551-Unified in Future Planning for Your Marriage: Interview with Brad and Deidre King

Unified in Future Planning for Your Marriage: Interview with Brad and Deidre King Brad's a financial planner. Spreadsheets, formulas, five-year plans. That's his world. Deidre? Her life goal at 18 was to marry Brad. Done. Next dream? Mission field. Adoption. A farm. Big, wild, beautiful dreams... You can imagine the tension. He's thinking: "Is this just a dream, or am I actually supposed to take action on this?" She's thinking: "Don't you dare kill this dream." But here's what happened over 25 years of marriage: Brad learned to put feet to Deidre's dreams. And Deidre learned to appreciate the power of a plan. Together, they adopted three kids from Guatemala and Ethiopia, built a farm, and launched two businesses that serve people through financial planning and life planning. The secret? They learned to see each other's strengths instead of criticizing each other's gaps. Deidre has a core value of generosity. Brad has a core value of stewardship. The enemy would love to make her see him as stingy and him see her as wasteful. But when you name those values and honor them? You multiply your kingdom impact. This week's episode is a conversation with Brad and Deidre King, and honestly, it might be one you listen to with your wife. It's about getting on the same page with finances, with dreams, with purpose, and with God's plan for your family. One more thing Brad said that I love: "God, what do you want me to know about this situation? And what do you want me to do about it?" Two questions. Every day. That's the balance between planning through just our flesh/skill/effort even our gifting, and walking out your gifting by the Spirit. If you're ready to get your marriage aligned and moving in the same direction, we can help. delightyourmarriage.com/cc DYM coaches husbands and wives to transform their marriage even if only one does the work -- but we encourage the husbands to go first. Blessings, Belah God bless, DYM Team (AI helped write and summarize Belah's podcast's content) PS - Want more insight into the health of your marriage? Take our free Marital Health Assessment to find out your Marital Health score. PPS - Ready to start your healing journey? Schedule a free Clarity Call and see if our programs are the right fit for you. PPPS -Here is what (another) recent Coaching Graduate had to say: [before coaching], "My wife and I struggled to get along, have normal conversation (Planning, catching up, connecting) without it leading to an argument. We were so intimately disconnected that it led to months of no sexual intimacy or a desire for sex from her. We went over a year without sex and it was so painful. We constantly fought about any and everything."[after coaching] "One of the greatest celebrations has been having sex again! And enjoying it! We have sex at least once a week and it has been so wonderful. It is intimate and we are growing in knowing each other in new ways."