Our First Year of Christian Marriage: What Marriage Has Taught Us | EP17

In this episode, we reflect on our first year of Christian marriage—the lessons we've learned, the struggles we've faced, and how keeping God at the center has strengthened our relationship. We discuss first-year marriage struggles, the importance of spending time with God in marriage, and how spiritual warfare in marriage can challenge couples. From learning to love our spouse the way they want to be loved to navigating the role of prayer, we share real insights into building a God-centered relationship. Keeping faith strong in marriage is essential, and we explore how a God-honoring marriage requires intentionality, prayer, and trust in HimTimestamps00:00 Intro1:51 The Challenge of Finding a Community in a New City5:31 Loving my Spouse The Way They Want to be Loved10:28 How Fathers Shape Their Daughters' Relationships14:32 Intentional Love: Stopping What You Dislike, Repeating What You Love19:33 Different views of marriage growing up  20:19 Intentional in showing love 22:22 Really Consider Who You’re Marrying23:28 Good Communication is Necessary in relationships25:41 Spending Time with God, Together and Apart29:11 Praying for Your Spouse29:48 The Devil Hates Marriage as Much as God Loves Marriage32:03 Don’t Allow External Factors to Influence Marriage💛 If this encouraged you, feel free to support our mission through Buy Me a Coffee if you’d like ☕️ 👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/balancedbelieversFOLLOW US:YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheBalancedBelieversInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thebalancedbelievers TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thebalancedbelievers#thebalancedbelievers #christianpodcast #christ #jesus #christianity #christian