Building a Foundation of Spiritual Intimacy for a Marriage That Lasts with David & Meg Robbins | Ep. 648

Awesome Marriage Podcast

Dr. Kim Kimberling

Marriage, Awesomemarriagepodcast, Marriagepodcast, Awesomemarriage, Marriageadvice, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Christianmarriage, Christianity

4.9 • 802 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

We’re so happy to have David and Meg Robbins from FamilyLife joining us on the podcast today. The Robbins have been in ministry for many years and have learned so many important truths about what it takes to create a marriage strong enough to stand strong through the years.

Today they share their wisdom and experience. You don’t want to miss this conversation, full of wisdom and practical application that will benefit you and your marriage.

We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage.

Episode highlights include:

The unique strengths of Gen Z when it comes to pursuing marriage
The 3 threats every marriage faces
The power of the Holy Spirit to stand strong
Daily habits to fight the drift that busyness creates in marriage
Scheduling habits to keep your marriage connected
How to find an encouraging community of support - and why it matters

*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here!

Couples Conversation Guide:

Main takeaway: Don’t neglect the health of your marriage: Keep short accounts when things need to be addressed between you, and cultivate supportive community.

Questions to Discuss:

Are you aware of the spiritual battle for your marriage?
Are there any ways you’re viewing your spouse as your enemy, and neglecting to protect your mind and heart against the real enemy?
Where would your life and marriage benefit from community? What step can you take today to nurture your friendships, mentorship and fellowship?

QUOTES

Younger generations are doing a lot of deep story work. - Meg Robbins
We all have ingrained sin patterns that we bring into marriage. - David Robbins
Vulnerability does involve risk. It’s not status quo. Yet vulnerability is the pathway to deeper intimacy. - David Robbins
You have to take risky steps to take down the walls around your heart. - Meg Robbins
With little things, we can be hard on ourselves. But when you spend time with other people, you realize these are normal things. - Meg Robbins
Most people want to talk about their marriage, it just requires someone else to start the conversation. Anyone of us can crack open the conversation. - David Robbins
A healthy marriage is one that’s repenting often. - David Robbins
No marriage is going to naturally drift towards awesome oneness. - Meg Robbins

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Find marriage-building resources and events at www.FamilyLife.com
Find and follow FamilyLife on YouTube
Utilize FamilyLife’s The Art of Marriage small group course
Nurture your marriage with our FREE 15 Better Assumptions to Make About Your Spouse printable.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the awesome marriage podcast, a place for honest conversations and practical advice on how to build an awesome marriage.
0:09.7	I am your podcast producer and co-host, Lindsay Few. On the show will be our host Dr. Kim Kimberly.
0:17.0	Dr. Kim is a marriage counselor and has been married for over 50 years.
0:21.6	His passion is to help you strengthen your most intimate relationship.
0:26.6	Welcome to today's awesome marriage podcast.
0:29.6	I'm excited to have David and Meg Robbins join me today.
0:32.6	They are passionate about helping people integrate faith and family and including them to make a difference in their local communities.
0:39.8	They became the president of family life in 2017.
0:42.6	The Robbins have served together in a variety of ministry roles.
0:46.2	They currently live in Orlando, Florida, with their poor children.
0:48.7	David is also the incoming president of Campus Crusade for Christ International.
0:53.7	Let's go to studio right now.
0:56.6	David Meg, it's so glad to have you on the Office of Marriage Podcast. Thank you for being here.
1:02.0	I am so excited about this conversation. Thanks so much, Dr. Kim. It is great to be here. Thanks for
1:07.6	having us on. So much fun. Our pleasure for sure. Thank you. So kind of just so people
1:14.4	that maybe not know much about you, a little bit of background about you too, and obviously since
1:20.3	we're a marriage podcast, kind of how you first got together and kind of take it from there.
1:25.5	That's a great question. I actually just came back from
1:28.3	taking our oldest child to orientation, which was crazy memory flood of all the things because
1:35.2	that's where I met, David, was it my orientation as an incoming freshman into college. We went to
1:42.5	the University of Mississippi and he was an orientation leader. And anyway. We went to the University of Mississippi, and he was an orientation
1:44.5	leader. And anyway, walked up to the group. I actually went by a nickname. He knew he like called
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