Uninvited Guests - Did I Marry the Wrong Person?

Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast

Living on the Edge

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 30 September 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Has a selfish act or a hurtful comment from your spouse caused you to think, “I thought they loved me?” or “Did I make a mistake marrying this person?” In this program, Chip Ingram confronts these common yet dangerous misbeliefs with powerful truth from Scripture. Better understand the relational fallout of this lie and the practical ways to eliminate these harmful thoughts from your mind when they arise.

Introduction: Among evangelical couples, what does the research actually say are the biggest issues in their life?”

Marriage struggles
Parenting in a secular culture

Fighting lies with truth

Lie #1:

When I finally meet “the right person,” everything will work out fine.

The truth:

Marrying the right person is CRUCIAL, but even with the greatest mate, a successful marriage requires following GOD’S DESIGN, putting in the hard work, persevering through difficulties, and relying on the Holy Spirit.

Key verse:

Hebrews 10:36

Lie #2:

When I experience disappointment, annoyance, and anger toward my spouse, that means I’m “falling out of love” and I may have married the wrong person.

The truth:

CONFLICT and NEGATIVE emotions are not only normal, they are essential to learning to COMMUNICATE and forgive each other in the process of becoming one.

Key verse:

Ephesians 4:32

Don’t buy the LIES. Do it GOD’S WAY.

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0:00.0	You know, you can have the strongest marriage and a genuine connection to God, and all it takes
0:06.3	is one selfish act from your spouse or a wounding comment, and you might begin to think,
0:12.0	who is this person? Did I make a mistake marrying them? Well, coming up on Living on the Edge,
0:17.7	Chip begins exposing dangerous misbeliefs, like this one, as he continues
0:22.0	his series Uninvited Guests. Join us for the next handful of programs as he'll shed light on the
0:27.8	harmful lies couples believe about themselves or their mate, and share how to defeat them
0:32.7	with the power of Scripture. But before he gets going, a lot of what we're going to hear in the
0:38.1	upcoming messages comes from our newest resource, Marriage That Works, Truth Cards. Let me encourage
0:44.2	you to stick around after the teaching to learn how you can get your hands on a set today.
0:48.6	Well, with that, grab your Bible and notes as we join Chip for his talk, did I marry
0:53.8	the wrong person?
0:56.0	If I ask you, what are the top two issues that evangelical couples or families say they struggle
1:03.7	with? What are the big family issues? Well, you could do a lot of research, but why do that when
1:09.8	there's AI?
1:19.4	So I asked among evangelical couples, what does the research actually say are the biggest issues in their life?
1:22.8	Number one came up, married struggles.
1:30.2	Evangelicals report challenges in maintaining strong Christ-centered marriages amidstressers like finances,
1:36.1	communication issues, and cultural pressures. I think we all probably can identify with that.
1:42.8	Many seek tools to resolve conflict, and they long to rekindle emotional and spiritual intimacy.
1:47.0	The second thing AI told us was parenting in a secular culture. Raising children with Christian values and increasingly secular culture is a common challenge.
1:53.0	Parents express a need for resources to address topics like technology use,
1:58.0	peer pressure, and faith formation at home. So now that we have on the
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