How We Walk Through Trials and Hardships in Marriage

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About This Episode The world seems to be experiencing crisis after crisis, with headlines full of hardship, pain, loss, uncertainty, fear, and unrest, and countless more trials that never make the news. We are all hoping for peace, and wondering how to walk through these things together in marriage. Recorded during the 2020 lockdown and in the middle of a trial of their own, Aaron and Jennifer Smith share how they walk through hardship as a couple: responding in the Spirit rather than the flesh, praying first, and remaining steadfast in the Word of God instead of their own strength. Whether you are facing hardship now or it is still ahead, they encourage you to walk through it together, supporting each other and looking to God's Word to guide you.

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 Respond in the Spirit — choosing not to react in the flesh when hardship hits Pray first — Romans 12:12, Philippians 4:6-7, and the peace of God Steadfast in the Word — relying on God's Word rather than your own strength, knowledge, or abilities Praise and worship — worshiping God in the middle of the trial Stay connected — being present in the body of believers instead of isolating Be there for your spouse — supporting each other without treating your spouse as your savior Embrace humbling — the Red Sea and the plague of darkness that could be felt Through the water — why the Lord's way is sometimes through the trial, not around it

Scripture Referenced Romans 12:12 Philippians 4:6-7 James 1:2-4 1 Peter 4:12

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