Picking up where we left off last episode discussing Jason & Shelley Martinkus' 'Guard Your Marriage' session from our Men's Conference. We start off discussing the 7 building blocks of a healthy marriage and where we can shore up our relationships.

Link to video from the session:

Guard Your Marriage, with Jason & Shelley Martinkus

1) Jason mentioned seven building blocks of intimacy for spouses: Recreational (having fun), Proximal (being close), Spiritual (what God is doing), Intellectual (good conversations, dreaming), Emotional (learning to be empathetic), Physical (non-sexual), Sex. How did this shift your paradigm of connecting with your wife? And also being connected with by your wife? 2) Which one of these do you do the best and how? Which one of these is most challenging? 3) Hatfield had a great line, "Your wife is not a body, she is a soul." How does that confirm or challenge the way you view your wife? 4) Nickell mentioned hopes and dreams versus expectations and demands in our marriages. What are your hopes and dreams for your marriage? What are the expectations and demands of your marriage? 5) Rewiring your brain takes about six weeks. What does your journey in rewiring your brain look like? What tripped you up? What aided you? 6) Sometimes what Jesus calls us to is very difficult and very hard. What is Jesus calling you to right now?