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Husbands and wives were designed to be different. You want different things in marriage and intimacy on every level (emotional, spiritual, and physical). Whether you're a wife or a husband, whether you're suffering or pretty good... and you're looking for Bible-based insights and scriptural practical guidance on how to transform your marriage, you've found the right podcast! We have "transformation stories" that will inspire hope that putting into practice these principles, by God's grace, can truly change your intimacy completely. If you're looking to see how to transform your marriage sign up for a free Clarity Call, we can hear your story and work with you to determine if we are confident we can help you: https://www.delightyourmarriage.com/cc
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Now displaying: October, 2022

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Oct 28, 2022

I used to think I only respected someone if they deserved it.

Whether that was my husband or the young adults I worked with. Which meant I didn't treat them with respect. Maybe not blatant disrespect as I saw it. But more neutral.

Though I have come to find out "neutral" is generally not good.

My natural tendency if I don't have the correct heart (that God created everyone and they should be treated with respect) is being mean.

Maybe it's our human nature?

Anyway, what I discovered is if I'm trying to tell my husband what's best for him, how he should improve, or what to do...

He's busy being mad at me rather than listening to the Holy Spirit and discovering his own journey to growth. 

 

(We want our husbands to be the spiritual leaders right? Then we've gotta stop being their spiritual leader.

 

​​And give them the space and support and encouragement to do it for themselves.)

 

But he was so untrustworthy. Inconsistent. Unhelpful. Unreliable. Irresponsible. And worse...

 

I was doing everything and unless I would nag, push, correct, complain, teach, criticize... it wouldn't get done.

 

I was so exhausted.

 

It wasn't until I decided to

 

1-​​forgive

​and no longer hold his past over his head---let him be a new man in my eyes,

2-​let God change my heart according to His will,

3-​change my words, and

4-​behave respectfully...

 

Did I witness my husband transform.

And He changed without my "brilliantly helpful" input.

I also speak to women who have experienced betrayal in the form of pornography, an affair or something else.

My heart breaks for you. I would love to hold you in your legitimate anger and pain.

And I want to give some guidance on what I think is helpful next steps.

I encourage you to listen with an open heart and see if God has a nugget of wisdom that you need in your life. 

Blessings,

Belah

PS If you need immediate help, please schedule a Clarity Call ($300 value) for free at delightyourmarriage.com/cc

A Clarity Advisor will walk through your specific situation with you and help discern if this is the right fit for you to witness God's transformation of your marriage. delightyourmarriage.com/cc

PPS From a Delight Your Marriage wife: 

“It's been so amazing!  I still call it a rollercoaster, because there are ups and downs, but the ups are way more than the downs now and that's a huge win!  I honestly was at a place where I didn't like my husband a lot of the times...  

I now WANT to spend time with him, miss him when we're apart, initiate intimacy, and enjoy intimacy!”

Oct 21, 2022

When I look back on my life — when I see what is currently unseen — when I see Jesus face to face — when all has been revealed…

I am convinced I will be BLOWN AWAY by the love I never realized He truly had for me. 

In the Bible, it says that God feeds the birds. (Mt 6:26)

He FEEDS the birds. 

 

I was observing birds yesterday in the park. 

There are tons of them, flitting around, this way and that. 

And yet the God of the universe cares about His creation, so much so, that He Himself feeds the birds! 

 

He is intimately aware of your life and what you’re going through. 

And He is feeding you. He is clothing you. He is giving you far more than just that.

He wants you to realize that in every good AND in every suffering, He remains good. 

There is SO much you (and I) cannot see. 

He allows suffering for His reasons only He can see.

But when you trust this truth that He is the one that gives everything that is right in your life — it allows you to see the suffering better.

You can endure the suffering with a peace, a joy, and a contentment that is important.

In fact, when you have that peace/joy/contentment during the suffering, you will accomplish at least some of the important purposes He has for that suffering. 

 

Make no mistake, God cares about your suffering.

God cares about the rejection you feel from your spouse. 

He cares about your loneliness in the one supposedly “safe relationship” – your marriage.

He cares about the lack of intimacy. 

He cares about the lack of warmth. 

He cares when your spouse ignores the cravings of your soul that you were designed to have. 

He cares. 

 

And IN THIS He is good.

 

If we only knew how much He truly loved you… 

He would risk you possibly turning away from him due to that suffering because He has bigger purposes. 

Remember…

Higher than the heavens are above the earth are His ways higher than our ways, are His thoughts higher than our thoughts. 

We do NOT have to understand.

We DO have to trust His goodness. 

That starts with realizing, if the God of the Universe feeds each of these birds, that means he makes each of my breaths happen, each of my blood vessels moves when they are meant to. 

It means He causes my son to smile at me. 

It means He causes my eyes to even see the sunset. 

It means that He not only knit me together in my mother’s womb for 9 to 10 months…

But He didn’t stop.

He is still in me.

He is still designing, directing, causing all these things to go well in me. 

 

EVERY good gift is from Him.

Even the ones I don’t take time to notice. 

 

When my arm breaks it should remind me that He was the one that caused it to thrive every other day. 

If we only soaked in the truth of His love, we could more easily trust it during the suffering… He is still good. 

If we only knew His love. 

 

If we only knew His love. 

 

If we only knew His love. 

 

May you know the love of Christ. 

May I know it, too.

 

Love & Blessings,

Belah

 

PS If you would like help with your marriage, we invite you to schedule a free Clarity Call with our advisor. This call allows us to help you evaluate where you are in your marriage, and whether or not we are a good fit for you. Click here to schedule a free call.

PPS When a graduate of Masculinity Reclaimed (MR) was asked:

Do you recommend MR? 

"I do far more than recommend it, I advocate for it and fortunately one couple has joined both MR [Masculinity Reclaimed] and DW [Delighted Wife] as a result. Why - because MR is filled with lots of explanations of what and why things need to occur, but it's also very heavy on HOW to do things, which is missing from all other marriage content out there. Plus, Belah's insight is extraordinary. When she was describing in podcasts about why men enjoy oral sex I stopped and remarked to myself, that's 1000% correct. I never thought about it, but she's 1000% correct. So the degree to which Belah has insight and understanding into the male and female psyches is extraordinary. 

Massively improved our marriage. Brought me closer to God. Helped me see my wife in an entirely different way. Set us on a path to healing. Facilitate mind-blowing, real-deal sexual intimacy (aka wholehearted sexual intimacy) and helped me get better at being vulnerable, sharing my vulnerability, and be more sensitized to when my wife is being vulnerable. With more time I can easily think of more things.

I never once questioned if what I spent on MR was worth it, because without question it was."

Oct 14, 2022

Do you feel broken? Dirty? Ashamed?

These are all normal feelings for a victim of sexual trauma. 

 

Do you know what feelings Lisa now has?

Freedom. Confidence. Trust.

One in four, or even one in three women, have been victims of sexual abuse. 

One in six men have been. 

 

So, many of us need the HOPE for healing Lisa gives us. 

Was it instant?

Was it easy to confront?

Was it comfortable to start this process?

No.

 

She had to have courage to get out and join a healing process to get to the other side where God ultimately wanted her to be. 

 

You will love her story and the encouragements she gives. 

Especially the one and most important thing that she wants you to know, if you've been abused. 

 

Love & Blessings,

Belah

 

PS - If you'd like to get "vision", the opportunity for "intention" and the "means" to transformation (as Dallas Willard says)...

I invite you to sign up for a Clarity Call. You'll work with a Clarity Advisor to discern that vision. delightyourmarriage.com/cc

Looking forward to seeing how God heals you!

Oct 7, 2022

"Betrayal to a marriage is what dynamite is to a door" says Gary Thomas.

Obliterating all trust, safety, dreams...

Could there be hope?

Could there be restoration?

And...

How could this have been prevented? 

 

This is what we discuss on today's episode. 

 

If these are your questions, Gary gives a lot of insight I think you'll want to listen in to.

What can you do as a couple to right the ship?

What can you as a couple do to come together and see how to build your marriage with strength and solidness -- keeping any explosives far, far away. 

Check out Gary's work and his new book at garythomas.com -- (also he has many other books that you'll want to check out!)

Love & Blessings,

Belah

 

PS -- We'd love to help you heal your marriage no matter what the issue is, and if you're looking for a program to come alongside other men and/or women, I invite you to go to delightyourmarriage.com/cc to speak to a Clarity Advisor to see how we can support you. 

 

PPS -- A recent grad wrote:

"Massively improved our marriage.

Brought me closer to God. Helped me see my wife in an entirely different way. Set us on a path to healing.

Facilitate mind-blowing, real-deal sexual intimacy...

...filled with lots of explanations of what and why things need to occur, but it's also very heavy on HOW to do things, which is missing from all other marriage content out there. Plus, Belah's insight is extraordinary.

I never once questioned if what I spent on MR was worth it, because without question it was."

Husband or wife, sign up for a Clarity Call now: delightyourmarriage.com/cc
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