Men of Iron Podcast
Work Hard For A God-Honoring Marriage| EP. 142
“Let’s quit talking as men and put forth the work for our marriages to thrive.” // Garret Barbush
On EP. 142 we focus in on marriage and what it looks like to have a God-honoring marriage. Edwin Lous Cole said, “Marriage may be the closest thing to Heaven or Hell any of us will know on this earth.” I desire to have a true relationship with my wife. A marriage full of joy, love and happiness. But men, let’s not sugar coat it, marriage is hard. The lifelong commitment of marriage should not be taking lightly. Mere talk, as Solomon says in Proverbs 14:23, is cheap and easy and only leads to poverty. Apply that labor to your marriage and your profit will be measured by the amount of fulfillment you and your wife gain. Garret breaks down 9 practical ways to help you start SMART with your wife and marriage in 2023. Let’s quit talking as men and put forth the work for our marriages to thrive!
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SHOW NOTES:
- This is the time of year where we can look back on our year and evaluate what we’ve done and look ahead to 2023
- On today’s podcast we focus in on our marriages
- “Marriage may be the closest thing to Heaven or Hell any of us will know on this earth.” // Edwin Louis Cole
- I desire to have a true relationship with my wife
- A relationship full of love, joy, peace, happiness
- I don’t want to just exist in my marriage
- I want to be best friends with my wife, best friends are committed to one another
- This is something we all know, marriage is difficult
- The return on investment with your wife is directly correlated to the amount of investment you put into the relationship
- The greater the investment, the greater the return
- The lifelong commitment of marriage should not be taking lightly
- “In all labor there is profit, but mere talk leads to poverty.” // Proverbs 14:23 (NIV)
- Apply that labor to your marriage and your profit will be measured by the amount of fulfillment you and your wife gain. Mere talk, as Solomon says, is cheap and easy and only leads to poverty.”// Steven K. Scott
- If I’m being honest, lately my marriage had not been profitable. I realized that I needed to make some changes
- Here are some S.M.A.R.T. goals for your marriage:
- #1 – Schedule a day to personally get away (establish some personal goals for 2023)
- #2 – Schedule a day to get away with your wife (take care of all the plans before telling her)
- #3 – Communicate the details to her
- #4 – Start your day out light – grab coffee, go for a bike ride
- #5 – Share the why and take responsibility (share with her why you planned this day)
- #6 – Recap the year with vulnerability (share a summary of your year, your feelings on the marriage and what you love about her)
- #7 – Share your 5F Goals with her
- #8 – Encourage her and challenge her to create her own 5F goals for the year
- #9 – Schedule monthly checkups for the year
- Let’s quit talking as men and put forth the work for our marriages to thrive that are honoring to God