EP 79: Let's Adopt a Winston Churchill Mindset in Marriage

Little known fact: Today (April 9) is Winston Churchill Day in the US. So today, I'm taking some of my favorite quotes from the British Bulldog, examining them in light of scripture, and applying them to marriage. I hope you'll listen in!

Show Notes VERSES CITED:

- Luke 12:48 - “From everyone who has been given much, much will be required....”

- Romans 12:10 - “Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.” 

- Philippians 4:8 - “...whatever is true... honorable... right... pure... think about these things.”

- Luke 6:38 - “Give, and it will be given to you...good measure—pressed down, shaken together....” 

- James 1:19 - "Let everyone be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger.”

- James 1:2-3 - “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials....” 

- 1 Peter 1:6-7 - “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief ....” 

- 2 Cor. 4:17 - “For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory...."

- Heb. 12:11 - "No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however...."

- Isaiah 41:10 - “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you....”

- Psalm 23:4 - "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil...."

- Philippians 4:13 - “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”

- Galatians 6:9 - “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap...."

- John 15:5 - “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit..."

 

RELATED LINKS:

- Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara - “the remarkable power of giving people more than they expect”

- EP 78: 7 Ways to Ruin Your Marriage

- EP 75: Emphasize Your Husband's Good Points

- The Good News about Marriage by Shaunti Feldhahn

 

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