Christian Family Life
By Christian Family Life
Christian Family LifeNov 02, 2023
The Importance Of Discipleship Within Marriage!
Have you every been invested in? Have you ever invested in others? Scripture is clear that this is important for our own spiritual and emotional growth. We as a CFL team make a statement, "The best investment we make in our own marriage is by investing in others." Listen in today as we chat about discipleship, mentorship, coaching, etc. and the importance of it as one that receives it but also as one that shares it.
Enjoy And Thrive In Your Marriage!
God not only has purpose for your marriage as well as providing us our personal perfect provision, but God wants us to truly enjoy your marriage! Be reminded of the good times, enjoy the rewards and milestones that come with staying married. Get through the difficult times to see your marriage strengthened on the other side!! Join us as we are reminded of the good old days and start creating new ones!
Bringing Your Best Self To Your Marriage!
Identity is such a big deal and making sure we truly understand who we are in Christ and who He has called us to be is a game changer in relationships! You bringing your best self to the marriage will go a long way in fulfilling your purpose as a married couple. Join the CFL team as we discuss identity!
Can You Experience Oneness In Your Marriage Without Acceptance?
Being accepted by others is a big deal for everyone. Nobody wants to go through life feeling rejected! Today we have a conversation on how acceptance can be healthy in your marriage and how this action by both individuals will provide oneness in your marriage. Listen in as we encourage you to work on this area of your marriage and bring health to your relationship.
Forgiveness In Your Marriage?
The reality of marriage is that there will be times that we hurt our spouse, or they hurt us. In those moments, are we able to forgive? Are we willing to forgive? What drives that decision in you life? Our team will point us towards scripture to find the answer!
Having The Difficult Conversations With Your Spouse!
Difficult conversations are going to happen within our marriages. Whether it's over finances, children, work, being hurt and offended, etc. we know that they will come up. How should we approach them? Do we not have them or do we blow up and get it all out? Listen in as our team walks through this necessary topic.
Is Your Marriage Normal?
What are we looking to to define if our marriage is normal? Today our team talks about what we should be looking to in order to help us define where we are at and what areas we need to grow in as individuals and as a couple to continue to strengthen our marriages.
Taking Out The Trash In Your Marriage!
On todays podcast we take the time to chat with Richard and Elizabeth Albertson, founders of Live The Life (livethelife.org). One of the tools they share today is titled, "Take Out The Trash". Listen in as we discuss this tool and a few others that will help you and your spouse in your everyday interactions!
Thriving In Our Marriage As We Release Shame In Our Lives!
Shame is a tool that Satan uses to keep us from moving forward and living a victorious life. Jesus brings conviction, forgiveness, and redemption to give us a life that is thriving in Him. This allows us to draw closer to the Lord and also to earthly relationships, starting with our spouse. Listen in today as we chat about the difference between shame and conviction and how we can thrive in our marriage when we are living free in the Lord.
The Impact Of 55 Years Of Marriage!
On todays podcast Roland and Tammy interview Will and Cindy Goff who have celebrated 55 years of marriage. This podcast is so impactful because of God's redemption story and God's calling on a couple that is still answering His call on their lives to invest in other couples, and to help them thrive and understand God's purpose for their marriages.
Growing And Learning Over 30 Years Of Marriage!
Today, Roland and Tammy along with Gio and Suzy share what they have learned over three decades of marriage. You will be challenged and encouraged as they share what God has taught them and how they have applied Biblical faith principles along the way.
Pursuing Romance While Living In Reality!!
When God Intervenes And Transforms A Marriage!
Join us today as Gray and Shelly Foshee share how God did a deep work in each of their lives after several years of a difficult marriage that ultimately transformed their marriage.
An Amazing God Tale!
Regardless of what stage of marriage we are in, it's always good to hear an Amazing God Tale! "God Tales" are stories of God's love, care, and faithfulness in marriages and how those couples navigated the different seasons of life. Join us today as we chat with Ian and Nickie Connell and hear how God brought them together and what keeps them together and thriving.
Got Questions About Marriage?
Our CFL team had the privilege 0f partnering with Motor Racing Outreach for a Marriage Conference. At the conference we fielded some questions, but really didn't have the time to go in depth. Today we have taken those questions and spent time working through them. Hope the conversation today helps you get answers for similar questions you may have!!
Healthy Tensions In Your Marriage!
Healthy tensions do not need to be negative. They can be positive, constructive, and they will always be there. Listen in today as we encourage and challenge you to create healthy patterns in dealing with tensions that enter into your marriage.
Reset Your Marriage
Is the grass really greener on the other side? We are the only ones that struggle with these issues? Things will never change? We should just focus on the kids? Divorce would be easier! Do you ask yourself some of these questions or ones similar? Satan continues to lie to us to keep us from pursing God's purpose in our lives and our marriage. Today we challenge you to hit the reset button!! Take a step back and hear the Truth from God!
#couplegoals
Happy New Year!!! Today we talk about goals. How do we set up goals that will point us to the purpose God has for us as a couple, and create oneness in our marriage.
Here is a good start: Matthew 6:33“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Let's seek God out and what He wants for us and then we can create an environment to help us reflect His image as a couple.
Generosity in Your Marriage And Beyond!!
When we think of generosity in the context of marriage, we typically envision a couple or a family being generous with others. But what would it look like if we were most generous to the one closest to us … to our spouse? Today our CFL team interviews one of the most generous couple we have met. Fred and Kelly Waite share with us their story and the "why" behind their generosity to each other, their family, and beyond!
Moving From Performance To "FAITH Love" In A Healthy Way!
It is imperative that faith-based values are balanced with an understanding of how they apply within a relationship. For example, forgiveness should be accompanied by understanding and movement towards resolution. It is not falling into a cycle of overlooking serious issues thereby enabling destructive behavior. Today our CFL team talks about the misuse of "FAITH Love" and steps you can take to move towards a healthy "FAITH Love" relationship.
Receiving The Gift Of "FAITH Love"
Being loved by faith is such a special gift that can be given to each of us. It is the greatest gift ever given by God through His son Jesus, but it can also be and extension of our relationship with God that propels us to give the same gift to our spouse!! Let's not only learn how to give the gift, but also how to receive it. Join us as we discuss this topic on todays podcast.
Are You Loving Your Spouse By Faith or Performance?
It's easy to define a performance based marriage, but it is not as easy to define a faith based marriage. Join us as we share some thoughts on this topic as we recorded in front of a live audience at Trinity of Fairview in Fletcher, NC. We would like to give Sean and Kristin Froelich as well and Adam and Sherry Guice a special thank you for inviting us to join their church family on this weekend.
Cultivating Thankfulness In Your Home
Join us today as we spend some time with Ryan and Marissa Pierce. They share a thought with us that will help us better understand how to cultivate thankfulness in our homes. That phrase is "Water your own Garden".
It is easy to look around and see others "gardens" and think you want that, but in all reality it is because someone is tending their own garden and we need to do the same to ours!! Thankfulness is cultivated, make the investment!
Are You Prioritizing Your Spouse?
When we understand God's faith principle of provision, we will grasp that our spouse is God's gift to us and because of that we should desire to make sure we are prioritizing them above any other earthly relationship. This attitude will create in us a heart of thankfulness for the person God has brought to us! We would like to thank Ric and Kim Perez for hosting us to record this podcast in their back yard with several couples from the area!!
Are Thankful Thoughts In Your Head and Your Heart Toward Your Spouse?
Thoughts come from many different places. The enemy may tell us lies, which can sometimes be partial truths, luring us into believing them. People may speak things over us, some true and some false.We may have our own thoughts, which can sometimes lead us down rabbit trails, spiraling us downwards. Today our team encourages you to check your head and your heart through the lens of scripture, and allow the Holy Spirit to guide your towards healthy thoughts about your spouse and how to better express those to them.
How Can We Be Thankful For Our Spouse?
It is easy to default to the negatives about our spouse! The realities of life can quickly send us down a path that makes us question our relationship and future. One of the best ways to combat this is by being thankful for the good, the bad, and the not so good about your spouse! It allows you to look at your relationship through a lens of faith that can only come through the power of the Holy Spirit. Join us today as we chat about being grateful for your spouse.
Are You Choosing Your Spouse Over Your Friends?
Learning to transfer loyalty from your friends to your spouse is not as easy to do, especially if you have life long friends. Today our team talks about making sure our spouse is number one in our relationship and how we need to set healthy boundaries that will help your relationship thrive as well as with the friends you have.
Are The Children In The Way of Your Marriage?
Are You Married To Your Spouse or Your Work?
Often the word "Balance" is used to express one's idea of what a healthy life should look like. However, balance actually conveys the idea that everything in our lives should receive equal time and attention, including God. Isn't that contrary to God's Word? Listen in as we answer this question.
In-laws or Out-laws?
Leave and Cleave is an important Biblical principle, but how are we using it? Are we pushing our extended family away or are we creating a bridge that creates a healthy environment that everyone can thrive in and enjoy. Today our CFL team takes the time to talk through boundaries with the in-laws!!
Boundaries vs. Bridges!!
The purpose of boundaries should be to establish health...not create division! Many times boundaries are weaponized to create space for what we want, not necessarily what we need. Listen in today as we encourage you to build boundaries that will also create bridges for healthy relationships.
Celebrating Children In Our Marriage!
God's second purpose for marriage is to reproduce a Godly heritage. There are so many negatives that our culture throws at us as couples when it comes to children. "They cost too much", "This world we live in is a mess, why bring children in to it", "Children will be a hinderance to what you want to accomplish". Our goal in this podcast is for you to see it from God's lens. When we do, we will see it is something to celebrate!!
Are You Wrestling Hurricanes in Your Marriage?
What Sustains A Marriage And What Legacy Can We Leave?
Sally Meredith, co-founder of Christian Family Life, joins us to share what sustained her marriage to Don and the legacy they have left for their children and grandchildren! 54 years of marriage is amazing, but it didn't come without it's challenges. Listen in today as we are encouraged to look to God to sustain our marriage, and the blessings that can flow out of it to impact the next generation
Redemption And Hope For Your Marriage
A Vibrant Marriage, From Beginning to End!!
What newlywed couple wants to know what skills will be needed about future events such as child rearing, midlife changes, empty nesters or retirement at the time of their wedding! Newlyweds have many years to prepare for those occasions! Well, here we are, now in our 70’s……how did we get here so quickly? Listen in today and be encouraged as Will and Cindy Goff share some rich information on how you can have a vibrant marriage at the beginning and as the years go on!
Is Your Marriage Standing On A Strong Foundation?
We are joined today by Zach and Abi Schneider as they share some key elements that they included in their dating, engaged, and now married life to help them begin building a strong foundation that will last a lifetime! Whether you are dating, engaged, or married for 40 plus years, you will be blessed and encouraged by this conversation.
Getting Back To The Basics Of Marriage!
Answering questions like Why Get Married?, Are Compatibility and Good Intentions Enough?, How Can We Live Happily Ever After?, How Can We Cultivate Authentic Intimacy?. Today we just touch the tip of the iceberg as we discuss some foundational truths to help you build a strong marriage, or help you to get back to the basics and help rebuild and strengthen your marriage so you can begin to thrive in it.
Establishing A Right Foundation In Your Marriage!
Establishing a strong foundation before you even get married is so important. If you are dating or engaged make the time to have the conversations and go through pre-marital counseling to help you with this process. If you are married and have drifted a little, take a listen to Daniel and Rachels as they encourage us with personal stories on how they planned and built this foundation that they continue to build on. It's never to late to be reminded of your early dating days and your love story and hit refresh.
Setting Goals In Your Marriage!
On todays episode we take time to talk about the importance of setting goals. We are fans of living in the moment, but also believe that you need to pray over and communicate your dreams and goals. It is a great practice to help you define your marriage mission statement that God has given both of you and how you will execute it. Join us as we discuss this important topic.
Practical Financial Advice For Couples!
Reed Crosson from Ron Blue Trust ronblue.com, shares some practical financial advice that you and your spouse can implement that will help relieve some of the tensions your marriage may be feeling.
Talking Money and Marriage!
Today we spend time with Reed Crosson of Ron Blue Trust (https://www.ronblue.com). In the first part of a two part interview, Reed helps us understand the purpose of money and how we can implement that into our marriage. Reed shares that money is a tool, a test, and a testimony! Great information that will greatly impact your marriage in a positive way!
Celebrating A Milestone: Episode 100!
Celebrating milestones in life are important! Today our CFL team has some fun celebrating a ministry milestone of 100 episodes for the Christian Family Life Podcast. Listen in and enjoy!
Can Blessings Come From Trials?
We are conditioned to believe that nothing good can come from a trial. In todays episode we discuss what scripture says about trials and how we can look at them from a different perspective. Dare we say even as a blessing.
The Truth About Trials!
Does Your Communication Help or Hurt?
Conflict within a marriage cannot be avoided. Scripture tells us not to be surprised (1 Peter 4:12) when trials come our way. How we communicate within those trials with our spouse will either help or hurt the situation. It is important to take the time to understand your go to style of communication and ask the questions, why do I communicate in that way? Do I need to change the way I communicate with my spouse?
Communication: Life or Death To Your Marriage?
Marriage communication problems were sited as the most common factor leading to divorce. How you communicate is such a big piece of the puzzle when it comes to your marriage health. We need to humble ourselves and honestly search the heart to figure out why we communicate the way we do! Is there something within my heart that is influencing the way I communicate to my spouse? Today we go to the basics of how to get to healthy communication!
What's A Great Way To Invest In Your Marriage?
Gray and Shelly Foshee share with us how important it is to invest in other marriages. By doing so, the Foshee, were able to notice how much of an impact it had on their own marriage. This is a good reminder to not keep your relationship isolated from others, but find ways to care for, help, and encourage other couples, as well as, receive from others. Using the resource "Two Becoming One" was a great tool for them to do just that! For more info on how you can be a marriage discipler check out christianfamilylife.com
God's Power Changed Our Marriage And Now Fuels Us To Invest In Others!
Join us today as we talk with with Gray and Shelly Foshee and hear their story of redemption that has fueled them to become marriage missionaries. It's amazing what God can do when we think there is nothing that can help. Gray and Shelly are excited about continuing to share what God has done in their marriage with so many others.
Are You Feeling Alone and Hopeless in Your Marriage?
LeWayne and Yasmine Young share with us the ups and downs of marriage and how they leaned on God to give them hope in the midst of navigating a blended family!! Often times we believe the lies that we have no hope and nothing will ever change, or this is too hard!! We hope that the Youngs story will encourage you to believe that in Christ there is always hope and redemption!!