Support this podcast, Become a Patron: https://marriageaftergod.com/patron or buy one of our many marriage resources: https://shop.marriageaftergod.com In this episode, we open up about our personal struggle with a sexless marriage, something we grappled with for many years. We delve into our journey, discuss the common causes of a sexless marriage, and provide potential solutions that helped us and may help other couples too. While each couple's experience is unique, we hope our story provi...
Jun 22, 2023•56 min•Season 7Ep. 20
In this week's episode, we're picking up 'Habits Of The Household' by Justin Whitmel Earley. Join us as we delve into the seemingly mundane daily rituals that, in reality, hold a profound influence in our lives. We're all guilty of dismissing these small tasks as trivial - scrolling on our phone, deciding what to eat, or even how we put the kids to bed. However, it's time to reconsider their significance. After all, anything we do every day makes up a significant portion ...
Jun 08, 2023•47 min•Season 7Ep. 19
When a husband prays for his wife, he opens the gates of heaven and carries her over the threshold directly into the throne room of God. When a husband prays for his wife , he prays for himself since they are one. When a husband prays for his wife , he lays himself down in order to raise her up. The question is, will he pray? In this episode of the 'Marriage After God' podcast, hosts Aaron and Jennifer Smith discuss the transformative power of a husband praying for his wife. Drawing from...
May 25, 2023•45 min•Season 7Ep. 18
Join Our Patron Team -> marriageaftergod.com/patron Join Our Free Daily Prayer Email -> marriageprayerchallenge.com Buy Our Best Selling Prayer Books -> shop.marriageaftergod.com Oswald Chambers once said, “We tend to use prayer as a last resort, but God wants it to be our first line of defense. We pray when there's nothing else we can do, but God wants us to pray before we do anything at all.” Often times we pray in the midst of our despair when we have exhausted all of our own wis...
May 18, 2023•43 min•Season 7Ep. 17
When God heard the cries of His people in Egypt under the harsh rule and oppression of their master, he sent Moses to bring them a message of hope and comfort. He had a plan not just to bring them out of there suffering but to draw them closer to Himself. He told Moses to tell the people that He would rescue them and redeem them with an outstretched arm. He said, “ I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who has brought you out fro...
May 04, 2023•1 hr•Season 7Ep. 16
There is a temptation that comes for all of us and often we fall for it. It comes when we are distracted and least expect it. This temptation disguises itself in many different ways but always has the same desire and comes from the same place, deep within us. This temptation when given in to causes us to deflate, detract and desire to completely retreat. It is the temptation to give up when things get hard. This week's episode is brought to you by our faithful patron team. These are men and ...
Apr 27, 2023•48 min•Season 7Ep. 15
If you have been blessed by our free marriage after god content wed love to invite you to join our patron team. Please visit marriageaftergod.com/patron Join us as we delve into the profound impact of humility on relationships, particularly in marriage. We explore the contrasts between pride and humility, the benefits of walking humbly, and share personal anecdotes and insights. Show Notes: Humility and Justice: Reflection on the importance of justice, kindness, and humility. Introduction to the...
Apr 20, 2023•44 min•Season 7Ep. 14
GIVEAWAY!!!!!! Today's episode is brought to you by our faithful patron team who have chosen to help financially support this show monthly. And since today is my birthday I want to try something a little different. If you sign up today to be a part of our faithful patron team, at any level, you will be entered for a chance to receive a copy of each of our marriage books for free and will also be added to a special list of people who will get one of the first copies of our newest book coming ...
Apr 06, 2023•33 min•Season 7Ep. 13
Todays episode is brought to you by our free 30-day marriage prayer challenge. And our free 30day parenting prayer challenge. When you sign up for either of the challenges or both you will receive an email every day with scripture and topics for you to pray for your spouse and you son or daughter. We hope to inspire and encourage a consistent and robust prayer life with this challenge and want to invite you to sign up for free today. Simply visit http://marriageprayerchallenge.com/ or parentingp...
Mar 30, 2023•38 min•Season 7Ep. 12
How do you determine what’s important in your marriage? How do you navigate marriage when you have different interests and hobbies than your spouse? Today we are going to explore the art of learning alongside each to grow in the things we love, sharing in the experience together and nurturing our marriage relationship by choosing to like what each other loves. Today's episode is brought to you by our faithful patron team who have chosen to help financially support this show monthly. Here is ...
Mar 23, 2023•49 min•Season 7Ep. 11
In this weeks episode we would like to invite you to invest in your marriage in a meaningful way and by doing so you will also be helping support this podcast. simply take a moment and head over to our online store shop.marriageaftergod.com And grab a set of our devotionals or prayer journals. Here are some of the resources we have written for you. The Ultimate Marriage After God Growth Bundle (30% OFF) 5 of our most popular books 31 Prayers For My Son & Daughter books bundle And for those o...
Mar 16, 2023•43 min•Season 7Ep. 10
Today's episode is brought to you by our faithful patron team who have chosen to help financially support this show monthly. Here is a shout-out to some of our most recent patrons. Jill B Christy H Yvonne G Meri U We thank you so much for choosing to partner with us in blessing 10’s of thousands of couples with free daily prayer emails and this weekly podcast. If you have been blessed by our free marriage after god content wed love to invite you to join our patron team. Please visit marriage...
Mar 09, 2023•44 min•Season 7Ep. 9
They say communication is the key to a good relationship…. But what do they say about how we communicate Living in the 21st century with all the technological advances we have? The rapid ability to communicate via phone, text, or email has definitely thrown a curve ball for those trying to bat a homerun in marriage! The invention of the cellphone, internet, and apps have completely reshaped our culture and how we operate as a society and it all has happened in a very short period of time. Despit...
Feb 23, 2023•42 min•Season 7Ep. 8
Intimacy, often we associate this word with Sex or physical connection. these 2 things are infact forms of intimacy but are these the only meaning and purpose for this word? Is it possible that it is deeper and more profound than we have given it credit for? What can we learn from God and his relationship with us about intimacy with Him and with our spouse. If you have been blessed by the free marriage after god content wed love to invite you to join our patron team. Please visit marriageaftergo...
Feb 17, 2023•50 min•Season 7Ep. 7
If you have been blessed by our free marriage after god content wed love to invite you to join our patron team. So if you haven't joined the team yet here is your chance. Please visit marriageaftergod.com/patron -- The Gospel, It’s the good news of Salvation to the world. It's good news because it tells us that where we could only fail Jesus could only succeed. It brings us near to God yet while we were far off. The Gospel makes us whole where we were in pieces. But does the gospel only ...
Feb 09, 2023•42 min•Season 7Ep. 6
The word LOVE has been used so often and for such a variety of things. Commonly applied to everything from pets to food, from clothing to cars, and of course in significant relationships. If we love all of our things… then what does it mean when we do tell our spouse, “I Love you”? How are those around us, our spouse, our children, our friends and our family to know the difference between our love for things and our love for them? How can one word have so many different levels of meaning? Has it...
Feb 03, 2023•43 min•Season 7Ep. 5
All of us, on some level, desire transformation in our marriage. Whether that transformation is a small change, or a complete overhaul, we all want to experience more joy, peace, love and purpose. Ultimately, we are always going through some form of transformation, because we don’t remain completely the same. All of us are being transformed into something; the question is, are we transforming into what God desires, or something else? The first step in changing, is realizing that we can. The lie ...
Jan 26, 2023•55 min•Season 7Ep. 4
This episode is brought to you by our faithful patron team, who have chosen to help financially support this show monthly. Here is a shout-out to some of our most recent patrons. Deborah S Whitney S Valerie B We thank you so much for partnering with us in blessing 10’s of thousands of couples with free daily prayer emails and this weekly podcast. If you have been blessed by free marriage after god content, we'd love to invite you to join our patron team. Also, if you choose to sign up at $20...
Jan 19, 2023•43 min•Season 7Ep. 3
There is a spiritual truth that goes like this: what we feed will be nourished, what we sow, we will reap, what we pursue, we will find, what we water will grow. …BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DON'T? The opposite is a spiritual truth as well. Stop watering something, and it will eventually die. Stop feeding, and it will diminish. If we don't sow, there won't be anything to reap. If we never seek, we will never find. Our focus today is to examine these truths, hitting home the importance o...
Jan 12, 2023•35 min•Season 7Ep. 2
This episode is brought to you in part by our marriage after god podcast and prayer patron team. These are people who have been blessed by this content as well as our daily prayer emails and have decided to help support the show and our daily emails financially. So if you have been blessed by this show and would like to join the marriage after god podcast patron team, please visit marriageaftergod.com/patron Via Wikipedia: The self-discrepancy theory states that individuals compare their "ac...
Jan 05, 2023•49 min•Season 7Ep. 1
January 6th, 2023, will be our 16th Wedding Anniversary. And with that, we wanted to share 16 of the best pieces of marriage advice and marriage tips we have learned along the way. These pieces of marriage advice have revolutionized our marriage in many ways, and some of them even played a large part in saving our marriage from divorce. Please let us know which piece of advice was your favorite by leaving us a podcast review. A summary of our marriage tips. Pray, A lot! Most likely, you are the ...
Dec 15, 2022•55 min•Season 6Ep. 12
This world is full fo discouragement, and we personally are really good at feeling shameful, weak, useless, and unworthy. Fill in the blank with all the negative things we think and say about ourselves daily. We all can use more words of encouragement and affirmation. So let this episode be an encouragement and reminder for you to practice finding things to affirm your spouse with on a daily basis. -- This episode is sponsored by our newest book, Marriage After God . In this book, we have laid o...
Dec 08, 2022•44 min•Season 6Ep. 11
This week's episode is brought to you by our 30-day marriage devotionals. Husband and wife after god. These devotionals were written to help you grow closer to your spouse and closer to God. We invite you to join the thousands of other marriages that have already taken the journey toward a deeper and more purposeful marriage. Also, with the holidays coming up, these devotionals will make a powerful and meaningful gift for the other married couples in your life. Get them today at shop.marriag...
Nov 17, 2022•53 min•Season 6Ep. 10
In Today's episode, we are going to dive into talking about chicken coops - okay, not a KNOW-HOW, but more so what we learned about working together to finish a hard thing. Today's episode is brought to you by our book set 31 Prayers For My Future Husband / Wife Now, most of our listeners are probably already married, so you won't need this set. But you do know someone who could benefit from it. A teenager, niece or nephew, a friend. These books include 31 days of prayers for a perso...
Oct 28, 2022•52 min•Season 6Ep. 9
This episode is brought to you by our 31 prayers for my son and daughter devotionals. Click here to get "31 Prayers For My Son" Click here to get "31 Prayers For My Daughter" ----- 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. Ephesians 5:8 for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed ...
Oct 20, 2022•55 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Speaker 1 (00:10): Hi, and welcome to the Marriage After God podcast. Speaker 2 (00:12): We're your host Aaron and Jennifer Smith. Speaker 1 (00:14): We have been married 15 years and have five sweet children who are growing up way too fast. We Speaker 2 (00:18): Love God and we love Speaker 1 (00:20): Marriage, and we love to be honest about it all. Speaker 2 (00:22): Marriage is not always a walk in the park, but we do believe it has a powerful purpose. Speaker 1 (00:26): So our goal here ...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 7
This week's episode is brought to you by our newest book "Marriage After God: Chasing Boldly After God’s Purpose for Your Life Together." One of our motivations for writing Marriage After God was to help inspire couples to consider how they can use what they have to serve God together. Sometimes we need that “ out of the box” thinking to get us to see the bigger picture or possibilities that lay right in front of us. Instead of seeing ministry as a Sunday service practice, we encoura...
Oct 06, 2022•57 min•Season 6Ep. 6
TAKE THE FREE MARRIAGE PRAYER CHALLENGE marriageprayerchallenge.com Jennifer (00:10): Hi, and welcome to the Marriage After God podcast. Aaron (00:12): We're your host Aaron and Jennifer Smith. Jennifer (00:14): We have been married 15 years and have five sweet children who are growing up way too fast. Aaron (00:18): We love God and we love marriage, Jennifer (00:20): And we love to be honest about it all. Aaron (00:22): Marriage is not always a walk in the park, but we do believe it has a p...
Sep 29, 2022•49 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Pornography is all too common these days and sadly it is common even among believers. In this episode, we share How Aaron has been able to walk in freedom from this addiction for more than 6 years now and how you can too. We also talk about how you can help prepare and protect your children from this destructive sin. READ TRANSCRIPT jennifer: Hi, and welcome to the Marriage After God podcast. Aaron: We're your hosts, Aaron and Jennifer Smith. jennifer: We have been married 15 years and have ...
Sep 22, 2022•50 min•Season 6Ep. 4
This episode is sponsored by our book Marriage After God This is a great marriage resource for anyone or any couple that is looking for something meaty that will inspire and challenge a little. It is a book we wrote together that dips into our story but also gets the reader to search out “what is God doing in my marriage” This book also spends quite a bit of time on finances and marriage, so if you want to dive deeper into today's topic we strongly encourage you to pick up a copy if you have...
Sep 14, 2022•57 min•Season 6Ep. 3
