Does it feel like you’re waiting… and waiting… for your spouse to make a change?
Maybe it’s a job decision, a health issue, an addiction, or something you’ve talked about a hundred times. This month’s episode is all about your side of that frustration—what to do, how to stay grounded, and how to walk through this season with faith, patience, and strength.
In Part 1, we speak directly to the spouse who is watching, waiting, and hurting… but still wants to honor God, love their spouse well, and approach this season with wisdom.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- How to recommit your heart and remember your marriage vows
- Why praying until your heart softens is essential
- How to reassure your spouse without enabling unhealthy patterns
- How to have the hard conversation the right way (not the angry way)
- Why you should champion your spouse, not control them
- The role boundaries and consequences must play in real change
- How spiritual growth can create a gap—and how God bridges it
Key Scriptures Mentioned
- Ephesians 4:2 – Be humble, gentle, patient, bearing with one another in love
- Ecclesiastes 5:4–5 – Fulfill the vows you’ve made before God
- Matthew 19:6 – What God has joined together, let no one separate
- 1 John 4:18 – Perfect love drives out fear
- Song of Solomon 8:6 – Love is as strong as death
- Philippians 4:6–7 – Present your requests to God with thanksgiving
- Ephesians 4:15 – Speak the truth in love
- Proverbs 27:6 – Wounds from a friend can be trusted
- James 1:19 – Quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger
- Galatians 6:1 – Restore gently
- Philippians 2:3–4 – Value others above yourselves
- Proverbs 4:23 – Guard your heart
Discussion Question for You
What’s one step you can take this week to champion—not control—your spouse as they work through something difficult?
Share your thoughts in the comments below—we’d love to hear from you!
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