Our team takes time this week to have a little fun, remember difficult times in our 30 years of marriage, but look at the times that we truly experienced JOY!!! You will be encouraged and challenged to seek true joy in todays episode!

Join us today as our CFL team chats with Carolina Ferrer, founder of Carolinas Compassionate Counseling. It's interesting how our lack of mental and emotional connection affects our marital intimacy! Today we are challenged to fight the enemy through the power of the Holy Spirit to create an environment of health in all areas of your marriage!

The CFL team had the opportunity to interview Dr Amy Trout, PsyD. She is the founder and executive director of a private practice, Cornerstone Consultants. In our conversation we talked about the growing need for mental health counseling and how the church and ministries like Christian Family Life can get involved.

As we enter May, we touch on a topic that for many years has been pushed to the side, but we recognize it needs to be talked about. This month we will be interview experts in the field as they give us valuable insight on the topic. This week we share a podcast that we did last year to set up the month.

Have you every been invested in? Have you ever invested in others? Scripture is clear that this is important for our own spiritual and emotional growth. We as a CFL team make a statement, "The best investment we make in our own marriage is by investing in others." Listen in today as we chat about discipleship, mentorship, coaching, etc. and the importance of it as one that receives it but also as one that shares it.

God not only has purpose for your marriage as well as providing us our personal perfect provision, but God wants us to truly enjoy your marriage! Be reminded of the good times, enjoy the rewards and milestones that come with staying married. Get through the difficult times to see your marriage strengthened on the other side!! Join us as we are reminded of the good old days and start creating new ones!

Identity is such a big deal and making sure we truly understand who we are in Christ and who He has called us to be is a game changer in relationships! You bringing your best self to the marriage will go a long way in fulfilling your purpose as a married couple. Join the CFL team as we discuss identity!

Being accepted by others is a big deal for everyone. Nobody wants to go through life feeling rejected! Today we have a conversation on how acceptance can be healthy in your marriage and how this action by both individuals will provide oneness in your marriage. Listen in as we encourage you to work on this area of your marriage and bring health to your relationship.

The reality of marriage is that there will be times that we hurt our spouse, or they hurt us. In those moments, are we able to forgive? Are we willing to forgive? What drives that decision in you life? Our team will point us towards scripture to find the answer!

Difficult conversations are going to happen within our marriages. Whether it's over finances, children, work, being hurt and offended, etc. we know that they will come up. How should we approach them? Do we not have them or do we blow up and get it all out? Listen in as our team walks through this necessary topic.

What are we looking to to define if our marriage is normal? Today our team talks about what we should be looking to in order to help us define where we are at and what areas we need to grow in as individuals and as a couple to continue to strengthen our marriages.

On todays podcast we take the time to chat with Richard and Elizabeth Albertson, founders of Live The Life (livethelife.org). One of the tools they share today is titled, "Take Out The Trash". Listen in as we discuss this tool and a few others that will help you and your spouse in your everyday interactions!

Shame is a tool that Satan uses to keep us from moving forward and living a victorious life. Jesus brings conviction, forgiveness, and redemption to give us a life that is thriving in Him. This allows us to draw closer to the Lord and also to earthly relationships, starting with our spouse. Listen in today as we chat about the difference between shame and conviction and how we can thrive in our marriage when we are living free in the Lord.

On todays podcast Roland and Tammy interview Will and Cindy Goff who have celebrated 55 years of marriage. This podcast is so impactful because of God's redemption story and God's calling on a couple that is still answering His call on their lives to invest in other couples, and to help them thrive and understand God's purpose for their marriages.

Today, Roland and Tammy along with Gio and Suzy share what they have learned over three decades of marriage. You will be challenged and encouraged as they share what God has taught them and how they have applied Biblical faith principles along the way.

Joining us on todays podcast are Brandon and Lauren Piner. They share the excitement of dating and getting married, to the joys of sharing a life together, and then the blessings of raising a family. This conversation is a great reminder to pursue romance while living in all the realities of life!!

Join us today as Gray and Shelly Foshee share how God did a deep work in each of their lives after several years of a difficult marriage that ultimately transformed their marriage.

Regardless of what stage of marriage we are in, it's always good to hear an Amazing God Tale! "God Tales" are stories of God's love, care, and faithfulness in marriages and how those couples navigated the different seasons of life. Join us today as we chat with Ian and Nickie Connell and hear how God brought them together and what keeps them together and thriving.

Our CFL team had the privilege 0f partnering with Motor Racing Outreach for a Marriage Conference. At the conference we fielded some questions, but really didn't have the time to go in depth. Today we have taken those questions and spent time working through them. Hope the conversation today helps you get answers for similar questions you may have!!

Healthy tensions do not need to be negative. They can be positive, constructive, and they will always be there. Listen in today as we encourage and challenge you to create healthy patterns in dealing with tensions that enter into your marriage.

Is the grass really greener on the other side? We are the only ones that struggle with these issues? Things will never change? We should just focus on the kids? Divorce would be easier! Do you ask yourself some of these questions or ones similar? Satan continues to lie to us to keep us from pursing God's purpose in our lives and our marriage. Today we challenge you to hit the reset button!! Take a step back and hear the Truth from God!

Happy New Year!!! Today we talk about goals. How do we set up goals that will point us to the purpose God has for us as a couple, and create oneness in our marriage. Here is a good start: Matthew 6:33“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Let's seek God out and what He wants for us and then we can create an environment to help us reflect His image as a couple.

When we think of generosity in the context of marriage, we typically envision a couple or a family being generous with others. But what would it look like if we were most generous to the one closest to us … to our spouse? Today our CFL team interviews one of the most generous couple we have met. Fred and Kelly Waite share with us their story and the "why" behind their generosity to each other, their family, and beyond!

It is imperative that faith-based values are balanced with an understanding of how they apply within a relationship. For example, forgiveness should be accompanied by understanding and movement towards resolution. It is not falling into a cycle of overlooking serious issues thereby enabling destructive behavior. Today our CFL team talks about the misuse of "FAITH Love" and steps you can take to move towards a healthy "FAITH Love" relationship.

Being loved by faith is such a special gift that can be given to each of us. It is the greatest gift ever given by God through His son Jesus, but it can also be and extension of our relationship with God that propels us to give the same gift to our spouse!! Let's not only learn how to give the gift, but also how to receive it. Join us as we discuss this topic on todays podcast.