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Awesome Marriage Podcast

Why Your Everyday Work Matters for Eternity with Jordan Raynor | Ep. 597

Awesome Marriage Podcast

Dr. Kim Kimberling

Relationships, Society & Culture, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Whether you love it or hate it, you spend the majority of your waking hours doing it. And as today's guest tells us, it's mentioned over 800 times in the Bible: We're talking about work.  

That's why we're so pleased to have Jordan Raynor join us on the podcast today to talk about how your work matters to God - today, every day of your life, and for eternity. This conversation will leave you inspired and encouraged to engage well with the word God is calling you to do, every single day. 

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

Episode highlights include:  

  • 3 ways your everyday work matters for eternity 

  • Why Jordan advocates for making an "Anti-Bucket List"

  • The Biblical truths of Heaven & Eternity that NO ONE is talking about 

  • The "abridged Gospel" that most of us believe & the implications we miss if we do 

  • The practical ways these deep biblical truths will impact your marriage 

 

*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! 

 

QUOTES

  • "When we understand what God's word has to say about work, it frees us up to be exceptional both at work and at home." - Jordan Raynor 

  • "While God's word is clear that our labor in the Lord is not in vain, it also makes clear that GOd doesn't need you or me - His purposes will not be thwarted. He does not need us, he wants us." - Jordan Raynor  

  • "I can be at peace walking away from my work at the end of the day … because I know that if the things on my to - do list are on God's to - do list, he's going to complete them with or without me. That's terrifically freeing." - Jordan Raynor  

  • "Scripture mentions work more than 800 times. There's no need to doubt whether or not God cares about your work." - Jordan Raynor 

  • "When you understand that 100% of your time at home and at work matters to God, you become fully alive. And this world is desperate to see people that are fully alive."  Jordan 

  • "I went to Christian school for 13 years. And I remember frequently sitting in chapel, and quietly dreading the thought of heaven.

  • "We are called to keep watch for Christ's return, not by sitting on our hands and waiting for heaven to drop from the sky, but by working with our hands and joining him in cultivating heaven on earth today." - Jordan Raynor 

 

QUESTIONS FOR YOU

  • How does the Biblical idea of stewarding your time change your daily work life?  

 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to today's awesome marriage podcast. My special guest today is Jordan Raynor. Jordan is a

0:07.7

podcaster. He is a speaker. He's an author of several books, including his newest one,

0:13.0

The Sacredness of Sexual Work. He's married to Kara. They have three little girls. You are going to

0:17.5

love this interview. Cover a lot of stuff in a very short period of time.

0:22.2

So buckle up, go to the studio with me.

0:24.6

Let's meet Jordan right now.

0:27.6

Welcome to the awesome marriage podcast, a place for honest conversations and practical advice on how to build an awesome marriage.

0:36.3

I am your podcast producer and co-host, Lindsay Few.

0:39.8

On the show will be our host, Dr. Kim Kimberly. Dr. Kim is a marriage counselor and has been married

0:46.1

for over 50 years. His passion is to help you strengthen your most intimate relationship.

0:53.6

Well, Jordan, it's exciting to have you on the podcast today.

0:56.3

Thank you for saying yes and for being here. And it's just great to meet you.

1:00.6

It's great to meet you, Dr. Kim. It's my joy to be with you.

1:03.5

Well, I'm excited about what we're going to talk about. I'm excited about your book.

1:06.4

And I know people are going to really benefit from what we talk about today. So let's just kind of jump back in because we hear the work-life balance thing a lot sharing the workload at home and the pain points that couples having that.

1:19.0

So how can properly understanding the significance of our daily work, how does that impact our marriage?

1:26.2

Yeah, it's a really, really good question.

1:27.8

One that I've thought a lot about.

1:29.8

As a young married man, I've been married to Kara for almost 15 years, and we got three young daughters.

1:36.2

So this is really relevant.

1:37.6

Yeah, I think when we understand what God's word has to say about work, it does two things. Number one, I think it makes us far more

1:47.3

joyful when we come home at the end of the day or come downstairs from our home office

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