The Power of Prayer in Marriage with Aaron and Jennifer Smith| 365

Dad Tired

Jerrad Lopes

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Aaron and Jennifer Smith join Jerrad to talk about how prayer has shaped their marriage. They open up about the real struggles they faced early on, including physical pain, unmet expectations, and emotional disconnection. The conversation dives into why small arguments often reveal deeper wounds and how couples can move toward healing. They show how spiritual and emotional intimacy are connected, and how prayer can soften hearts, rebuild trust, and deepen love.

What You'll Hear:
• Why surface-level conflicts often point to deeper issues
• The early struggles Aaron and Jennifer faced and how they found healing
• How to fight for intimacy when your spouse is distant
• The difference between transactional and sacrificial love
• Why daily prayer helps couples reconnect and realign
• Encouragement for husbands to lead spiritually
• How their new book can guide couples through intentional prayer

Tune in to hear practical ways to grow intimacy and fight for unity in marriage through prayer.

Episode Resources
1. The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage – https://marriageaftergod.com/themarriagegift

2. Read The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB

3. Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com

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0:00.0	Hey guys, welcome back to Dad Tired. If you are listening to this on the week of August 21st,
0:05.0	2023, and you are thinking about going to our Dad Tired annual retreat, you must sign up today.
0:11.3	We have very few spots left and you have very few days left to sign up before we close out
0:16.5	registration. So if you've been procrastinating, you're like, I think I want to go, maybe I want
0:20.6	to go, maybe I want to go,
0:25.5	maybe I don't want to go. Listen, go, be encouraged, meet a bunch of other like-minded guys,
0:29.1	spend some time just getting rest so that you can go back and be the husband, father,
0:33.9	disciple that God is calling you to be. We want you there, but again, we have very few spots left, and you have very little time left to register. Go to dadtire.com, click that annual
0:38.3	conference tab and you can sign up today. Before we jump in, I do want to thank my friends over
0:42.7	at Class School Conversations, which we're starting our first week this week. We're really excited
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0:50.4	I want to thank Classical Conversations for sponsoring today's episode.
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1:29.3	Aaron and Jennifer, it is so good to see you guys for multiple reasons.
1:33.3	One, because I just love you guys and love what you're doing.
1:35.7	Seeing your faces reminds me a little bit of Oregon, which is how Layla and I spent the last
1:39.9	13 years before we moved here.
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