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Blessed Marriage
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Приєднався 16 чер 2020
Shawn & Rhonda Bardon talk about having a blessed marriage.
Starting Point to Deeper Communication
Do you long to talk on a deeper level? Here's a good starting point.
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Planning for a Happy Holiday
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While some of us excitedly plan for the holidays, others are dreading it. As a couple, what can we do to improve the holiday scene and make precious memories for our family? Check our our website at blessedmarriage.net Find us on Facebook: shawnrhondabardon/?ref=pages_you_manage Instagram: blessed_marriage_ #blessedmarriage #marriage #marriageadvice advice #marriageg...
Levels of Communication
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Communication happens on different levels. In marriage, the hope is that we will learn to share our deepest self to each other, and that we would receive such communication with gentle interest and curiosity with a goal to know and be known. Check our our website at blessedmarriage.net Find us on Facebook: shawnrhondabardon/?ref=pages_you_manage Instagram: blessed_mar...
Parenting Prodigals
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How do we blend together while parenting prodigals? Check our our website at blessedmarriage.net Find us on Facebook: shawnrhondabardon/?ref=pages_you_manage Instagram: blessed_marriage_ #blessedmarriage #marriage #marriageadvice advice #marriagegoals #godlymarriage #biblestudy
Investing in Your Marriage
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We're always investing via our time, energy, and focus. We receive a harvest from the direction of our investment. The question is, what are we investing in? If it isn't our marriage, we shouldn't be surprised if it is no longer fulfilling. To enjoy what God intended, we should invest as God intended. Check our our website at blessedmarriage.net Find us on Facebook: shawnrhondabard...
Facing Marital Imperfection
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Have you felt disillusioned in your marriage as you notice his and her imperfections? So, what do we do with that? Check our our website at blessedmarriage.net Find us on Facebook: shawnrhondabardon/?ref=pages_you_manage Instagram: blessed_marriage_ #blessedmarriage #marriage #marriageadvice advice #marriagegoals #godlymarriage #biblestudy
Marriage while Parenting
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How do you maintain a healthy marriage while parenting? Here are some ideas. Check our our website at blessedmarriage.net Find us on Facebook: shawnrhondabardon/?ref=pages_you_manage Instagram: blessed_marriage_ #blessedmarriage #marriage #marriageadvice advice #marriagegoals #godlymarriage #biblestudy
Parenting Together
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Parenting together well requires husband and wife coming together, blending very different ideas about parenting. Here are some thoughts to get you started. Check our our website at blessedmarriage.net Find us on Facebook: shawnrhondabardon/?ref=pages_you_manage Instagram: blessed_marriage_ #blessedmarriage #marriage #marriageadvice advice #marriagegoals #godlymarria...
When Your Spouse Isn't Perfect
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Have you been married long enough to realize your spouse isn't perfect? Once the honeymoon is over, reality of day-to-day life sets in when everything isn't as perfect as we'd imagined. So how do we adjust? Check our our website at blessedmarriage.net Find us on Facebook: shawnrhondabardon/?ref=pages_you_manage Instagram: blessed_marriage_ #blessedmarriage #marriage ...
Resolving Conflict
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Here’s an overview of resolving conflict in various relationships. Check our our website at blessedmarriage.net Find us on Facebook: shawnrhondabardon/?ref=pages_you_manage Instagram: blessed_marriage_ #blessedmarriage #marriage #marriageadvice advice #marriagegoals #godlymarriage #biblestudy
Focus for the Early Years and Beyond
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Returning to our first love and doing the first works (Revelation 2) maintains our walk with the Lord and also applies to our marriage. Check our our website at blessedmarriage.net Find us on Facebook: shawnrhondabardon/?ref=pages_you_manage Instagram: blessed_marriage_ #blessedmarriage #marriage #marriageadvice advice #marriagegoals #godlymarriage #biblestudy
How Thoughts Hurt Relationships
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What do we do with negative thoughts about our family? We can control our thoughts and avoid assuming. Check our our website at blessedmarriage.net Find us on Facebook: shawnrhondabardon/?ref=pages_you_manage Instagram: blessed_marriage_ #blessedmarriage #marriage #marriageadvice advice #marriagegoals #godlymarriage #biblestudy
What I found is that my stay at home wife, despite saying so repeatedly before marriage, didn’t want to be a homemaker beyond seasonal decorations. So I’ve lived 28 years with piles of clothes in the bedroom, garbage on the floor, etc (99% her doings). I couldn’t walk to my side of the bed without stepping over stuff. The rest of the house is pretty much a wreck too. I’ve tried to address this in every way imaginable to no avail. Man are I a sucker.
This is wonderful information. Thank you!
Husbands don’t want to work on marriage because when they’re selfishly fulfilling their needs, betraying you and being unfaithful, they do not want to repent or have reckoning with Christ. The man is more verbal and having emotional physical affairs left and right, from being more intimate with siblings and isolating you, to hooking up with anyone they can sexually. The spectrum of unfaithfulness and unjustified abuse of spouse is astounding. The only thing I’ve learned in two years married is to give my spouse over to Christ and suffer as silently as I can. Nothing else has worked.
We are so sorry. Please consider getting counseling for help and support.
I’m desperate for help! I need a miracle! My marriage is in crisis. My husband wants a divorce but I don’t. I want to continue fighting for our marriage of almost 24 years. I want our family to stay together but I feel his heart has hardened. He’s drinking a lot and doesn’t speak to me unless absolutely necessary. He comes home late on purpose and barely spends time with our kids. Our family is in crisis 😭 I’ve sought out help from our church. I feel like we need an intervention but people just say they’re praying for us and that if he doesn’t want help there isn’t much else they can do for him. I don’t feel this is right. I think my husband is in desperate need for godly men to reach out before it’s too late.
That’s a difficult place to be in where you want to help but he may not be receptive. We’d lean toward agreeing with your church family that he needs to want help himself.
Thank you for this
So I came across this as a single person, and I’m so convicted and encouraged because I’m struggling with hardness of heart in some of my close relationships and with God. I was crying out for some practical help and thank God He led me here. Love the tips and Scriptures. I am grateful for this video!
We’re glad it was helpful!
Please pray for my husband Adam and i. Been separated for a year and a half and now im thinking there is another woman involved with him. Love him so much please pray that he comes back to me and our daughter. In Jesus name Amen
We are so sorry and pray strength and wisdom for you.
My husband is drifting away from me, recently, because he's noticed I'm being suspicious of him , I monitor him and still can't trust him. ..yes he's correct. I cant seem to trust him because of his past, and the fact that he sometimes wouldn't touch me for weeks all in the name of stress.. it makes think he's having fun outside, that's why. What do I do in such a situation? I need ur Godly advice.
That’s difficult. It sounds like there may have been events from his past that betrayed trust. Maybe you never healed from those? Consider getting a counselor to help you work through those things and advise concerning your current suspicions.
Pls help me pray for my husband who has become so proud, selfish, angressive with a hardened heart...i believe only God can change him to being humble, peaceful, selfless and softhearted...its taking a toil on my marriage and mental health..every one says i should live like he doesn't exist and care less about him. But i love him and want our marriage to work, for us and for the kids and to the glory of God..
Consider a counselor to help you through this. If it’s damaging your mental well-being, consider getting a counselor to help you work through your options.
Please pray for me and my husband he is in rehab coming off of meth and fentanyl, he has devastated me i lost my home, he has fooled around and my heart was so hard! But i see how i was judgmental, angry, bitter, and i was not a good wife either! So we both need a personal revival and i believe God can fix our marriage! Mahalo!
We’re glad you found this helpful! Regardless of the choices of our spouse, it’s good for us to not allow another’s choices to harden our own heart. Praying for you during this difficult time.
Please pray for my husband's salvation and full deliverance. For full restoration and reconciliation in my marriage. For my husband to return home to me and my children. My marriage is under demonic influences 😢😢😢
Praying for your husband and God’s wisdom for you during this time.
My husband and I saw thus video and yes we did enjoy it, but as human beings we are told to wear clothing.. Our question is how does being nude for a week without any clothing work. Yes, we are interested, and yet there is the but what if is a question. Okay my husband are interested in trying something new. According to your video and what you are saying just try being nude.
Lol! That’s a new one! Obviously this is about emotional vulnerability.
@@blessedmarriage3591 Okay, thank you for the information. Yes, we still have plenty of question to ask you.
Amen, please pray for my marriage. Thank you
Praying God’s wisdom as you navigate the difficulties in your marriage.
My husband filed for divorce after 25yrs of marriage, please pray he softens his heart to me. I love him dearly & he is a good man. Amen 🙏🏼.
We pray he does soften his heart and for God to lead you as you journey through this time.
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That’s a good question! It’s possible the speaker is poorly presenting a heart message. It can help to be sure to uncover the actual, rather than assumed, request. When it comes across as blaming, we often aren’t controlling the frustration we’re feeling due to unmet needs and expectations. If you can work around that, it might help you discern the meaning of what’s being shared- the way your spouse is defining the situation that’s troublesome. Sharing your own feelings about your spouse’s feelings plus his challenging presentation is a different issue, so it’s better to fully hear your spouse to his satisfaction first, before sharing how the way he shared made you feel. It’s a good idea to take turns and save your own issue for your turn. Maybe you could ask your spouse to use I statements instead of you statements. You could ask questions to help him uncover the impact on him of the situation. He may want to communicate something to you, let you into his heart and show you how it feels to be him, but struggle putting it into words, describing what’s going on inside him, or understanding how he’s interpreting what’s happening. How does what happened make him feel? What would he suggest to remedy it? How might you grow by learning something about him, his triggers, and the way he defines these situations or responses? Of course, you hope he would do the same for you! It is our experience that, in most situations like you described, that everybody’s talking and nobody’s listening - so somebody could improve communication by being the first to really listen and weed through a difficult presentation to catch a heart message. That’s hard to do when you don’t feel heard yourself. However, modeling what you need- doing to others what you’d like done to you, responding well just because it’s the right thing to do regardless of whether or not your spouse does likewise- is a great place to start turning it around. Note it isn’t Ok to be bullied or verbally/emotionally abused. Also it’s not a good idea to allow the conversation to escalate or close one or both of you and damage the relationship. See our video on boundaries for ideas on exiting a conversation that’s spiraling in a negative direction.
What if the speaker is projecting their emotions onto the listener and blaming the listener-and the listener can recognize this and listen and allow the speaker to speak. Is there anything other than prayer & listening that the listener can do to help their spouse process & recognize their own emotions?
We thought we had already responded, so we apologize for the delay. It is so important to hear why the speaker feels that way. The hope is that the speaker would learn to communicate without all the emotion. This would certainly help the listener catch the message. Disregarding the speaker’s emotions can create a feeling of disconnect and invalidation, though. It could be that the speaker is sharing poorly- so can we weed through the difficult presentation to understand the intended message. It could also be that the listener easily hears blame and struggles to hear how he/she could improve to avoid creating that feeling. It’s important we don’t invalidate our spouse’s experience. Maybe asking questions to better understand why the spouse feels that way might help. It’s difficult to help a spouse see how he/she presents without an invitation to do so. Getting an invitation to comment on it might come after consistently setting a good example by handling it well yourself when your spouse offers an improvement to you.
Such a blessed word of God! Thanks for sharing a wonderful message. Glory to Jesus!😊
I definitely believe we ah e yo soften our hearts. I also believe in trying to be as selfless as possible. I have a counselor who told me I needed to be more selfish and i immediately felt that was not correct. I gotta be better and respectful and selfless and trust in God to help me through it.
We agree with you, yet also agree with your counselor. There’s a certain amount of self-care needed when it gets especially tough in marriage. Also there’s the balance of loving and being selfless without losing yourself. Maybe that’s what was meant. It’s definitely multifaceted and not a one-answer-fits-all situation. Hopefully our videos give helpful insight, and you can land on what’s good for your situation.
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She want to close the car though she can just move her car and she can just drive it
I loved the delivery to this message. Beautifully done! Thanks guys!
Glad you enjoyed it!
My wife has filed for divorce and I’m devastated. Her heart is so hardened. Satan hardens hearts and those who have them cannot see it. Only God can soften a hardened heart. I’m praying for a miracle. Any prayers would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your wonderful message and I pray blessings for your ministry. God bless.
Yes only God can soften a heart. We pray God’s wisdom for you and her as you’re in this difficult journey.
Praying for you and the hardened heart of your wife. I’m in the same situation. My husband wants a divorce; his heart has hardened 😭
@ Thank you for your prayers Ruth. She really needs them as things are REALLY desperate right now. I will pray for you this minute that your husband’s heart is softened. God bless.
GOD soften my husbands Jason’s heart and save his soul, restore our marriage and family in JESUS mighty name Amen
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Please pray for complete restoration of my marriage and protection from spiritual warfare. That my husband would only have a sexual desire for me and that all perversion and desires for his mistress would be crucified.
Praying
How to forgive an abuse husband i forgive so many times now i feel cold and empty inside but i will continue to pray for his salvation
This video does not address abuse. There is a difference between forgiving - so you can move on - and trusting again to rebuild. Praying for him from a safe place is a good idea.
So is it ever appropriate for a spouse to think about his or her own needs, wants, or desires? It’s a pretty common problem whereby only one spouse puts in the effort. Most likely they are the ones watching your videos. The answer always seems to be “just live with it”.
That's a difficult place to be in, for sure, when you don't feel your needs are considered. Our perspective is to help those who want to honor covenant marriage by remaining in the marriage. From this perspective, we don't look at leaving the marriage to find another spouse or going outside the marriage to have needs met. Since we can't change our spouse, what do we do when it isn't what we'd hoped? Often, a spouse withdraws from meeting needs because he/she feels the same way- that his/her needs aren't being met, so why try. For many couples, when one chooses to meet the other's needs and pour into the spouse, connectivity can possibly be revived. The thought is to repair the connection before asking for needs to be met, supplying the relationship needed for meeting needs.
My experience of 28 years of marriage is you keep on pouring in with nothing in return. Or more truthfully, you pour it in with very little being returned. Wife actually says “I don’t have to do anything for you.” Of course then I’m told by the same people who say marriage is rewarding that having expectations and wanting needs met is selfish. Oh well.
@@blessedmarriage3591 I stumbled across your channel several weeks ago. I am so thankful for you two! I love how pure and simple your biblical advice is. So encouraging. God bless
Ok this is probably gonna get hate but u do u :]
Amen to this.
My husband has moved out and has OW and hardened his heart as well. Please pray for his heart to soften and to come home changed through Christ and leave the OW
In Jesus Mighty name your marriage is restore, all for his praise and glory.
We are so sorry to hear this for you. Praying for your husband.
We are so glad to hear this has been helpful! Maybe the two of you could get help as a couple. Working on sharing and hearing hearts in a non-threatening can be a good next step.
You are a genius.. I used a lot of your points to humble myself and ask my husband to forgive me and he began to cry. He hugged me and held me. The 1st day of a new beginning
Can you please pray for my ex fiancé. She left me. And I still love her. I want her to come back so we can get married under God's holy temple. Please pray for Cheryl Ebright and I ( Anthony Espinoza). Please help with prayers.
This is a difficult time for you. We pray the Lord leads you and her in what is best for each of you.
Please pray for my husband Jeremy. He has bipolar disorder and is in a very dark place. He has become bitter and angry. He has been saying he wants to give up on life. He is a believer but he has quit going to church and reading the Bible. He says he can no longer hear Gods voice and is lost. He's making financial mistakes that are concerning me. We have a young son who needs his daddy to be okay again. Please pray for him. Thank you for your prayers ♡
Hopefully you can help him find someone he feels he could talk to. Praying for him.
You guys are very helpful in appreciating our spouses.
Thank you for your comment! Yes, we believe that, since we cannot change another person nor play God to them, we must love and accept them where they are. This is difficult in relationships that should be mutual, but do not feel that way. However, unconditional love and acceptance can lay the foundation for those delicate conversations about moving forward in meeting relational needs.
I see a reply here in my notifications but it doesn't show up under the comments. Maybe it was erased? My basic unresolved issue (and we've been married 27 years with this issue) is my wife does not do house cleaning even though she said she wanted to be a homemaker before marriage and she does not work outside the home. She also has some hoarding issues and suffers from chronic depression (which I didn't know before we got married) and I know that certainly contributes to the problem. Occasionally she will clean if we have family visitors which is not often. Frankly I'm embarrassed to have anyone over as it is such a mess. It is not a good situation as we have 4 kids (3 still in the house) and we certainly haven't raised them right in this regard. We will be starting marriage counseling next week but I tried to bring the church into it years ago which was a big waste of time. So when I see videos of unresolved issues I have to wonder what these people are thinking. I take accountability for letting this issue fester for decades but for the longest time I believed marriage was permanent and felt stuck with no leverage (and why should I need to exercise leverage in a marriage), especially after the church not helping. You guys look like you have the marriage I dreamed of having and to think about it crushes my soul. Just an FYI, I cook dinners, wash dishes, do my own laundry, wash all household towels and vacuum the floors. So I contribute to the care of the house
We saw more than one response so wanted to wait about addressing one without the other. That is difficult. Hopefully with marriage counseling you two will be able to come to a place you can both be ok with, to find some common ground. We are praying for wisdom for you both as you work on this.
@@blessedmarriage3591 Thanks for your prayers. Maybe the marriage counseling will work but I expect actual progress and improvement and not just discussing problems with no resolution.
The content you share is good but, it is definitely not a one size fits all. If you have begged and pleaded with your spouse for years to get help and they refuse and they continue to be controlling, abusive and destructive I feel the marriage vows have been broken. There is a great difference between a difficult marriage and a destructive marriage. Sometimes the best thing you can do is leave and get to a safe place. Jesus does not want anyone to be abused.
Yes agreed, it doesn’t fit all situations! Check out the video about boundaries with ideas when someone is crossing lines and consider a counselor to help develop a safety plan for specific and more complex situations.
I guess I should just get used to living in a house treated like a garbage dump. Thanks for the advice.
Label me cynical and jaded. I had a little chuckle over the statement "be happy with where we are and what we have right now" as I look around the house I provide for my family but treated like a garbage bin by my lovely wife with boxes of stuff filling up entire rooms and so much junk on the floor of the bedroom I can't even walk to my side of the bed. Basically 27 years of that [insert bad word here].
Thank you for your wonderful suggestions
Praying for you and your husband. Here’s a video we did that might be helpful. ua-cam.com/video/Z_MyPaO_gG0/v-deo.htmlsi=qAkVFpL6Naa8MwK3
Hi, Could I ask for a prayer. My husband John is still angry at me. Like the hardening of heart in your video. Pls. help me with our marriage restoration. Our deadline is scheduled Sept 2024. He requested a cool off. My heart is breaking.
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This is on my rewind playlist. Thank you for this. This is what I have been feeling. Sometimes it is quite hard to forgive. Although, I have forgiven yesterday. It is hurtful when someone neglects you and the other party just shuts down. Thanks for the point of view. Pls. pray for me and my husband John. For his heart to soften. I pray he comes back to the light.
This is a difficult position to be in. Praying for you both. Please check out the playlist on repairing broken relationships:ua-cam.com/play/PLiplyTaUAAI_3bTa3J5aEkaReIk8gWUkp.html You might also find this video helpful: ua-cam.com/video/Z_MyPaO_gG0/v-deo.html
@@blessedmarriage3591It is thank you but pressing on
We’re living in a world where gender lines are currently blurred, your video brings a refreshing and helpful perspective. Thank you!
Mine want talk to me want answer any of my text
Please check this video ua-cam.com/video/Z_MyPaO_gG0/v-deo.htmlsi=30R3iH12xHb1sy9t
Thank you that is exactly what has happened in my marriage he has moved out .and has another woman in his life.Thank you for your words. Please pray that God will soften his heart to love me again
Praying for you.
I have a command voice mixed with inflection. LEADERSHIP 101.
Jesus used firmness with church leaders who were proud and heavy-handed with His people. Worldy leadership can cause challenges in the intimacy of marriage and in ministry. For leadership in ministry and personal relationships, we look at Matthew 20:25-28 and 1 Peter 5:2-3 as a couple of leadership rules, among many.