Ep. 167 || Honey, Are You With Me?

Parenting alongside your husband can sometimes feel awkward and bumpy. We want to be intentional, but it can seem like we have wildly different styles and strategies than our spouses! In this episode, Emily and Laura dive into the topic of marital unity. Even though we have different upbringings, personalities, strengths, and weaknesses, God has joined us in marriage for his mission. He designed for us to do it together! Through Christ, we can have humility, forgive one another, refocus on our mission, and live in unity with our husbands as we parent together.

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Mentioned on the Show:

• Ep. 68 || How Can Mom Support Dad Spiritually?: An Interview with Jared Lopes

• Deuteronomy 6

• Ep. 46 || Intentional Motherhood: Communicating Your Family’s Mission

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RELATED ARTICLES, RESOURCES, AND CONTENT

Related R|M Resources:

• Risen Motherhood: Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments, Emily Jensen & Laura Wifler

• “The Gospel and Our Marriages” (Ch. 6 of Risen Motherhood) Laura Wifler

• Ep. 28 || On the Same Team: Getting on the Same Page as Parents

• Ep. 120 || When Mom & Dad Can’t Make Date Night Happen

• Ep. 135 || The Husbands Weigh In: How Does the Gospel Shape Marriage in the Little Years?

• Ep. 154 || When You Don’t Know How to Discipline

• “How to Stay Focused On Your Family’s Ministry and Giftings” RM Team

• “When Your Husband Isn’t the Father You Imagined: Gracious Truths for the Disillusioned Mom” Abbey Wedgeworth

• “Cultivating a Healthy Marriage as New Parents” Quina Aragon

Around the web:

• “When You Want to Change Your Husband” Jen Wilkin, Nancy Guthrie, & Jackie Hill Perry, The Gospel Coalition

• “God’s Plan for Marriage and How Culture Has Missed the Mark” Darin Smith, For the Church

• “When You Don’t Agree with Your Spouse on Child-Rearing” Chap Bettis

• “10 Ways to Grow Your Marriage While Having Young Kids” Gavin Ortlund

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R|M Apply Questions:

1. What do you believe is God’s mission for all parents as taught in scripture? In what ways are you working towards this mission in your day-to-day-lives?

2. Each family is special with unique circumstances, giftings, and people—God designed it that way! What do you believe is your family’s unique mission within the larger calling?

3. When you feel disunified with your spouse, what is usually your first reaction? Do you examine your own heart? Do you find a time to talk when you are both well-rested, focused, and peaceful? What particular changes in your heart should you pray for? How can your approach to disunity honor your husband and God?

4. It can be tempting to focus on the negatives—the things our husbands do in parenting that we don’t like or the things they don’t do that we wish they did—and miss the ways God blesses our family through them. What are some things about your husband you can give thanks for? How is his personality and approach to parenting a blessing to you and your kids?

5. When sin affects our marriages—as we know it will—how does the gospel free us to try again? What does it mean for you to receive Christ’s perfect score in life? What does it mean for your spouse to receive it? How should this change the way you view one another?

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