Marriage After God

Welcome to the halfway point of the year! This can be a challenging time for many of us who started the year strong with important goals but have yet to achieve them. For others, you might be on track but find your motivation waning as the year progresses.Today, we're here to remind you that your goals matter and it's not too late to refocus on the finish line. Let's keep the pace of your progress and cheer you on toward achieving those things you hoped to tackle this year. It’s go time! SponsorshipThis episode is brought to you by the Marriage After God store. Our ministry has been supported by all of you faithful customers who have chosen to purchase our resources and books, including "31 Prayers for My Husband and Wife," "Husband and Wife After God," "31 Prayers for My Son and Daughter," "The Unveiled Wife," and "Marriage After God."We're thrilled to bundle these sets together and offer occasional deals to help with the price of these products. So be

IntroductionIn this episode, we explore the power of understanding in marriage, focusing on the moments of vulnerability that allow us to truly know each other. We discuss the importance of delicate conversations that lead to understanding, reconciliation, or change. Join us as we share insights on how to handle these conversations for the sake of unity in marriage.Sponsor: Marriage After God Patron TeamThis episode is brought to you by our faithful patron team. These individuals have chosen to pay it forward and help financially support this show. To join, please visit marriageaftergod.com/patron. Also, sign up for our free daily prayer email at marriageprayerchallenge.com.Topic: Understanding vs Agreement in MarriageThe Importance of UnderstandingWe delve into the concept of understanding in marriage, highlighting how it fosters empathy and builds connection, even without agreement. We discuss the difference between understanding and agreement, and how understanding can lead to trust, respect, and a stronge

In this episode, we delve into the core elements that make a marriage not just survive, but thrive. We go beyond the usual suspects of communication, healthy sex life, mutual respect, and financial stability. Instead, we focus on the foundational aspects that precede and outlast these factors. We believe that building a lasting marriage requires action, intention, and a willingness to do the work. So, let's dive in!Sponsor: Marriage After God Patron TeamThis episode is brought to you by our faithful patron team, men and women around the country who have been blessed by our free daily prayer emails and this podcast, and have chosen to pay it forward. Special shoutouts to our recent patrons: Emily W, Lynsey N, and Angela P. To support this podcast and our daily prayer emails, visit marriageaftergod.com/patron.get our books: shop.marriageaftergod.comjoin our daily prayer email list. marriageprayerchallange.comTopic: The Three Pillars of a Lasting Marriage1. Acknowledge and Accept that Marriage is a CovenantM

Support this podcast, Become a Patron: https://marriageaftergod.com/patron or buy one of our many marriage resources: https://shop.marriageaftergod.comIn this episode, we open up about our personal struggle with a sexless marriage, something we grappled with for many years. We delve into our journey, discuss the common causes of a sexless marriage, and provide potential solutions that helped us and may help other couples too. While each couple's experience is unique, we hope our story provides guidance and hope to those facing a similar situation.Key Points Discussed:Understanding Our Issue: We emphasize that it's crucial not to define our entire marriage by sex. Although sex is a vital aspect of a marital relationship, it shouldn't overshadow the other elements that make a marriage meaningful.Dealing with Our Discouragement: We share how living in a sexless marriage can feel lonely and discouraging. We discuss the importance of identifying and challenging the lies and doubts that may arise in suc

In this week's episode, we're picking up 'Habits Of The Household' by Justin Whitmel Earley. Join us as we delve into the seemingly mundane daily rituals that, in reality, hold a profound influence in our lives. We're all guilty of dismissing these small tasks as trivial - scrolling on our phone, deciding what to eat, or even how we put the kids to bed. However, it's time to reconsider their significance. After all, anything we do every day makes up a significant portion of our lives. Recognizing this is just the beginning.Earley's insightful and powerful book guides us on a journey of understanding, prompting us to re-evaluate these daily habits and, more importantly, teaching us how to leverage them for our good. It's not just about embracing the power of routine to transform our lives one day at a time but, more importantly, recognizing the spiritual purpose and ramifications of our daily habits. We discuss our key takeaways from the book, share personal experiences, and exp

When a husband prays for his wife, he opens the gates of heaven and carries her over the threshold directly into the throne room of God. When a husband prays for his wife, he prays for himself since they are one. When a husband prays for his wife, he lays himself down in order to raise her up. The question is, will he pray?In this episode of the 'Marriage After God' podcast, hosts Aaron and Jennifer Smith discuss the transformative power of a husband praying for his wife. Drawing from biblical teachings, they highlight the integral role of prayer in Christian faith and everyday life. The Smiths explore the importance of a husband praying for his wife, emphasizing unity, protection, sanctification, joy, and mission, inspired by Jesus' High Priestly Prayer. They provide actionable insights on specific prayer points for your wife, such as spiritual growth, confidence, freedom from fear, and understanding her purpose. The episode encourages husbands to lead spiritually and support their wives emotiona

Join Our Patron Team -> marriageaftergod.com/patronJoin Our Free Daily Prayer Email -> marriageprayerchallenge.comBuy Our Best Selling Prayer Books -> shop.marriageaftergod.com Oswald Chambers once said, “We tend to use prayer as a last resort, but God wants it to be our first line of defense. We pray when there's nothing else we can do, but God wants us to pray before we do anything at all.”Often times we pray in the midst of our despair when we have exhausted all of our own wisdom and strength. When we don’t know what else to do. We finally humble ourselves and go to the one we hope will deliver us from the storm. What would our marriages look like and experience if we committed to a habit of prayer, surrendering to the Lord before any storm, listening to Him and letting Him lead us day in and day out, with our eyes set on Him?   Dear Lord, Thank You for our marriage. Thank you for the special relationship we get to experience and cultivate. We pray we would be intentional in how we love each o

When God heard the cries of His people in Egypt under the harsh rule and oppression of their master, he sent Moses to bring them a message of hope and comfort. He had a plan not just to bring them out of there suffering but to draw them closer to Himself. He told Moses to tell the people that He would rescue them and redeem them with an outstretched arm.He said, “ I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who has brought you out from under your burdens…” [Exo 6:7 ESV]Praise God that our listeners and subscribers grow every year, BUT naturally, so does the cost. So we decided to invite our listeners to partner with us to help cover the expenses to provide these resources for free.If you are interested in supporting this podcast and our daily prayer emailsPlease visit marriageaftergod.com/patron Also, if you haven't already, we would like to invite you to get our free daily prayer email. Please visit marriageprayerchallenge.com and sign up today

There is a temptation that comes for all of us and often we fall for it. It comes when we are distracted and least expect it. This temptation disguises itself in many different ways but always has the same desire and comes from the same place, deep within us.  This temptation when given in to causes us to deflate, detract and desire to completely retreat. It is the temptation to give up when things get hard. This week's episode is brought to you by our faithful patron team. These are men and women around the country who have been blessed by our free daily prayer emails and this podcast and have chosen to pay it forward. We have been hosting this podcast since 2018 and we have been sending our Daily prayer emails since 2015. Praise God that our listeners and subscribers grow every year BUT naturally so does the cost. So we decided to invite our listeners to partner with us to help cover the expenses to provide these resources for free. If you are interested in supporting this podcast and our daily prayer e

 If you have been blessed by our free marriage after god content wed love to invite you to join our patron team. Please visit marriageaftergod.com/patronJoin us as we delve into the profound impact of humility on relationships, particularly in marriage. We explore the contrasts between pride and humility, the benefits of walking humbly, and share personal anecdotes and insights.Show Notes:Humility and Justice:Reflection on the importance of justice, kindness, and humility.Introduction to the "growth spurt" challenge: investing intellectually in oneself and relationships.The Safety of Humility:Discussion on the safety that humility brings to relationships.Personal examples of how humility has fostered a sense of trust and understanding in our marriage.The Draw of Humility:Exploration of how humility attracts people, especially spouses.Reflection on the effects of pride in our relationship and the importance of forgiveness.Apologies and Humor:A candid conversation about apologies without "buts"

GIVEAWAY!!!!!!Today's episode is brought to you by our faithful patron team who have chosen to help financially support this show monthly. And since today is my birthday I want to try something a little different. If you sign up today to be a part of our faithful patron team, at any level, you will be entered for a chance to receive a copy of each of our marriage books for free and will also be added to a special list of people who will get one of the first copies of our newest book coming out later this year title The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers For Our Marriage.This goes for anyone who is already a faith patron team member. If you are currently on the team you will be automatically entered for a chance to win all our marriage books including a copy of our newest book releasing in the fall.We will announce the winner in the next episode so please sign up today and not only support this podcast and our free daily prayer emails but also be entered into this fun giveaway.Please visit marriageaftergod.com/pat

Todays episode is brought to you by our free 30-day marriage prayer challenge. And our free 30day parenting prayer challenge.When you sign up for either of the challenges or both you will receive an email every day with scripture and topics for  you to pray for your spouse and you son or daughter.We hope to inspire and encourage a consistent and robust prayer life with this challenge and want to invite you to sign up for free today.Simply visit http://marriageprayerchallenge.com/ or parentingprayerchallenge.com and sign up for free today.  Dear Lord, Thank You for the people you have placed in our lives who have shown us ways we should be walking, encouraged us to live according to your word, and has been by our side through hard times. Thank You for the ones who have mentored us in marriage and parenting. Thank You for the ones we have had the opportunity to mentor and pour into. We pray you continue to use us in this way to lift up the younger generation and please keeping putting people in our life who we

How do you determine what’s important in your marriage? How do you navigate marriage when you have different interests and hobbies than your spouse? Today we are going to explore the art of learning alongside each to grow in the things we love, sharing in the experience together and nurturing our marriage relationship by choosing to like what each other loves. Today's episode is brought to you by our faithful patron team who have chosen to help financially support this show monthly. Here is a shout-out to some of our most recent patrons. Lakesha LRachel SJoy CDebra CWe thank you so much for choosing to partner with us in blessing 10’s of thousands of couples with free daily prayer emails and this weekly podcast.If you have been blessed by our free Marriage After God content wed love to invite you to join our patron team. Please visit marriageaftergod.com/patron Connect With UsInstagram | @marriageaftergodInstagram | @unveiledwifeInstagram | @husbandrevolutionCheck out our marriage resources!SponsorsGet ou

In this weeks episode we would like to invite you to invest in your marriage in a meaningful way and by doing so you will also be helping support this podcast.simply take a moment and head over to our online store shop.marriageaftergod.comAnd grab a set of our devotionals or prayer journals. Here are some of the resources we have written for you.The Ultimate Marriage After God Growth Bundle (30% OFF) 5 of our most popular books31 Prayers For My Son & Daughter books bundleAnd for those of you that are engaged our are in a waiting period we have31 Prayers For My Future husband and wife books. Connect With UsInstagram | @marriageaftergodInstagram | @unveiledwifeInstagram | @husbandrevolutionCheck out our marriage resources!SponsorsGet our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/marriageaftergod/donations

Today's episode is brought to you by our faithful patron team who have chosen to help financially support this show monthly. Here is a shout-out to some of our most recent patrons. Jill BChristy HYvonne GMeri UWe thank you so much for choosing to partner with us in blessing 10’s of thousands of couples with free daily prayer emails and this weekly podcast.If you have been blessed by our free marriage after god content wed love to invite you to join our patron team. Please visit marriageaftergod.com/patron Connect With UsInstagram | @marriageaftergodInstagram | @unveiledwifeInstagram | @husbandrevolutionCheck out our marriage resources!SponsorsGet our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/marriageaftergod/donations

They say communication is the key to a good relationship…. But what do they say about how we communicate Living in the 21st century with all the technological advances we have? The rapid ability to communicate via phone, text, or email has definitely thrown a curve ball for those trying to bat a homerun in marriage!   The invention of the cellphone, internet, and apps have completely reshaped our culture and how we operate as a society and it all has happened in a very short period of time. Despite the good that can come from the speedy access acquired through technology, there have been unintended and unexpected consequences of the way it is used at times, especially through text messaging. Have you ever sent a text that was taken the wrong way? Are you guilty of ignoring a text or being non-responsive? Have you ever experienced anxiety or hurt from the way a conversation unfolds over text? Have you ever been misunderstood through these short-hand ways of communicating? Today we are going to explore a conver

Intimacy, often we associate this word with Sex or physical connection. these 2 things are infact forms of intimacy but are these the only meaning and purpose for this word? Is it possible that it is deeper and more profound than we have given it credit for? What can we learn from God and his relationship with us about intimacy with Him and with our spouse. If you have been blessed by the free marriage after god content wed love to invite you to join our patron team. Please visit marriageaftergod.com/patron Connect With UsInstagram | @marriageaftergodInstagram | @unveiledwifeInstagram | @husbandrevolutionCheck out our marriage resources!SponsorsGet our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/marriageaftergod/donations

If you have been blessed by our free marriage after god content wed love to invite you to join our patron team. So if you haven't joined the team yet here is your chance.Please visit marriageaftergod.com/patron--The Gospel, It’s the good news of Salvation to the world. It's good news because it tells us that where we could only fail Jesus could only succeed. It brings us near to God yet while we were far off. The Gospel makes us whole where we were in pieces. But does the gospel only matter before we believe or after also? Once we have stepped into it do we simply leave it behind? Or is the Gospel something that we as believers should cling to in every aspect of our lives? Connect With UsInstagram | @marriageaftergodInstagram | @unveiledwifeInstagram | @husbandrevolutionCheck out our marriage resources!SponsorsGet our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/marriageaftergod/donations

The word LOVE has been used so often and for such a variety of things. Commonly applied to everything from pets to food, from clothing to cars, and of course in significant relationships. If we love all of our things… then what does it mean when we do tell our spouse, “I Love you”?How are those around us, our spouse, our children, our friends and our family to know the difference between our love for things and our love for them? How can one word have so many different levels of meaning? Has it been diluted through the way we use it?Has it ceased to hold its powerful purpose? And How can we hope to revive the meaning and depth of this word when it comes to those to whom it is to mean the most?--If you have been blessed by the free marriage after god content wed love to invite you to join our patron team. Please visit marriageaftergod.com/patron Connect With UsInstagram | @marriageaftergodInstagram | @unveiledwifeInstagram | @husbandrevolutionCheck out our marriage resources!SponsorsGet our new book The Marria

 All of us, on some level, desire transformation in our marriage. Whether that transformation is a small change, or a complete overhaul, we all want to experience more joy, peace, love and purpose. Ultimately, we are always going through some form of transformation, because we don’t remain completely the same. All of us are being transformed into something; the question is, are we transforming into what God desires, or something else?The first step in changing, is realizing that we can. The lie we often tell ourselves is that we cannot change, or never will. We must believe that we can and will change, because of what God says. The journey to change can be really difficult, but to begin, start by doing the next right thing. Here are 7 ways to establish the change and transformation you want to see in your own marriage:Write it outWrite down your goals for your marriage and your walk with the Lord, together! Writing down your thoughts and goals makes them visible and real. Not only does this give you and your