The Overflow Effect in Marriage

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Abiding Marriage Podcast

Glen and Shawn Solberg -- Marriage Help

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The Overflow Effect in Marriage - Podcast #24

Abiding Marriage Podcast

31 minutes 43 seconds

2 years ago

The Overflow Effect in Marriage - Podcast #24

Many of us who have been around church or the Christian faith have heard about the need to "love God and love others", based on Jesus' words in Matthew 22. Today we want to talk about what we call “The Overflow Effect", that is related to Jesus' words in Matthew 22. This "Overflow Effect" is VITAL for your marriage. So take a few minutes to listen in. And as always, thanks for joining us on this journey of marriage!

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Episode/Show Notes:

Three online posts to help:

Online Post - Vertical to Horizontal Relationships: https://shortdailydevotions.com/philippians-37-8-vertical-to-horizontal-relationships/

Steve Thomason Post: https://www.stevethomason.net/spiritual-formation/the-overflow-principle/

Shawn E Thomas Post: https://shawnethomas.com/2017/12/05/christianity-vertical-horizontal/

Questions to Marinate On Related to the Overflow Effect:

1) What would my life look like if I focused on my vertical relationship first, and then learned to bend that vertical unconditional love and grace to all of my horizontal relationships, especially my marriage?

2) What if following God’s path for my marriage leads me to greater suffering and sacrifice than I anticipated. Will I stay the course, knowing He is with me and He has given me power to grow with Him and with my spouse through the suffering?

3) As I grow in giving God both TIME and PRIORITY in my life, am I trying to “pray God into my agenda and my plans” OR am I faithfully and obediently responding to who He is and how He is revealing Himself and His truth to me?

4) Is the life I’m living, the spouse I’m married to, the family we are raising together - all really about Jesus? In other words, “Is everything in my horizontal life the OVERFLOW of a vibrant vertical love relationship with Jesus”?

Deeper Dive: Additional Online Helps into this Topic:

Desiring God Online Post: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/if-we-love-god-most-we-will-love-others-best

Navigators Online Post:

https://www.navigators.org/blog/the-kingdom-of-god-is-about-bearing-fruit/

Crosswalk Online Post: https://www.crosswalk.com/family/marriage/when-your-spouse-is-your-closest-neighbor.html

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