In this episode, Chris and MJ share a segment of the podcast interview the gave with bloggist, author, and Pastor Shane Thacker on his podcast The Total Ministry Makeover. Chris and MJ discuss the Top Six Killers of Unity in Marriage and the impact they have on our marriages. Over the next several episodes, Chris and MJ will more deeply explore these topics.

A special thank you to Shane Thacker for hosting us on his podcast, The Total Ministry Makeover. For more information about Shane Thacker, check out his website, www.shanethacker.org or follow him on Facebook.

Tweetables: It’s about rearranging our priorities. If we’re gonna have a strong marriage the foundation really has to be that God is that center. - Chris

God didn’t call my wife to be a follower of me. God called my wife to be a follower of Him. - ChrisThere is definitely a need to align the priorities based on your marriage so that you can function to the best of your ability for God’s glory. - Chris

If we’re going two different directions, the marriage isn’t going to work. It creates friction and then that friction turns to miscommunication and it just snowballs after that. - MJ

It came down to the need to be humbled and figure out what we want out of life. What are our dreams? What are our hopes? What is our future? Do we have a future together? Do we have goals? And we started setting little goals. Once we started setting those little goals we found there was a realignment of our direction. We’ve learned to work within our differences to realign to one single direction. -Chris

There’s always restoration. There’s always hope. But we never want to get to the point where we are mistrusting our spouse. - Chris

Resources:For more about Surviving Chaos visit our website: http://survivingchaos22.com

You and me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity Francis and Lisa Chan, 2015

Fireproof movie, Sherwood Pictures, 2008

Slow Fade by Casting Crowns,

2007Financial Peace University, Dave Ramsey