Marriage After God

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February 10, 2020 Fun Ways To Spend Quality Time With Your Children
How to date your kids one-on-one: questions to ask, cheap date ideas, and why liking your kids matters too
About This Episode
Aaron and Jennifer Smith were about to welcome their fifth child when they recorded this episode, and with a growing family comes more of a need for quality one-on-one time with each child. The logistics get more complicated, but that should not stop parents from singling out their children to show them they are loved, heard, and known as individuals in the family. In this episode, they share practical ways to get alone time with each of your kids, the questions they like to ask, favorite memories like a bagel on a Maui beach, a list of free and inexpensive date ideas, and why it is so important to cultivate these moments on a regular basis.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
Why one-on-one time matters — showing each child they are loved, heard, and known
Dating your kids — pairing outings with commitments you already have
Being present — putting phones away and being intentional
Questions to ask — what is God teaching you, and how am I doing as your parent?
Three questions deep — a practice from Isaac Tolpin for real conversation
Favorite memories — including a simple bagel on a Maui beach
Free and cheap date ideas — Barnes & Noble, bike rides, a trampoline park, and running errands together
Liking your kids — it's one thing to love your kids and another to like them
A prayer — for the gift of family and the blessing of children
Resources from This Episode
Join our Free Parenting prayer challenge today and build a habit of praying for your children daily. parentingprayerchallenge.com
Faithful Life podcast with Matt and Lisa Jacobson
Courageous Parenting podcast with Isaac and Angie Tolpin
Sponsors: Get our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
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42 min
February 04, 2020 How A Wife Can Encourage Her Husband To Lead Spiritually
Five practical ways a wife can encourage her husband's spiritual leadership, from Ephesians 5 and 1 Peter 3.
About This Episode
Some wives in the Marriage After God community asked us to talk about this, and it is so encouraging to know there are wives actively trying to understand how to help their husbands lead their homes. Aaron starts with what Scripture says about headship in Ephesians 5 and 1 Corinthians 11, explaining that a husband's authority is derived from Christ, not from being a man, and that no woman is called to submit to him except his own wife. Jennifer opens up about her own growth in submission, including the school-loan debt and an apology at a sandwich shop. Then we share five practical ways a wife can encourage her husband to lead spiritually, anchored in 1 Peter 3 and the quiet power of godly conduct.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
Biblical headship — what Ephesians 5:23 and 1 Corinthians 11:3 teach about order in marriage.
Derived authority — why a husband's authority comes from Christ, not from being a man.
Jennifer's story — growing in submission through school-loan debt and a sandwich-shop apology.
Pray for him — the first and most powerful way to encourage your husband.
Ask him to wash you in the Word — inviting your husband to lead you in Scripture.
Bring him your Bible questions — asking him first before searching it out yourself.
Affirm him — speaking kind, encouraging words over your husband.
Support him in action — living out 1 Peter 3 conduct that wins 'without a word.'
Scripture Referenced
Ephesians 5:23-25
1 Corinthians 11:3
1 Peter 3
Ephesians 5:21
Romans 8:28
Proverbs 3:5-6
1 Corinthians 14:35
Resources from This Episode
Marriage After God by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
The Unveiled Wife by Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Get our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
Shop books, devotionals, and prayer journals: shop.marriageaftergod.com
Follow Marriage After God: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · TikTok
Follow Aaron and Jennifer: Husband Revolution · Unveiled Wife
Want to go deeper? Become a patron and help us keep creating resources for marriages that pursue God together.
If this conversation encouraged you, please share it with a couple you love, and subscribe wherever you listen.
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Smith Family Resources, Inc © 2026
55 min
January 27, 2020 Birth Control, Having Children & How Many Kids to Have | Marriage Q&A
Birth control, waiting to have kids, and asking 'how many does God want?' in an honest listener Q&A.
About This Episode
We polled our community on Instagram, and so many of your questions were about having children, so we put them all in one Q&A. We share our view on birth control, including Jennifer's two hard months on it early in our marriage, and why we lean toward natural planning. We get honest about why we waited to have kids, from painful physical intimacy to our own selfish pride, and how a friend's gentle challenge changed our question from 'how many do we want?' to 'how many does God want?' We also talk about preparing for a newborn without fear and the best ways to invest in your spouse before kids. These are our positions from Scripture and experience, so take them back to the table with your spouse and dig into the Word together.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
Our view on birth control — Jennifer's experience with chemical birth control and why we lean toward natural planning.
Why we waited to have kids — painful physical intimacy, selfish pride and fear in our early years.
How many kids to have — why we stopped asking 'how many do we want?' and started asking what God wants.
An open hand — the challenge that exposed the one area we were keeping from God.
Preparing for a newborn — prayer, Scripture and talking through your fears with your spouse.
Finding support — asking questions of an experienced parent you admire.
Investing in your spouse before kids — date nights, washing your wife with the Word, and practicing transparency.
Purity is power — overcoming hidden sin and bad habits before you pass them on to your kids.
Scripture Referenced
Psalm 127:3
John 16:21
Ephesians 5
Resources from This Episode
Download our free 52 Date Night Ideas eBook
Redeeming Childbirth by Angie Tolpin: courageousmom.com
Get our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
Shop books, devotionals, and prayer journals: shop.marriageaftergod.com
Follow Marriage After God: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · TikTok
Follow Aaron and Jennifer: Husband Revolution · Unveiled Wife
Want to go deeper? Become a patron and help us keep creating resources for marriages that pursue God together.
If this conversation encouraged you, please share it with a couple you love, and subscribe wherever you listen.
As an Amazon Associate, Marriage After God earns from qualifying purchases.
Smith Family Resources, Inc © 2026
38 min
January 20, 2020 Why Suffering Is GOOD For Every Believer
Why 'suffering in the flesh' means telling your flesh no and walking in the Spirit, from 1 Peter 4.
About This Episode
Suffering is not a popular topic in most churches today, but it is a vital part of every believer's life and cannot be left out of our biblical thinking. Aaron has been teaching systematically through 1 Peter, and in this devotional episode he reaches chapter 4. Alongside Romans 8, he explains that suffering in the flesh means depriving the flesh, telling it no and choosing to walk in the Spirit. We have been freed from the old 'want to do,' and God gives us new desires. Aaron then defines each item on the list in 1 Peter 4:3, showing how every one of them ends in self-worship rather than dying to self and taking up our cross.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
Suffering as a believer — why suffering is a universal doctrine for every Christian.
Suffering in the flesh — telling your flesh no and choosing to walk in the Spirit.
Sensuality — not just sexual; living to please all five senses rather than God.
Passions — being controlled by our emotions instead of pleasing God.
Drunkenness — letting a substance remove the restraint God built into us.
Orgies — overindulgence that is never satisfied.
Drinking parties — inviting others into sin, and why godly fellowship matters.
Lawless idolatry — how it all ends in self-worship, the opposite of taking up your cross.
Scripture Referenced
1 Peter 4:1-4
Romans 8
Proverbs 20:1
Ephesians 5:18
Ecclesiastes 1:8
Resources from This Episode
Join the free Marriage Prayer Challenge: http://marriageprayerchallenge.com/
Hedonism reference (Wikipedia): school of thought · pleasure · suffering · well-being · welfarist
Get our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
Shop books, devotionals, and prayer journals: shop.marriageaftergod.com
Follow Marriage After God: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · TikTok
Follow Aaron and Jennifer: Husband Revolution · Unveiled Wife
Want to go deeper? Become a patron and help us keep creating resources for marriages that pursue God together.
If this conversation encouraged you, please share it with a couple you love, and subscribe wherever you listen.
Smith Family Resources, Inc © 2026
54 min
January 13, 2020 Fun & Unique Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas For Your Spouse
Ten Valentine's gift ideas we actually love and use, plus a word for couples working to get out of debt.
About This Episode
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, we wanted to share some gift ideas to help inspire you. Every gift in this episode is something we love and use often, from an heirloom study Bible and a leather wallet to journaling pens and a self-heating coffee mug. We each share five ideas and then a few bonus gifts that can bless both of you in your marriage and parenting. One quick note: if you are trying to get out of debt, we suggest skipping gifts for a while. Instead, find free ways to bless each other and show your spouse you are thinking of them. We never want to promote spending when you can't or shouldn't.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
A word on debt — why we suggest free ways to bless your spouse if you're getting out of debt.
ESV Heirloom Study Bible — a Bible worth handing down to your kids.
Saddleback Leather wallet — the wallet Aaron has carried since 2014.
Baron Fig notebooks — the Confidant hardcover notebooks Aaron writes in for his kids.
Traeger smoker and Ember mug — two Aaron favorites, and why wives benefit from the smoker too.
Growth book and fine liner pens — Jennifer's daily tools for journaling, goal setting and time with the Lord.
ESV journaling Bible and Made by Mary — meaningful gift ideas for her.
Gifts for both of you — the Courageous Parenting course and a Weekend to Remember.
Resources from This Episode
ESV Heirloom Study Bible: find it on Amazon
ESV Single Column Journaling Bible: find it on Amazon
Tao Tree fine liner color pens: find them on Amazon
The Growth book: GrowthRootsCo.com
Made by Mary: MadeByMary.com
Husband After God by Aaron Smith (also in our shop)
Wife After God by Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Get our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
Shop books, devotionals, and prayer journals: shop.marriageaftergod.com
Follow Marriage After God: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · TikTok
Follow Aaron and Jennifer: Husband Revolution · Unveiled Wife
Want to go deeper? Become a patron and help us keep creating resources for marriages that pursue God together.
If this conversation encouraged you, please share it with a couple you love, and subscribe wherever you listen.
As an Amazon Associate, Marriage After God earns from qualifying purchases.
Smith Family Resources, Inc © 2026
42 min
January 06, 2020 It Is Time To Be People Of Our Word
Why New Year's resolutions fail, and how to let your yes be yes and your no be no (Matthew 5:33-37).
About This Episode
On our 13th anniversary, we look back at what God did in 2019, from the release of Marriage After God to planting a home church with a few couples and starting homeschool. Then we explore New Year's resolutions and why being people of our word matters so much more. Jesus tells us to be people who mean what we say: our yes must be yes and our no must be no. We talk about why resolutions fail when we treat a date as the thing with authority, how real change starts with belief that leads to action, and how not keeping our word can hurt ourselves, our marriage, our kids and others. We also share simple tips for keeping your word this year.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
Looking back on 2019 — the Marriage After God book, planting a home church, and starting homeschool.
Let your yes be yes — what Jesus teaches about oaths in Matthew 5:33-37.
Why resolutions fail — treating a date on the calendar as if it has authority.
Belief before change — how real change starts with belief that leads to faith and action.
The cost of broken promises — how not keeping our word affects our spouse, kids and others.
Say it and write it — practical accountability: say it out loud and write it down.
Share it with your spouse — inviting your spouse into your goals.
Small, attainable goals — because if change is always tomorrow, it's never today.
Scripture Referenced
Matthew 5:33-37
Ephesians 4:29
2 Peter 1:3
2 Corinthians 12:9
Proverbs 16:3
Psalm 37:5
Resources from This Episode
Marriage After God by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Join our free Marriage Prayer Challenge
Get our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
Shop books, devotionals, and prayer journals: shop.marriageaftergod.com
Follow Marriage After God: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · TikTok
Follow Aaron and Jennifer: Husband Revolution · Unveiled Wife
Want to go deeper? Become a patron and help us keep creating resources for marriages that pursue God together.
If this conversation encouraged you, please share it with a couple you love, and subscribe wherever you listen.
As an Amazon Associate, Marriage After God earns from qualifying purchases.
Smith Family Resources, Inc © 2026
58 min
November 28, 2019 Marriage Q&A: In-Laws, Faith in Hard Times, and Becoming Parents
Ten listener questions on in-laws, faith in hard times, parenthood, and finding freedom from pornography.
About This Episode
We asked our community on Instagram for questions and received so many great ones, so in this episode we answer ten of them. Some are personal and some are spiritual: what has challenged us most in doing ministry together, when to change your last name, how to handle controlling in-laws, and how to keep your faith and a hopeful mindset in hard times. We also talk about the transition to parenthood, resources that helped Aaron find healing from pornography, the hardest lessons we have learned, and how we juggle all the demands of life. It's easy to praise God when life is great; this episode is a reminder to keep praising Him when it isn't. It was also our sign-off for the year, and we wished you a Merry Christmas.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
Doing ministry together — how communication and our differences challenge us most.
Changing your last name — why taking your husband's name can honor him and your oneness.
Controlling in-laws — communicating respectfully with your spouse and setting clear boundaries.
Faith in hard times — what faith is (Hebrews 11:1) and keeping self-control in our emotions.
Becoming parents — the hardest part of the transition to parenthood.
Freedom from pornography — Wired for Intimacy by William Struthers and Treating Pornography Addiction by Dr. Kevin Skinner.
Hardest lessons — dying to self and taking up our cross.
Pregnancy number five — why this one has been Jennifer's hardest so far.
A first anniversary — keeping it simple with dinner and reflection.
Juggling it all — recognizing our limits, depending on God, and living in seasons.
Scripture Referenced
James 1:2
Hebrews 11:1
1 Peter 1:3-9
Ephesians 5:25
Resources from This Episode
Marriage After God by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Wired for Intimacy: How Pornography Hijacks the Male Brain by William Struthers
Treating Pornography Addiction: The Essential Tools for Recovery by Dr. Kevin Skinner
No More Headaches by Dr. Juli Slattery
Join our free Marriage Prayer Challenge
Get our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!
52 Date Night Conversations (free download)
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
Shop books, devotionals, and prayer journals: shop.marriageaftergod.com
Follow Marriage After God: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · TikTok
Follow Aaron and Jennifer: Husband Revolution · Unveiled Wife
Want to go deeper? Become a patron and help us keep creating resources for marriages that pursue God together.
If this conversation encouraged you, please share it with a couple you love, and subscribe wherever you listen.
As an Amazon Associate, Marriage After God earns from qualifying purchases.
Smith Family Resources, Inc © 2026
52 min
November 20, 2019 Stop Hiding Before It's Too Late
Why hiding your struggles in plain sight is dangerous, and how walking in the light brings healing.
About This Episode
Over the years we have received countless messages from couples on the verge of divorce. Some of them we knew personally, and we felt blindsided by the problems in their marriages. How can problems go unseen? You can avoid community altogether, or you can do what we did at the beginning of our marriage: hide in plain sight. We had close friends but never let people truly know us or our struggles. In this episode we talk about how the devil wants us hidden, isolated and ashamed, how pride tells us 'they won't understand,' and why walking in the light brings real fellowship. Our heart is that this would encourage you to stop hiding and remove the fear of being fully known.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
Hiding in plain sight — having close friends but never letting anyone truly know you.
Our story — how our first years of marriage looked fine outwardly but were destructive inwardly.
The severed arm — why isolation from the body of Christ kills ministry and prevents healing.
Walking in the light — what 1 John 1 says about fellowship and hiding.
Pride at the root — the lie that 'they won't understand.'
Transparent community — how a marriage ministry group of honest couples changed us.
Confession for healing — opening up to your spouse and others, not just to shed shame.
Scripture Referenced
Acts 26:16-18
1 John 1:5-7
Luke 12:2
John 16:33
Psalm 138:6
Proverbs 29:23
James 4:6
Ephesians 5:8-9
Colossians 1:9-14
Resources from This Episode
Join the Marriage Prayer Challenge for FREE! Go to www.marriageprayerchallenge.com
Get our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
Shop books, devotionals, and prayer journals: shop.marriageaftergod.com
Follow Marriage After God: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · TikTok
Follow Aaron and Jennifer: Husband Revolution · Unveiled Wife
Want to go deeper? Become a patron and help us keep creating resources for marriages that pursue God together.
If this conversation encouraged you, please share it with a couple you love, and subscribe wherever you listen.
Smith Family Resources, Inc © 2026
42 min
November 14, 2019 The Lord's Prayer
Jesus gave us a template for how to pray, not just words to recite. A walk through Matthew 6:5-13.
About This Episode
Prayer is such a vital part of every Christian's life. In this episode we walk through the Lord's Prayer, spoken by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 6. This teaching matters because it shows us the importance of prayer and a personal relationship with God. Jesus was not giving us magic words; it's not what we should pray, it's how we should pray. We talk about praying to God as Father, honoring His name, seeking His will above our own, and forgiveness. Our hearts are that this encourages you to build your prayer life, not for salvation, but to build real intimacy with God. Just like our marriages, intimacy takes intentionality.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
A template, not a script — why Jesus taught how to pray, not just what to say.
Praying in secret — avoiding hypocritical, show-off and wordy prayers.
Our Father — the comfort of praying to God as Father, even with a broken earthly dad.
Hallowed be your name — reverencing God's holy name.
Your will be done — seeking God's kingdom and will above our own requests.
Our son's bad dreams — how God may build character rather than just remove discomfort.
Our daily bread — honoring God as our Provider.
Forgive us our debts — pointing others back to God in repentance and forgiveness.
Lead us not into temptation — asking God to lead us so we don't walk into our own temptations.
Teaching kids to pray — passing on a life of prayer to our children.
Scripture Referenced
Matthew 6:5-15
James 1:17
1 John 5:14
1 Corinthians 4:7
Deuteronomy 8:18
Deuteronomy 8:3
James 1:13
Resources from This Episode
Thirty-One Prayers For My Husband by Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Thirty-One Prayers For My Wife by Aaron Smith (also in our shop)
31 Prayers For My Son by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
31 Prayers For My Daughter by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
31 Prayers For My Future Husband by Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
31 Prayers For My Future Wife by Aaron Smith (also in our shop)
52 Date Night Conversations (free download)
Get our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
Shop books, devotionals, and prayer journals: shop.marriageaftergod.com
Follow Marriage After God: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · TikTok
Follow Aaron and Jennifer: Husband Revolution · Unveiled Wife
Want to go deeper? Become a patron and help us keep creating resources for marriages that pursue God together.
If this conversation encouraged you, please share it with a couple you love, and subscribe wherever you listen.
As an Amazon Associate, Marriage After God earns from qualifying purchases.
Smith Family Resources, Inc © 2026
52 min
November 06, 2019 Encouragement for Chasing Boldly After God Together
Ten encouragements for couples chasing after God, from 'don't be afraid' to marriage as your first ministry.
About This Episode
Everyone needs encouragement and a reminder of the hope they have from time to time. In this episode our goal is to encourage you on your pursuit to chase after God together. We start with the first encouragement: don't be afraid. The enemy wants to make us afraid, but Jeremiah 17:7-8 says the one who trusts in the Lord is like a tree planted by water that does not fear when heat comes. From there we share more encouragements for your journey, including not growing weary, remembering you are not alone, and being faithful with what God has given you today. Listen thoughtfully, share it with your spouse or anyone who could use some cheering, and be excited about God's plan and purpose for you.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
Don't be afraid — trusting the Lord like a tree planted by water (Jeremiah 17:7-8).
Don't grow weary — persevering in your pursuit of God.
You are not alone — Christ, the Holy Spirit, your spouse and the body of Christ are with you.
Lean on God's wisdom — rather than relying on your own.
Stick to your financial plan — staying faithful with what God has given you.
Make your plans public — inviting accountability into your goals.
King Asa's reforms — lessons from his religious reform.
Marriage is your first ministry — and hard days are temporary.
Talk often — sharing where you are emotionally and spiritually with your spouse.
One bite at a time — being faithful to what God calls you to today instead of fearing tomorrow.
Scripture Referenced
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Galatians 6:9
Philippians 3:14
2 Chronicles 15:1-8 (the story of King Asa)
2 Corinthians 4:8-10
John 14:16
Proverbs 3:5-6
Hebrews 12:13
John 16:33
Proverbs 16:9
Resources from This Episode
Marriage After God by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Join our free Marriage Prayer Challenge
Get our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
Shop books, devotionals, and prayer journals: shop.marriageaftergod.com
Follow Marriage After God: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · TikTok
Follow Aaron and Jennifer: Husband Revolution · Unveiled Wife
Want to go deeper? Become a patron and help us keep creating resources for marriages that pursue God together.
If this conversation encouraged you, please share it with a couple you love, and subscribe wherever you listen.
As an Amazon Associate, Marriage After God earns from qualifying purchases.
Smith Family Resources, Inc © 2026
48 min