Marriage After God

By Aaron Smith & Jennifer SmithSociety & Culture Religion & Spirituality Christianity Relationships

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July 10, 2019 For Those Who Have Some Fears About Their Family Growing
Three honest fears about adding another child, and the Scriptures that help us face them together.
About This Episode
Recorded while we were expecting our fourth child, this episode is for anyone who feels some fear about their family growing. Jennifer honestly shares three fears she has wrestled with: not being able to handle the demands of the home, missing out on time with the kids we already have, and losing personal time. Instead of brushing those fears aside, we open God's Word and let it speak to each one. God has not given us a spirit of fear, children are a heritage from the Lord, and His grace is sufficient for us, because His power is made perfect in weakness. Aaron also speaks directly to husbands about cultivating a safe home and giving their wives real time to recharge.
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
Fear in Scripture — what 2 Timothy 1:7 says about the spirit God has given us
Fear #1 — not being able to handle the demands of the home
Fear #2 — missing out on time with the kids you already have
Fear #3 — losing personal time
Embracing weakness — God's grace is sufficient and His power is made perfect in weakness
Being present — you will miss some things, so be intentional when you are there
A word to husbands — cultivate a safe home and actively give your wife time to recharge
Scripture Referenced
2 Timothy 1:7
Psalm 127:3-5
2 Corinthians 12:9
Psalm 34:4
Resources from This Episode
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)
Download our FREE 52 Date Night Conversation Starters eBook today
Get our new book The Marriage Gift - 365 prayers for your marriage!
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
32 min
July 08, 2019 Called to be the Spiritual leader... but what does that look like?
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"Desire what God wants more than what you want" - Aaron Smith
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34 min
July 03, 2019 Does God Have a Calling for My Marriage? 6 Callings Couples Share
Six callings every Christian marriage already shares, from prayer and forgiveness to purity and generosity.
About This Episode
Many couples wonder whether God has a specific calling for their marriage. In this episode we share that every Christian marriage already has one, and we walk through six callings that all marriages share: prayer, love, forgiveness, trust, purity, and generosity. For each calling we open the Scriptures and share honestly from our own story, including how pornography cost Aaron spiritual authority, how Jennifer used unforgiveness as a way to control, and how she fought tithing while we were in debt. Love is a command, not just a feeling, and prayer isn't preparation for the battle, prayer is the battle. We pray this encourages you to step into what God has already called your marriage to.
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
Every marriage has a calling — you don't have to wonder what God wants for your marriage
Prayer — why prayer isn't preparation for the battle, it is the battle
Love — love is commanded, not just a feeling
Forgiveness — how withholding forgiveness can become a tool for control
Trust — trusting God with your spouse rather than blind trust
Purity — how pornography cost Aaron spiritual authority
Generosity — Jennifer's struggle with tithing while in debt
Scripture Referenced
Philippians 4:6
Matthew 22:37
Colossians 3:13
Proverbs 3:5
Hebrews 13:4
Galatians 5:1
2 Corinthians 9:6
Resources from This Episode
Download our FREE 52 Date Night Conversations Starters
Get our new book The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop) · themarriagegift.com
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
41 min
July 01, 2019 Busy Seasons, Pursuing God Amid Struggles & Ministry At the Cost Of Your Family.
We have the privilege of re-airing an interview The Other Half Podcast did with us last month.
Check out their podcast here. https://anchor.fm/theotherhalf/episodes/8--Marriage-After-God-with-Aaron--Jennifer-Smith-e47qrg
Here are there websites as well :)
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https://www.instagram.com/meredithwboggs/
https://www.justindboggs.com/
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38 min
June 26, 2019 How to Encourage Your Spouse In Times Of Doubt & Fear
What you fear has the most power in your life. How to help your spouse through seasons of doubt and fear.
About This Episode
Times of doubt and fear will come, and how we handle them matters. We start by sharing two scary moments from our own life, rolling our vehicle and a white-knuckle 16-hour bus ride in Africa, and then talk about how to encourage your spouse when doubt and fear rise up. What you fear has the most power in your life, so we look at what triggers fear, from stepping into ministry, to feeling not good enough like Moses, to a lack of control. Then we share practical ways to help: knowing and speaking Scripture over your spouse, stopping to pray with thanksgiving, and bearing one another's burdens with sensitivity rather than telling them to get over it.
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 scary stories — rolling our vehicle and a 16-hour bus ride in Africa
The power of fear — why what you fear has the most power in your life
Stepping into ministry — how new callings can trigger doubt
Not good enough — feeling like Moses when God calls you
Lack of control — why losing control stirs up fear
Speak Scripture — washing your spouse with the water of the Word
Pray with thanksgiving — stopping in the moment to pray together
Bear one another's burdens — responding with sensitivity instead of "get over it"
Scripture Referenced
Proverbs 3:5-6
John 16:33
Ephesians 5:15-21
2 Timothy 1:7
Ephesians 5:25
Isaiah 41:10
Resources from This Episode
If you have been blessed by this podcast and would love to support it, please pick up a copy of our book Marriage After God by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Get our new book The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop) · themarriagegift.com
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
40 min
June 19, 2019 We Create A Family Mission Statement
We build our family mission statement live, from core values to "we're the Smiths and we do hard things."
About This Episode
Having a mission statement for your family isn't required, but it can be very beneficial for creating and maintaining the culture of your home. We had never made one before, so after hearing from several interview guests how much it transformed their families, we decided to create ours live while you listen. We brainstorm the core values we want to define the Smith home, name the phrases we already find ourselves repeating to our kids, and look to Scripture to anchor it all. It's honest and unscripted, and we hope it gives you a simple starting point for casting vision with your own family. Remember, it's an ongoing process meant to unify your family, not a rulebook.
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 a family mission statement — how it shapes and maintains the culture of your home
Core values — generosity, community, transparency, faithfulness, and stewardship
We find the fun in things — making adventure part of your family identity
Extraordinary, food, learning, and wisdom — the values that make your family yours
We do hard things — naming the phrases you already repeat to your kids
Self-control — the character you want to cultivate at home
Anchoring it in Scripture — generosity, the Great Commission, and John 17
An ongoing process — why a mission statement unifies rather than becoming a list of rules
Scripture Referenced
2 Corinthians 9:6-8
Matthew 28:18-20 (the Great Commission)
John 17
Resources from This Episode
If you have been blessed by the Marriage After God podcast, please consider supporting it by picking up a copy of our book titled Marriage After God by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Get our new book The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop) · themarriagegift.com
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
43 min
June 12, 2019 Can I Fall Out Of Love In My Marriage?
Why "falling out of love" is a myth, and why the opposite of biblical love isn't hate, it's apathy.
About This Episode
Is love something we can fall in and out of? Can I still be in love if I don't feel like it? What if I'm not happy in my marriage anymore? In this episode we tackle those questions head on. Drawing from Gary Thomas's book Sacred Marriage, we explain why the phrase 'falling out of love' is so deceptive: it takes choice and responsibility out of love and leaves us at the mercy of our feelings. We look at the most common reasons couples feel love has faded, and then point to Jesus in Gethsemane as the model of a love that chooses commitment. The opposite of biblical love isn't hate, it's apathy.
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
The myth of falling out of love — how the phrase strips love of choice and responsibility
Feelings vs. commitment — can you still love when you don't feel like it?
Tough times and unmet needs — why hard seasons can make love feel gone
Unmet expectations and discontentment — how they quietly erode a marriage
Chasing happiness and comfort — why they make a poor foundation for love
Love modeled in Gethsemane — choosing an aggressive, committed love like Christ's
Fighting apathy — pursuing intimacy, keeping an eternal perspective, and practicing discipline
The gospel is at stake — remembering what your marriage represents
Scripture Referenced
1 Corinthians 13:7
Ephesians 5
1 Timothy 3
Resources from This Episode
Join the Marriage After God Movement! Thousands have already said yes and we want to invite you to join them. Learn more here
Our book: Marriage After God by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Book mentioned: Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas
Get our new book The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop) · themarriagegift.com
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
46 min
June 05, 2019 It's Time To Say Yes To God
Every marriage has a role no one else can fill: Exodus 35, living stones, and the fruit of saying yes to God.
About This Episode
Our book Marriage After God is the fruit of saying yes to God again and again, and in this episode we want to invite you to do the same. Every Christian marriage has a unique role in God's kingdom, and there is no substitute for yours. We read Exodus 35, where the Israelites brought freewill offerings of materials and skills to build the Tabernacle, and 1 Peter 2:4-5, where believers are described as living stones being built together. Each of us brings different gifts and resources that God has given, so we encourage you to take inventory of what you have and steward it for Him. We also invite you to become a Marriage After God Movement Starter.
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
The fruit of saying yes — how our book Marriage After God came from repeated yeses to God
No substitute for you — why every marriage has a unique role in God's kingdom
Exodus 35 — freewill offerings of materials and skills for building the Tabernacle
Living stones — how 1 Peter 2:4-5 pictures believers being built together
Different gifts, one house — contributing what God has given you
Take inventory — stewarding your resources for God
Join the movement — becoming a Marriage After God Movement Starter
Scripture Referenced
Exodus 35
1 Peter 2:4-5
Resources from This Episode
Our book: Marriage After God by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Will you consider being a Marriage After God Movement Starter and join us to encourage marriages all over the world to say yes to God? We need you!
Who are we looking for to join the movement: Passionate Christ followers. Marriages who are ready to chase boldly after God’s will together. Those that are ready to help start a marriage after God movement.
What do members of the movement get? 52 Must-Have Date Night Conversation Starter For A Marriage After God; Comprehensive Marriage, Parenting and Working together Resources that we love and trust; "How To Dream Together" Future Visioning Worksheet; Your names and photo on the Marriage After God Movement Starters Page On Our Website
Join the Marriage After God Movement! marriageaftergod.com/movement
Get our new book The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop) · themarriagegift.com
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
25 min
May 29, 2019 MAG 016: Chasing After God Together
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Quote From Marriage After God Book
“As men and women, husbands and wives, marriages that claim the name of Christ, and desire to walk in His will and His ways, we must never forget that our Lord and Savior is coming back for us, His bride, and He will do so in a miraculous way. While we are waiting for His return, we must let this knowledge of His testimony and second coming be the fuel that ignites in us an unquenchable fire to boldly chase after God’s will for our marriages. The beautiful and imminent return of our King is the very thing that motivates us to move beyond our comfort into the amazing, extraordinary, powerful, world-changing, “good works” that God has prepared for each one of us since before time began.”
Prayer
Dear Lord,
We pray we would never stop chasing boldly after You! As husbands and wives who love you, our prayer is that we would impact this world and build your kingdom for your name sake! Thank you for equipping us and empowering us through your Holy Spirit to do all of the wonderful works that you have for us to do so that your will and purpose is fulfilled. We love you Lord! We praise you and we glorify your name! May our marriages reflect your divine love and May your gospel be spread! We pray our hearts would be sensitive to your leading as you show us the ministry work you have for our marriages to accomplish.
In Jesus’ name, amen!
34 min
May 22, 2019 MAG 015: How We Are Stronger Together In Marriage
Your Marriage Has An Impact!!! Join the Marriage After God movement today. https://marriageaftergod.com
"A husband and wife chasing after God knows every aspect of their marriage is for proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ, they are not ashamed to share about it, and they are confident in the impact they are making in the world around them." - Marriage After God book
"The two of you serving God together will always make a greater impact than the two of you could make alone striving for your own accomplishments and happiness."
- Marriage After God book
Prayer:
Dear Lord,
Thank you for the gift of companionship. Marriage is such an intimate friendship that blesses us. We desire to draw closer to each other and to use this intimate bond to bless your name. Thank you for being intertwined in our relationship and at the center of it. You are the reason we are stronger together. Please continue to strengthen us as a cord of 3 strands. We pray that you would use us to do hard things as we build up your body and build up your kingdom. Be our strength as we persevere. May we be intentional in encouraging each other in marriage so that we do not grow weary. We pray against the enemy. We pray against his evil ways. Thank you for being our refuge and our shield. Thank you for equipping us and empowering us to stay strong and to fulfill your will. May your will be done in us and through our marriage.
In Jesus’ name, amen!
43 min