6 Tips For Building A Strong Marriage

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About This Episode In this episode we share six ways to help you build a stronger and more vibrant marriage, one that can withstand the schemes of the enemy and be useful in building the Kingdom of God together. We use the gut renovation of our abandoned fixer-upper as a picture, from the rain pouring through the torn-off roof to the foundation pour we had the company redo. The tips: keep your marriage Christ-centered, read the Bible daily, walk in humility, pursue intimacy, communicate well, and love and forgive. This isn't about perfection; it's a heart posture of building forward in the Holy Spirit's power, because unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.

About Aaron & Jennifer Smith Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.

In This Episode The fixer-upper — what renovating a gutted house teaches about building a marriage Tip 1: Christ-centered — Jesus is the only foundation that holds Tip 2: Read the Bible daily — eating the Word like Ezekiel's scroll Tip 3: Walk in humility — why you can't fight with a humble person Tip 4: Pursue intimacy — physical, emotional, and spiritual Tip 5: Communicate well — choosing to overlook an offense Tip 6: Love and forgive — building forward in the Spirit's power, not perfection

Scripture Referenced 1 Corinthians 7 Proverbs 19:11

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