Focus on the Family Marriage Podcast

Spiritual Warfare: When the Enemy Attacks Your Marriage

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When Your Marriage Faces Spiritual Warfare Jun 11, 2024

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We have an enemy, Satan, who hates God's design for marriage. Greg Smalley talks with John and Erin about how to recognize when your marriage may be facing a spiritual attack. Then, Matt and Lisa Jacobson speak with Jim Daly about why we need to take spiritual warfare seriously in our marriages.

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Spiritual Warfare: When the Enemy Attacks Your Marriage

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Seeking to Serve and Honor Jun 06, 2024

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True love seeks to serve rather than to get all the time. To help you do that, Bill and Pam Farrel discuss how they've learned to serve each other by working better together. Also, John and Erin share how a husband can encourage his wife to become who God has called her to be.

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Understanding the Differences Between You and Your Spouse

Becoming a Selfless Spouse

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The Ways You Handle Stress Jun 04, 2024

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Every marriage faces stressful moments. The key is how you manage them when they come. Bill and Pam Farrel join Jim Daly to address the different ways men and women handle stress in marriage. Plus, John and the Smalley's offer ideas for how to discern if you're stressed due to being overcommitted.

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5 Ways to Stay on the Same Team

God Designed Men and Women to Be Different in Many Ways

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Your Spouse Wants Out. Now What? May 30, 2024

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What can you do when your spouse says, "I want out of this marriage?" Greg tells John the story of how he and Erin reached a difficult time in their marriage. Also Toni and Carey Nieuwhof talk with Jim Daly about how they went to counseling after Toni confessed she wanted to leave.

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Hope Restored

Is Divorce the Right Answer?

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They Almost Didn’t Make It! May 28, 2024

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When a couple reaches a desperate place, they start asking questions like, "Can our marriage survive?" Carey and Toni Nieuwhof join Jim Daly to tell their love story, and when they later reached a crisis in their relationship. Then, John and Erin discuss how couples can still be restored, even if it seems hopeless now.

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Hope Restored

Is Divorce the Right Answer?

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Happy Couples Think Differently May 23, 2024

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Are your thoughts about your spouse positive or negative? Ted Lowe speaks with Jim Daly on why happy couples choose to see the best in their spouses. You'll then hear John and the Smalley's discuss how thinking the best about your mate can help your marriage.

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Control Negative Mindsets for an Improved Marriage

What Cherishing Your Spouse Really Means

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Resisting the Temptation of Pornography May 21, 2024

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How does a couple fight for purity when our culture is saturated with pornography? Jim Daly speaks with Dr. Michael Sytsma and Shaunti Feldhahn about encouraging people to resist the temptation to look at pornography. Also, John and the Smalley's explain why porn can have a devastating impact on marriages.

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The Truth Offers Hope and Freedom from Pornography Addiction

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Look to the Lord, Even When You’re Frustrated May 16, 2024

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How do you respond when your spouse does something that really frustrates you? Matt and Lisa Jacobson tell Jim Daly the story of their first serious argument in marriage, and how turning to the Lord helped cool their emotions. However, if it feels like your marital frustrations have been going on for years or even decades, John and the Smalley's will offer some good perspectives.

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Four Ways Couples Can Wake Up from Feeling Stuck in Marriage

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Having Fellowship, Showing Respect May 14, 2024

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One of the best ways to improve your marriage is when you simply appreciate being together. Jim Daly asks Matt and Lisa Jacobson why it's good for your relationship to enjoy fellowshipping as a couple. They'll even discuss the need for respect. Also, John Fuller and Erin Smalley address how a husband can show his wife that he respects her.

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