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Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Surviving a Spiritual Mismatch (Part 1 of 2)

Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family, Society & Culture, Relationships, Parenting

4.74.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Are you in a spiritually mismatched marriage? Lee Strobel describes the struggles he and his wife, Leslie, experienced when he was an atheist and she was a new Christian. In part two, Leslie joins Lee on stage to offer hope and practical suggestions for living out your faith while staying committed to an unbelieving spouse. The Strobels encourage listeners to reach out for H.E.L.P.: 1) Harness the support of others; 2) Exercise restraint; 3) Live out your faith; and 4) Pray. (Part 1 of 2)

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0:00.0

Hey Jim Daley here. If you like the focus on the family broadcast and haven't

0:04.7

grown tired of this voice just yet, you'll love my ReFocus podcast. On ReFocus I

0:10.2

take a deeper dive with a respected thinker on different aspects of culture. I

0:14.4

ask those hard questions that maybe they don't get that often and I don't

0:18.8

shy away from challenging topics to help you share God's grace, truth, and love

0:23.6

with others. So listen to ReFocus with Jim Daley on your favorite streaming app

0:28.2

today.

0:34.2

And as I watch Leslie over time become more and more a person of humility, a

0:39.3

person of self-sacrifice, a person of love, a person of integrity. In the end I

0:44.8

realize this is winsome, this is attractive, and I was blown away by how God was

0:50.9

turning her into undeniably a better human being. That's Lee Strobel and he

0:56.0

shares a message of hope for couples who are in a spiritually mismatched

1:00.2

marriage and thanks for joining us. This is Focus on the Family with Focus

1:04.4

President and author Jim Daley and I'm John Fuller. John during our 45 years of

1:09.3

ministry here at Focus on the Family, we've heard from a lot of husbands and

1:12.9

wives who love the Lord Jesus Christ, but desperately want help for a spouse

1:17.8

who is an unbeliever, like Lee Strobel used to be. As many of you know before he

1:22.9

became a noted defender of the faith, Lee was actually a hardcore atheist and

1:27.6

you can imagine how difficult Lee's mindset would be for his wife when she

1:32.3

became a new believer and we'll hear more about that in a minute. We've had

1:37.0

Lee in the studio several times in the past, but this message is a bit different.

1:41.5

Today we'll feature a speech he gave to Willow Creek Community Church several

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