Rejecting Divorce and Choosing to Say (Part 1 of 2)

Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family, Society & Culture, Relationships, Parenting

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🗓️ 18 July 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Carey and Toni Nieuwhof’s marriage wasn’t always happy and filled with love. There was a time when they were on the brink of divorce, and though they tried to make amends, they kept falling into a cycle of fighting, anger and distance. Today, Carey and Toni say they can’t imagine considering divorce. Through their honest and vulnerable stories and advice, they’ll help encourage couples considering divorce to save their marriages and take a path toward healing. (Part 1 of 2)

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, listen to my podcast, Refocus with Jim Daily.
0:03.8	Check out my latest episode on engaging the culture with Seth Dylan,
0:07.6	the CEO of the Babel on B, a popular conservative website.
0:11.6	To learn more, visit Refocus with JimDaily.com.
0:17.6	He makes me so angry. I don't know how long I can put up with this marriage.
0:23.1	No, it's not abuse or cheating or anything like that.
0:26.4	It's just we're always fighting over every little thing.
0:32.1	Oh yeah, I thought about it. I thought about leaving many times.
0:35.8	I know we're going to make it. I just don't know how.
0:41.1	Well, those comments reflect great pain and the desperation that couples feel oftentimes
0:46.1	in a struggling marriage. And you may have made a lifelong commitment to each other at your
0:50.8	wedding, but now you're wondering, can we really even go on together?
0:55.5	Well, today on Focus on the Family, we're going to offer some godly hope to couples who are in
0:59.5	trouble and really don't want to give up. Your host is Focus President and author Jim Daily and
1:04.8	I'm John Fuller. John, it can be heartbreaking when husbands and wives reach a point of hopelessness
1:10.1	that feeling like it's never going to get better. But over time, you know, life happens and things
1:15.9	can go downhill. You got to work at marriage. Gene and I have those times too. We're realizing we
1:22.6	got to put more into this because it's not where it needs to be. So, you know, I have to do that
1:27.5	in my own marriage. And eventually, for some people, that D word can leak into the conversation.
1:33.9	And that's divorce, obviously. And you certainly don't want to be moving in that direction.
1:39.3	Before you make a decision like that, I think there's some really important things to consider.
1:43.8	And we're going to talk about that today on this program.
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