43: The WORST Marriage Advice We’ve Heard (& What To Do Instead)

In Episode 43 of The IMbetween Podcast, Daniel and Christina Im talk about the WORST marriage advice they have ever heard or received and what to do instead.

In This Episode, You Will Hear About:

• Some of the worst advice we have ever heard about marriage
• How “good” advice can lead to very bad advice if it is not interpreted correctly
• Principles to living a healthy marriage

Resources Mentioned During the Episode:

• Listen to Episode 23: Will Porn Ruin My Marriage? (An Interview with Dr. Simon Sheh)
• Check out Episode 37: One of the Greatest Secrets to a Successful Marriage and Episode 41: How to Live Your Best Marriage to hear more about love and respect and the crazy cycle
• Hear what “Financial Cheating” on your spouse is on Episode 17: Money and Marriage (An Interview with Art Rainer)

Quotables:

• Ephesians 5:22-33 MSG: Wives, understand and support your husbands in ways that show your support for Christ. The husband provides leadership to his wife the way Christ does to his church, not by domineering but by cherishing. So just as the church submits to Christ as he exercises such leadership, wives should likewise submit to their husbands.Husbands, go all out in your love for your wives, exactly as Christ did for the church—a love marked by giving, not getting. Christ’s love makes the church whole. His words evoke her beauty. Everything he does and says is designed to bring the best out of her, dressing her in dazzling white silk, radiant with holiness. And that is how husbands ought to love their wives. They’re really doing themselves a favor—since they’re already “one” in marriage.No one abuses his own body, does he? No, he feeds and pampers it. That’s how Christ treats us, the church, since we are part of his body. And this is why a man leaves father and mother and cherishes his wife. No longer two, they become “one flesh.” This is a huge mystery, and I don’t pretend to understand it all. What is clearest to me is the way Christ treats the church. And this provides a good picture of how each husband is to treat his wife, loving himself in loving her, and how each wife is to honor her husband. 
• Following your heart sounds good, but it can lead us to decisions that are destructive
• Our sole purpose in life is not to be happy
• Happiness does not necessarily lead to contentment
• “I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so that they can see that it’s not the answer.” – Jim Carrey

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