Marriage After God Podcast with authors and influencers Aaron and Jennifer Smith is a weekly show for practical, Biblical wisdom to strengthen Christian marriages. Learn to build intimacy, improve communication, manage conflict, cultivate romance, blend families, pursue God’s purpose, and hopefully laugh a lot. Packed with actionable advice, engaging stories, and encouragement from the Bible, this marriage podcast will inspire you to chase boldly after God’s plan for your life together. Discover the keys to an extraordinary, God-honoring marriage relationship. Whether you’re newlyweds or have been married 40 years, you’ll find tools, motivation, and a supportive community. Subscribe to grow in your faith, friendship, fun, teamwork, and passion in your marriage!
Every marriage will encounter moments of tension or disagreement, which can quickly escalate and end in hurt. We won’t always agree with our spouse, but we can practice communicating in an understanding and loving way.
If we were to ask anyone What are the 3 most important things in marriage are, we would most likely get answers such as communication, healthy sex life, mutual respect, or financial stability. While all of these are good and true, what if we told you that we believe there is still something deeper and more necessary?
Sex is a word that holds so much connotation. And this one word contains a universe of emotion and impression; some positive, some negative, even some destructive. It can come with pleasure, excitement, intimacy and familiarity, but also fear, pain, guilt, and loneliness. How can one little, three letter word carry with it so much power and weight? Maybe it’s because this was God’s design, that sex would not be something to be viewed lightly, but was meant to be held in the highest regard.
Community has been a vital part in the healing we found in our marriage. It is also the thing that keeps us accountable, encouraged, and motivated to pursue having a godly marriage. God uses people in our community to help confront sin in our lives, to comfort us when we are weak or broken, to advise us when we are in need of guidance, and encourage us that what we experience in marriage is not unique to us and that we are not alone. Now community is helping us in our parenting, which has been super beneficial for our family. We also get a chance to get to know others and serve them. We get to experience being a part of the body of Christ and we want the same for your marriage! We have learned the value of community through experience. And our message in this episode is to
We may not see the little things that we do every day as important: scrolling on our phones, what we eat, and how we put the kids to bed. All of this can seem very minor day-to-day. But these daily rituals and habits and small moments are already a significant portion of your life. Recognizing this truth is the first step. Figuring out how to work it out for our good now- that’s something that can cause dramatic change.
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?
