18 Marriage Devotional: Building A Resilient Marriage

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About This Episode Every marriage will face trials, so how do couples get back up? In this devotional, we define resilience as the ability to recover, and we remind each other that we are finite people who can't control everything. Jesus told us we would have tribulation, but to take heart because He has overcome the world. We lean on 2 Corinthians 4, Romans 8, and 2 Peter 1:3 to fight the lies of weakness and failure with God's word. In the second half, we talk about the power of words, how a simple "you can" or "you can't" shapes outcomes, and why encouraging your spouse is a real weapon against discouragement.

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 What resilience is — the ability to recover and get back up Trials are certain — Jesus' warning of tribulation and His victory over the world (John 16:33) Afflicted but not crushed — finding endurance in 2 Corinthians 4 Perspective in suffering — Romans 8 and the glory to come You lack nothing in Christ — fighting lies of weakness with 2 Peter 1:3 The power of words — how "you can" versus "you can't" shapes your spouse Holding up each other's arms — supporting your spouse the way Moses' arms were lifted Encouragement as a weapon — countering discouragement in hard seasons

Scripture Referenced John 16:33 2 Corinthians 4 Romans 8 2 Peter 1:3

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