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Dear Young Married Couple

What if MARRIAGE Wasn't Meant to Make You HAPPY? w/ Dr. Gary Thomas

Dear Young Married Couple

Adam & Karissa King

Sexuality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Relationships, Health & Fitness

4.8872 Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Gary Thomas presents revelatory soundbites that are just a preview to the rich theology that you find in his book "Sacred Marriage". If you're looking to be challenged as a Christian, listen to this episode.   Contact Gary Thomas: FB: Author Gary Thomas   Some of Gary’s Best Books (relevant to this episode): Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas A Lifelong Love by Gary Thomas Cherish by Gary Thomas Loving Him Well by Gary Thomas   Gary recommended these books: Together Through the Storms by Sarah and Jeff Walton After You Believe by N.T. Wright The Meaning of Marriage by Tim Keller   Come join us for our $1 DATE NIGHT on Friday, June 25th @ 5pm PST. We'll be covering "Money and Your Marriage". CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR JUST $1: http://www.dearyoungmarriedcouple.com/dollardatenight   Can't wait to see you there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:06.0

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0:15.3

Infatuation is a neurochemical response with a shelf life of about 12 to 18 months. But most of us go into marriage thinking

0:23.1

primarily about what we're getting and expecting that we'll always be able to get that.

0:28.7

All you're going to do is change the way your spouse stumbles, but you don't change the fact

0:33.1

that your spouse stumbles. Admitting it's difficult, it doesn't downgrade. I think it ennobles it.

0:38.6

I've never met anybody happy who isn't also pursuing holy. Selfishness is an ever-present

0:45.6

demon in our marriages. You cannot be intimate with somebody you're lying to. Marriage is one of

0:52.1

the best schools of personal transformation you could

0:55.7

ever enroll in. Dear young married couple, you're in a busy season of your life. You're probably

1:05.1

working and involved in ministry. On top of that, you might even be parents or students.

1:11.5

You're maxed, but you really want to stay connected in your marriage.

1:15.9

And that's why we're bringing this podcast to you.

1:18.5

I'm Adam King.

1:19.4

And I'm Carissa King, and we work with busy couples just like you in our counseling office here in Sacramento, California.

1:25.5

We also work with couples all over the world through online

1:28.0

counseling, and our couples are really just looking for ways to communicate with each other more

1:32.3

effectively. Some of them are looking to heal from a breach and trust, or find direction in fulfilling

1:38.0

the purpose that God has for them. So come and join us as we have a conversation. We'll talk

1:43.1

with therapists, authors, pastors,

1:45.3

and other couples who will pour into us, giving us tools to become more intimately connected,

1:51.7

get adventurous, and find purpose.

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