - Dr. Kim Kimberling
"Even if you don't reconcile after a divorce you have to forgive each other or you'll carry that burden for a long time," - Dr. Kim Kimberling
"You can't drag unforgiveness into your next marriage and expect it to be healthy, you just can't." - Dr. Kim Kimberling
"If you choose to reconcile after divorce and put God first, He will make that happen if you let Him." - Dr. Kim Kimberling
"The healthiest marriages are when both people are healthy." - Dr. Kim Kimberling
"We are all sinners and all have things we need to work on." - Christina Dodson
"It takes two to have an awesome marriage." - Christina Dodson
"Usually if you're divorced there has been trust broken at some level." - Dr. Kim Kimberling
"You have to talk about your expectations with your former spouse to make sure you are on the same page." - Dr. Kim Kimberling
"Seeing a counselor when you're reconciling after divorce can provide invaluable accountability for you and your former spouse." - Dr. Kim Kimberling
"Make a game plan for re-engaging with other family members as a reconciled couple; it's going to be an adjustment for everyone around you." - Christina Dodson
"Give reconciliation time. There is no shortcut to see if a person has changed" - Dr. Kim Kimberling
"If you were in an abusive marriage and are seeking to reconcile but your spouse hasn't gotten help for their abusive behavior, their intentions may be good but they are going to fall back into abusive behaviors." - Dr. Kim Kimberling

Transcript

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0:00.0	God loves reconciliation. Praise be to God, there are a number of couples who after divorce,
0:11.3	life change happens, and they're able to reunite and reconcile their marriage again.
0:16.2	But starting a marriage again after the pain of divorce naturally comes with a unique set of challenges.
0:21.8	In this episode, Dr. Kim will be sharing some practical tips for walking through this.
0:26.1	If you're married and thinking about divorce, I urge you to check out our resource 10 things
0:30.7	to do before you get a divorce. If you're walking through reconciliation with your spouse,
0:34.7	we are praying that God would show up in mighty ways for you
0:38.1	as you reunite together. And even if this isn't your story, there is still some wisdom to glean
0:43.0	from this episode. We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. Welcome to the
0:49.4	awesome marriage podcast, a place for honest conversations about marriage and practical advice
0:53.7	on how to have a God-honoring,
0:55.4	awesome marriage. I am your co-host, Christina Dodson. On the show will be your host, Dr. Kim Kimmerling.
1:01.1	Dr. Kim is a marriage counselor and has been married for over 50 years. His passion is to help you
1:06.4	strengthen your most intimate relationship. So Dr. Kim, what usually happens to make reconciliation
1:20.7	after divorce even possible? You know, when I see a couple and they come to me and something
1:25.7	has happened, it is commitment and the both willing to do whatever it takes. You know, when I see a couple and they come to me and something has happened, it is commitment and the both willing to do whatever it takes.
1:31.2	You know, I think that I've got to see that in both of them because if one of them just wants it and the other one is not all in, it's just not going to work.
1:38.4	And I've seen that too many times.
1:40.1	And from a counseling standpoint, I hate to put the other spouse that's working through that
1:45.5	if they're not both all in.
1:48.6	Yeah.
1:49.0	Yeah.
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