The Story That Makes Us, Well, Us!

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About This Episode This is the story that makes us, well, us. We look back on our first few years of marriage, including what we went through and how God saved us. We met at a teen Bible study, Aaron gave his life to Jesus on the side of the road at 17, and we dated with marriage in mind. But our first four years were brutal. We physically could not have pain-free sex, even though we were both healthy, and that pain amplified Aaron's pornography addiction and drove us toward divorce. We vulnerably share what turned things around: a marriage ministry small group, a moment when Aaron chose to love Jennifer unconditionally, and a discovery that finally helped us heal.

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 How we met — a teen Bible study and Aaron's roadside conversion at 17 Dating with marriage in mind — why we dated with the goal of marriage from the start The first four years — painful sex, even though we were both healthy Pornography addiction — how the pain amplified Aaron's struggle and pushed us toward divorce Community — the marriage ministry small group that helped change our direction The Gethsemane moment — Aaron choosing to love Jennifer unconditionally: "not my will but yours" Accepting your bride — "are you willing to accept the bride that you've already accepted?" The discovery — how parabens in Jennifer's face wash were the physical cause, and pain-free sex within a week of switching products

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