Weathering Tough Seasons in Life & Marriage

Fierce Marriage

Ryan and Selena Frederick

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Not every day/week/month is the same. Some 'seasons' are harder than others. How can we weather them well? Thanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe, rate, and review. As always, we welcome feedback... simply go to FierceMarriage.com/Podcast (https://FierceMarriage.com/Podcast) to leave a comment or to ask a question! Become a Patron! Support for the Fierce Marriage Podcast comes from partners like you via Patreon. If our content has helped you, we'd be honored if you'd consider becoming a Patreon supporter! Visit Patreon.com/FierceMarriage (https://Patreon.com/FierceMarriage).

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0:00.0	For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven, a time to be born, a time to die, a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted, a time to kill, a time to heal, a time to break down and a time to build up, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.
0:20.0	And then it goes on and on. Contrary to popular thought that is not just a song by the birds that comes from Ecclesiastes 3.
0:27.0	All point is there are seasons and rhythms and changes that happen in life and there is a time for everything it would seem.
0:35.0	And so sometimes we have a hard time seeing what time we are in. We have a hard time identifying the seasons that we are in, and it makes it hard to deal with whatever is happening in that season.
0:49.0	Yeah, and oftentimes I think we put expectations on the wrong seasons. We try to live in a season that we are just not in, and then we are frustrated with why are we not thriving or why are we arguing all the time? Shouldn't we be happier? Why am I not feeling in love with you or whatever the thing is?
1:08.0	Yeah, and I think all of that can be calibrated against our ultimate purpose, which of course is to know God even more. And so when we see ourselves in light of all that he is and all that he is done on the cross in Christ, it can help us in whatever season we are going through.
1:22.0	But first we have to recognize, recognize there are seasons.
1:25.0	I feel like you just want to wrap your like, we in and recognize.
1:29.0	All right, all right, we will see you on the other side.
1:32.0	Welcome to the Fierce Marriage Podcast where we believe that marriage takes a fierce tenacity that never gives up and refuses to give in.
1:38.0	Here we will share openly and honestly about all things marriage, sex, communication, finance, priorities, purpose, and everything in between.
1:46.0	Laugh, ponder, and join in on Candid Gospel Center conversations.
1:54.0	This is Fierce Marriage.
2:02.0	Show me over to the other side. Do what I want.
2:05.0	I will not be shoved.
2:08.0	I will not be mocked. You better recognize.
2:11.0	Recognize.
2:14.0	Can't say one thing wrong.
2:15.0	I totally would have been a rapper in another life. I had rap songs that I really like.
2:19.0	Like Hood?
2:20.0	Yeah.
2:21.0	Just from a town called Hood.
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