Top 10 Marriage Mistakes: Mistake #9 | Ep. 402

Awesome Marriage Podcast

Dr. Kim Kimberling

Christianity, Relationships, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Kim has been married for 50 years and has been a Marriage Counselor for over 40 years. Over the years he has seen some central mistakes couples make that hurt their marriage. In this series we will be breaking down the top ten marriage mistakes he sees.

In this episode Dr. Kim and Christina discuss Marriage Mistake #9: Being Selfish or Greedy.

We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage.

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NOTEWORTHY QUOTES

"It's really hard to live with someone who wants things to go their way all the time." - Dr. Kim Kimberling
"Every couple at some point is prone to greed and selfishness because we're sinners." - Dr. Kim Kimberling
"Selfishness is the root of a lot of other sins that cause issues in marriages." - Christina Dodson
"You will not have a good marriage if it is a self-centered marriage." - Dr. Kim Kimberling
"If you want your marriage to be what you dreamed it would be when you said 'I do,' you can't let greediness or selfishness take over." - Dr. Kim Kimberling
"The more selfish you are, the less you realize it." - Christina Dodson
"Don't fight selfishness with selfishness." - Christina Dodson
"Ask your spouse, 'How are you perceiving me?' and be prepared to listen and receive what your spouse says." - Christina Dodson
"There's value in having a time each week to ask your spouse how they feel like you are treating them, and if there is anything you can be working on as a husband or wife to make your marriage better." - Dr. Kim Kimberling
"The long term gain from being selfless is worth far more than any short term gains from being selfish." - Christina Dodson
"Commit to praying for your spouse everyday for 30 days as a way to learn to be selfless in your marriage." - Christina Dodson

Transcript

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0:00.0	Dr. Kim has been married for over 50 years and has been a marriage counselor for over 40 years.
0:11.7	Over the years, he has learned some central mistakes that couples make that hurt their marriage.
0:16.2	In this series, we'll be breaking down the top 10 marriage mistakes that he sees.
0:20.6	Today is marriage mistake number nine, which is being selfish or greedy.
0:25.0	It's something that we all struggle with.
0:26.7	And Dr. Kim shares some really great insights in this podcast episode.
0:30.2	We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage.
0:34.8	Welcome to the awesome marriage podcast, a place for honest conversations about marriage and
0:39.2	practical advice on how to have a God-honoring awesome marriage.
0:42.8	I am your co-host, Christina Dodson.
0:44.9	On the show, will be your host, Dr. Kim Kimmerling.
0:47.4	Dr. Kim is a marriage counselor and has been married for over 50 years.
0:51.4	His passion is to help you strengthen your most intimate relationship.
0:57.0	So Dr. Kim, what are the different ways being selfish or greedy ends up playing out in marriage?
1:08.0	Obviously when you want your way all the time and it's like your way works, you know,
1:12.6	I see that being unfair with money, I see this, and usually it's the woman talking about
1:17.8	the guy, it's like he watches my, what I spend at the grocery store, he watches how much
1:22.6	the kids spend, he watches how much he gives me a budget for the kids at school, and then he went
1:27.1	out and bought a 65-inch TV, you know, and so that's just not very good. It's like I'm, I, the rules
1:34.7	apply to you, but not to me. So I think always pointing your way, being unfair with money,
1:38.8	and just that whole me attitude that we see so much prevalent in our culture right now.
1:43.2	And I'll basically go back down to selfishness, really.
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