Taking the risk to forgive

MarriageToday with Jimmy & Karen Evans

XO Marriage

Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Kids & Family, Parenting, Society & Culture, Christianity

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🗓️ 8 February 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Welcome to the MarriageToday Podcast! In this episode, Jimmy and Karen Evans delve into the crucial theme of forgiveness in marriage. They highlight the consequences of not forgiving, the dangers of bitterness, and the challenging journey of forgiving infidelity. The hosts stress the importance of grace, discuss rebuilding trust after betrayal, and underscore the long-term effects of unforgiveness. Wrapping up, they encourage couples to keep short accounts, seek help when needed, and recommend their book, 'I Will,' as a valuable resource for daily devotionals in marriage. Don't miss this insightful conversation on the transformative power of forgiveness in relationships. ----------------------- Need Marriage Help?: https://xomarriage.com/marriage-help/ Need a romantic Date? Register here for XO24 Conference from the comfort of your home! :https://www.xonow.com/pages/xo-now-at-home More resources from our team: https://store.xomarriage.com/products/married-into-the-family Grab a copy of our new book: https://store.xomarriage.com/products/fighting-for-the-soul-of-your-child ----------------------- Takeaways Forgiveness is essential in marriage and should be practiced daily. Unforgiveness can lead to bitterness and negatively impact the relationship. Earning trust after betrayal takes time and consistent behavior. Seeking help and counseling is important for resolving relationship issues. ----------------------- 00:00 Introduction and Importance of Forgiveness in Marriage 01:18 The Consequences of Not Forgiving 02:35 The Daily Practice of Forgiveness 03:59 The Impact of Unforgiveness 05:22 Forgiving Infidelity 06:54 Earning Trust After Betrayal 08:43 Grace and Forgiveness in Marriage 10:06 The Power of Forgiveness 11:03 Keeping Short Accounts and Seeking Help 12:27 Conclusion and Resources Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.0	Purina One, visible health for today and tomorrow. Welcome to the Marriage State Podcast. I'm Jimmy Evans. I'm joined today by my wife
0:37.9	Karen. Hi, it's good to be here. Great to have you Karen. We're here to
0:42.0	help you thrive in marriage.
0:44.0	To solve any problems you may have, encourage you,
0:47.0	maybe give you some tools to work through some issues that you have right now.
0:51.0	And today is a very important topic. We're talking about taking the risk to forgive.
0:56.7	Forgiveness, marriage requires forgiveness more than any other relationship.
1:00.7	Amen. You know, you're just going to have, we've been married 50 years and I've only had,
1:06.5	Karen's only had to forgive me two or three times. I have forgive her like hundreds and hundreds of times.
1:10.7	Forgive him, Lord, he just lied.
1:12.4	So. at times. Forgive him, Lord, he just lied.
1:14.3	So the forgiveness, there's the everyday kind of forgiveness in, you know, Ephesians 4 says, be angry, but don't sin.
1:25.4	Don't let the sun go down in your anger, or you'll give a foothold to the devil.
1:29.3	And so it says be angry, you know, but don't send, don't justify bad behavior because you're angry.
1:36.8	And it said, don't let the sun go down on that or you give a foothold to Diablo says the word there and
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