Feeling Alone in Love? Let's Talk About It!
Feeling alone in your marriage, even when you're right next to each other? Yep, that’s a common struggle, and we’re diving into why that happens. We chat about the sneaky ways emotional distance creeps in while you’re sharing the same space, living life side by side, but feeling worlds apart. It’s all about how proximity doesn’t equal connection, and we’ve got some real talk on how to fix that. So grab your favorite snack, settle in, and let’s explore how to turn that loneliness into a deeper friendship and closeness in your marriage! Trust me, this is a convo you won’t want to miss. Feeling a bit lonely in your marriage? You’re not alone, pun intended! This episode dives deep into the surprising reality that proximity doesn’t equal connection. Just because you’re sitting on the same couch, battling the toddler chaos, or sharing a meal doesn’t mean you’re emotionally linked. Jeff and Teresa share their own journey of feeling like housemates instead of soulmates, and they tackle the quiet drift that can happen in relationships without any dramatic fallout. They remind us that emotional safety and intentional connection are the keys to reviving that spark. So if you’ve ever felt like you’re living with a stranger rather than a lover, stick around as they dish out practical tips to help you get back on track!
Takeaways:
- Feeling alone in marriage is common, even when physically together, and it can feel unsettling.
- Proximity doesn't guarantee emotional connection; you can be close yet feel distant from your spouse.
- Emotional safety is crucial; without it, couples may hold back feelings, leading to disconnection.
- To rebuild closeness, start small and intentionally connect; it doesn't have to be perfect.
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Transcript
Why you feel alone in your marriage, even when you're together.
Speaker A:How do we get here?
Speaker A:You're sitting in the same room, living in the same house, going through the same routines, but something feels different.
Speaker A:Quieter, colder, distant.
Speaker B:And you can't point to one big moment that caused it.
Speaker B:If you've ever felt alone, even in your marriage, this.
Speaker B:This conversation is for you.
Speaker A:Welcome to the Inspiring Marriages Podcast.
Speaker A:We are Jeff and Teresa Fields.
Speaker A:Our mission is to help Christian couples strengthen their friendship, grow spiritually together, and to experience the marriage that God has designed for them.
Speaker A:We've been married for 34 years, and the one thing we learn is this.
Speaker A:You don't have to leave your marriage to feel alone in it.
Speaker B:Wow.
Speaker B:That's a powerful concept, Jeff.
Speaker A:Teresa, let's talk about.
Speaker A:Proximity is not connection.
Speaker A:You can be physically close to someone, but emotionally miles apart.
Speaker A:Now, I can think back back when we were younger and our kids were much younger.
Speaker B:Yes.
Speaker A:And we would try to get out of the house, and we would try to eat out either on Friday night or something.
Speaker A:Trying to give you a break.
Speaker B:Right.
Speaker A:And we would.
Speaker A:We would pick a place, you know, based on, you know, if we can get in, if it wasn't a long line because we have toddlers or little ones.
Speaker A:You don't need to spend a lot of time waiting in the lobby of a restaurant, right?
Speaker B:No, no.
Speaker A:And we picked a lot of places based on how good their playsets were or they have crayons or other.
Speaker A:Something.
Speaker A:Something I can remember.
Speaker A:Teresa.
Speaker A:We would go to these restaurants and you would think that this is a great time for us to connect.
Speaker B:Right.
Speaker A:It's a great building moment or a good time just to reconnect for the week and.
Speaker A:But, you know, you go to the restaurant and all you're.
Speaker A:You're focused on keeping the kids occupied.
Speaker A:You know, I mean, it's.
Speaker A:I mean, it's fun.
Speaker A:It's fun.
Speaker A:I mean, enjoy those things with your children.
Speaker A:You're, you know, help them color or.
Speaker A:Or drawing something for them to keep them occupied.
Speaker A:And then when the meal gets there and they.
Speaker A:And they get their meal.
Speaker A:Well, we're not really enjoying the meal, far as.
Speaker B:Right.
Speaker A:Conversation.
Speaker A:Real conversations between us.
Speaker A:Because we're focused on the kids.
Speaker A:We're focused on them because once they finish, they're going to be finished and they're not going to want to.
Speaker A:They're ready to go.
Speaker B:They're ready to go.
Speaker A:That's even the restaurants where the family's trying to eat.
Speaker A:And then there's a little one who's Just really tired and just ready to go.
Speaker A:You've been around there.
Speaker A:But I mean, it's not their fault.
Speaker A:They're just tired and ready to go home.
Speaker A:And.
Speaker A:And really we were having a family time.
Speaker B:Right.
Speaker B:It was family time.
Speaker A:It really wasn't a marriage building time.
Speaker B:No, it wasn't.
Speaker B:Right.
Speaker B:And it's not really a substitute for that, is it?
Speaker B:So we really weren't getting to discuss anything about ourselves.
Speaker B:Like you said, everything was about the kids, what they wanted to eat, how they were feeling, if they were enjoying their time there.
Speaker B:So we couldn't talk about ourselves or personal things like husband and wife.
Speaker B:And, you know, and in a restaurant, you're in a public place, so, you know, can't do much connecting time there.
Speaker B:You know, it's just not convenient, is it?
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker A:So you.
Speaker A:When you're in that situation, you're talking about schedules, you talk about responsibilities.
Speaker B:Right.
Speaker A:Talking about logistics.
Speaker A:I mean, we're sitting there, right.
Speaker A:With each other, but we really.
Speaker A:We weren't connecting.
Speaker B:No.
Speaker A:As.
Speaker A:As husband and wife.
Speaker A:And we really weren't seeing each other as like.
Speaker A:Not that goes beyond physically seeing someone.
Speaker A:That is really like understanding someone.
Speaker A:And nothing felt wrong, but something was missing.
Speaker B:Right.
Speaker A:Genesis 2:18 tells us that God said, it's not good for the man to be alone.
Speaker B:Right.
Speaker A:We know how that all that happened where God brought all the animals of the earth to Adam to see what he would name them.
Speaker A:He named them, but there was no suitable companion found for Adam.
Speaker B:That's right.
Speaker A:So God said, it's not good.
Speaker A:This is not good for him to be alone.
Speaker A:So he caused Adam to go into a deep sleep.
Speaker A:He took some substance from his side, and he fashioned a woman and presented her unto him.
Speaker A:He said at last, flesh of my flesh, bone to my bones, I might have it backwards.
Speaker A:And he said, for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined.
Speaker A:Adhere to his, to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
Speaker A:God didn't design marriage just so you wouldn't be alone physically.
Speaker A:He designed marriage so you wouldn't be alone emotionally.
Speaker B:That's right.
Speaker B:So living in the house, same house, raising kids together, just being in the same situations together does not guarantee that you have emotional needs met or that you feel close.
Speaker B:Right?
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker B:It's not a guarantee for that.
Speaker A:So being together or being close to each other or being proximity is not the same thing as connection.
Speaker A:Point number two, Teresa, is that this drift is quiet.
Speaker B:It's not something that you normally detect happening.
Speaker B:Right?
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker A:Most couples don't just drift apart dramatically.
Speaker A:There's no big blow up.
Speaker A:And then all of a sudden you're drifted apart, you know, it just, you just drift quietly, you know.
Speaker A:And there was, there were times in our marriage where, you know, we're just busy with stuff and we would just sit together in the day and we were present and we were there, but we really weren't connecting on a deep level.
Speaker B:Right.
Speaker B:And it didn't have much energy.
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker B:Talking.
Speaker A:It wasn't because we didn't love each other, but, you know, we're just kind of busy and.
Speaker A:Because our connection wasn't.
Speaker A:We weren't intentional with our connection.
Speaker B:Right, right.
Speaker B:It's like you're not really told when you're married and raising kids and all this, you know, be sure to spend time intentionally, just the two of you, to help your marriage to thrive or help your marriage to stay strong or to grow better.
Speaker B:You don't really hear that.
Speaker B:You know, when you're young parents and young in marriage, that's something that couples all need to know.
Speaker B:You have to be intentional.
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker A:And maybe, let me ask you something.
Speaker A:Maybe you have felt something like that, have you?
Speaker A:Revelation 2.
Speaker A:4 Tells us Jesus was speaking and he has something to say to the church of Ephesus.
Speaker A:He said, you have left your first love.
Speaker B:Wow.
Speaker A:You can.
Speaker A:So that's.
Speaker A:Sometimes that happens in marriages where you know, you know how wonderful it is when you're, when you're dating and you're romantic and you talk on the phone for hours and you want, just want to spend every, every waking moment together.
Speaker A:When you're apart, you think about, right.
Speaker A:Oh, when, oh, I get to see.
Speaker A:When can I see Teresa again?
Speaker A:When can we talk again?
Speaker A:And so you get excited about that and sometimes, you know, after you're, after the, the wedding and things of life get involved, you're not as intentional about being together and right.
Speaker A:Plan out your, right, your dates anymore.
Speaker A:You know how you were dating and guys, you know how you would just plan everything out, you know, everything perfect for her because you wanted her to be happy and you wanted to bless her.
Speaker A:And ladies, you know how you would think about what you're going to put on and how you going to wear your hair.
Speaker B:Oh, yes.
Speaker A:Which necklace to wear or which bracelet.
Speaker B:This on me or does he like which shoes you.
Speaker A:It was important which shoes you grabbed, you know, hat on.
Speaker A:So you planned out your, your, your everything in your dates.
Speaker A:And sometimes you just where you want to go.
Speaker A:I don't know.
Speaker A:You want to go.
Speaker A:I don't know, and it's not a, that's not the, there's not the effort.
Speaker B:And the intention sometimes.
Speaker A:So we're still committed to each other.
Speaker A:Of course, that's not, that's not the issue.
Speaker A:We're committed to each other.
Speaker A:We're just not connected.
Speaker A:Yes, we're committed, but yet disconnected right now.
Speaker A:Let's talk about some reasons, Teresa, why in some marriages, different times, you just don't feel close as you do at other times.
Speaker B:Right?
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker B:That's right.
Speaker A:Number one, emotional safety has been lost.
Speaker A:When emotional safety fades, you start holding things in.
Speaker A:James 1:19 tells us in an NIV My dear brother and sisters, take note of this.
Speaker A:Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry.
Speaker A:So your, your marriage has to be a place where there's emotional safety.
Speaker B:Right.
Speaker A:You have to be able to be free emotionally to one another.
Speaker A:Right?
Speaker B:Theresa that is so true.
Speaker B:Yes.
Speaker B:If one person in the marriage feels like their emotions don't matter or their concerns don't matter, or if they say something like, I'm trying to try to let your spouse know that something is out of place or that something's missing, or you have a need that's not being met, if your spouse reacts strongly to that or gets angry or says, well, you must not love me or you think I don't love you, whatever kinds of things that people can say in haste and react instead of just like you said, being quick to hear but slow to speak.
Speaker B:You know, we have to check what we're going to say before we say it and make sure we're responding appropriately.
Speaker A:And it goes, it goes both ways.
Speaker B:Yeah, it goes both ways.
Speaker A:If you're bringing something up to your spouse, make sure you're not bringing an accusation.
Speaker B:Exactly.
Speaker A:And, or, and to make it personal, don't make it personal.
Speaker B:Yes.
Speaker A:And so it goes both ways.
Speaker A:But, so we both need to honor the emotional safety that's in your marriage, that you will not accuse the other or demeanor the person or come with a critical tongue, and you will not push the other one away who is trying to share something with you because unprocessed hurts.
Speaker A:It will build walls between you.
Speaker A:It'll put up the wall of separation.
Speaker A:Right, Theresa?
Speaker B:Oh, yes.
Speaker B:I was thinking about this in the case of something else, but, you know, we, we have these tendencies to protect ourselves.
Speaker B:If we feel threatened, if we feel vulnerable, if we feel like somebody is seeing an area that we're weak in, we want to build up a wall and protect ourselves.
Speaker B:We used to call that self preservation.
Speaker B:But you know, if there's hurt there and you are not talking about it with your spouse and, or you don't think you can bring it to your spouse because you may feel like, well, now they know something that's really deeply hurting in me, something that I'm lacking.
Speaker B:You feel very insecure about it, then we tend to have a wall in the middle of our marriage.
Speaker B:You know, you've got that wall there.
Speaker B:Like we can't talk about this topic or I can't bring this to my spouse because, you know, and that is something that has to be worked on.
Speaker B:You don't want unprocessed hurt and you know, even from old relationships, you don't want that to be lingering around and setting up all these walls and space between you that you can't seem to get through.
Speaker A:That's right.
Speaker A:So I can remember a season in our lives and this, this kind of happened a couple of times.
Speaker A:But one time, but while we were dating, I was involved with at least three nights a week of ministry time and prisons and stuff that then there's a lot of churches have Wednesday night meetings.
Speaker A:So we were entering into our.
Speaker A:We're going to get married and not.
Speaker A:Theresa said, I think you're over committed.
Speaker B:Oh yes.
Speaker A:So I had to pare that down.
Speaker A:And then even when after we were married, you know, and we've always gone to church and we always served at churches or being a part of.
Speaker A:And so usually churches have, you know, Sunday morning, maybe Sunday night, Wednesday night.
Speaker A:And if you're involved in a worship team, maybe there's a practice and maybe there's a men's meeting.
Speaker A:Maybe it's a ladies meeting.
Speaker B:Right.
Speaker A:Maybe it's other kind of meeting pretty quickly.
Speaker A:So we were, we were, we were serving and we were involved, you know, and the kids had music lessons and sometimes they had music lessons several days a week.
Speaker B:Right.
Speaker A:We had three kids and sometimes they.
Speaker B:Were taking, they were on different days,.
Speaker A:Sometimes taking different things or they had dance or just other, other, other things.
Speaker A:There's a lot of stuff going on and then maybe homeschool outings and so.
Speaker B:Yes, we did those too.
Speaker A:So we were serving, we were involved, we were showing up at church, but we were just getting tired.
Speaker A:It was just, it was too much and it started affecting us and we just had less energy for each other.
Speaker A:Less, less margin, less connection.
Speaker A:And, and eventually.
Speaker A:And we learned this and, and nothing wrong.
Speaker A:Nothing that anybody in leadership was putting us pressure on us about anything.
Speaker B:No, no.
Speaker A:But we just started.
Speaker A:Had to say no to some Things I just couldn't support everything.
Speaker B:Right.
Speaker B:There's just no time left over for your marriage when you're so involved in your own serving or your own doing, and then your kids are very involved.
Speaker B:Like, where's the time for your marriage?
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker A:It's not because those things were bad, because our marriage needed to come first.
Speaker B:Yes, that's right.
Speaker A:Ephesians 4:26 tells us to be angry and do not sin.
Speaker A:Do not let the sun go down on your wrath.
Speaker A:But what you don't deal with, it builds walls.
Speaker B:Mm.
Speaker A:And number third reason why you might not feel close is your vulnerability has disappeared.
Speaker A:You stop saying to each other, I need you.
Speaker A:I miss us.
Speaker A:That hurt me.
Speaker A:Galatians 6:2 tells us, Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you fulfill the law of Christ or the law of the anointing and the anointed One.
Speaker B:And the law of Christ is the law of love, the love that God has for us.
Speaker B:He wants us to demonstrate that especially in marriage.
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker A:You can't carry each other's burdens if you stop sharing them.
Speaker B:Right.
Speaker A:Distance is built through what goes unspoken.
Speaker A:Now we want to talk about how to rebuild closeness.
Speaker A:This is good.
Speaker A:You say, well, this.
Speaker A:Wow.
Speaker A:This what you're saying today.
Speaker A:I know what you're talking about.
Speaker A:This is.
Speaker A:This is where I am.
Speaker A:Let's give you some hope.
Speaker B:That's right.
Speaker A:This can all be dealt with today.
Speaker B:Yes.
Speaker A:Start on the.
Speaker A:And closeness can be.
Speaker A:Be rebuilt today.
Speaker A:So we're going to talk about how to rebuild closeness.
Speaker A:Number one, you have to rebuild emotional safety.
Speaker A:Closeness begins where safety is restored.
Speaker A: Teresa, do you have Proverbs: Speaker B:I have the new King James version.
Speaker B:It says, he who answers a matter before he hears is folly and shame to him.
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker A:So in the context of what we're talking about, if you.
Speaker A:If your spouse is sharing something with you, listen without trying to fix it and respond without defending.
Speaker A:If your spouse is saying something to you, don't be thinking about what your response is going to be.
Speaker A:Or when she gets finished, oh, I want to let her have it, because I remember this other time, and I won't bring this up.
Speaker A:No, no, no.
Speaker A:Listen without fixing, respond without defending.
Speaker B:Oh, that's so, so good.
Speaker B:And, you know, I had an idea when we were originally thinking about this was, you know, you can.
Speaker B:When you're going to sit down together and discuss something, just go ahead and state it.
Speaker B:This is our safe place.
Speaker B:This is our place of emotional safety.
Speaker B:When we come together, it might be a certain Area of your house.
Speaker B:It might be a certain couch you want to sit on or, you know, kitchen table when you're alone without the kids and say, okay, now we're coming together to discuss something.
Speaker B:This is a place of emotional safety.
Speaker B:So like you said, we're going to listen to one another.
Speaker B:We're going to practice good listening and not speak out of turn or interrupt each other or try to fix the problem.
Speaker B:You know, a lot of women will bring something to their husband not because they.
Speaker B:She wants them to fix it, but she just needs to be heard.
Speaker B:You know, that I'm dealing with something.
Speaker B:Something upset me.
Speaker B:I'm concerned about something.
Speaker B:It's not because she needs him to fix the problem.
Speaker B:You know, I just need to talk about this.
Speaker B:We kind of work things out by talking.
Speaker A:There's.
Speaker A:I mean, every.
Speaker A:Everybody's different.
Speaker A:So there's people that needed to vocalize something.
Speaker B:Yes.
Speaker A:To work it out.
Speaker B:Yes.
Speaker A:Other people do it all in their mind.
Speaker A:You know, other people write and.
Speaker A:Or they just.
Speaker A:There's other things, but sometimes, guys, your wife just needs to talk.
Speaker B:Right.
Speaker A:Number two, start small, but be intentional.
Speaker A:You don't have to fix everything in five minutes.
Speaker B:No, no.
Speaker A:You don't need a perfect moment.
Speaker A:You just need a real moment.
Speaker B:That's right.
Speaker B:You may not have an answer for what you're discussing.
Speaker B:It may be, okay, we're bringing this up, and you may not have solutions right now, but at least you're in that safe emotional space and you can discuss it and say, let's think about this.
Speaker B:Let's pray about this.
Speaker B:You may pray together at the time, and we'll come back together and see what the Lord is showing us, See what we're finding in the scripture that can help us, you know, so it doesn't have to be perfect.
Speaker B:You don't have to have everything fixed when you're discussing a situation or just an issue you need to talk about.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:Just as long as you're talking.
Speaker A:And we're gonna.
Speaker A:We're gonna get through this together.
Speaker B:Right?
Speaker A:We're gonna get on the other side of this.
Speaker B:Yes.
Speaker B:Yes.
Speaker A:And we're just.
Speaker A:And we're gonna kiss and we're gonna.
Speaker A:We're gonna try again next to next day.
Speaker B:Try it again, try again next day.
Speaker A:So.
Speaker B:Right.
Speaker A:We're committed to the.
Speaker A:To the end of the line.
Speaker B:Right.
Speaker B:If you're not.
Speaker B:Not seeing it the same way at the time, you start talking about a sit, a concern, whatever it is, you.
Speaker B:You know.
Speaker B:Okay.
Speaker B:We're not agreeing, but at least we're talking.
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker B:You know, you've got to talk about these things.
Speaker A:Let me share this.
Speaker A:This is really.
Speaker A:I guess this is something you may.
Speaker A:On the surface, doesn't seem like it fits, but, you know, you mean to be playful in your.
Speaker A:In your relationship with your spouse and just do fun things.
Speaker A:I'm just thinking about something like this.
Speaker A: world, or her Favorite is the: Speaker A:The BBC version of Pride and Precious.
Speaker B:And all the ladies say, oh, Colin Firth and Jennifer.
Speaker A:Ely or Ellie.
Speaker B:Yeah, something.
Speaker B:Ely or Ellie.
Speaker A:H L, E. L E. Right.
Speaker A:And.
Speaker A:But so at least once a year she would show.
Speaker A:She would watch Pride and Precious.
Speaker A:And we had it on vhs.
Speaker A:Then we had it on dvd.
Speaker B:Right.
Speaker A:We had it on Blu Ray.
Speaker A:If it comes out on 4k, I'm sure we'll get it on 4k.
Speaker A:But least once a year we would.
Speaker A:We would sit down and watch Pride and Precious.
Speaker A:It's like six.
Speaker A:Six episodes, guys.
Speaker A:Sorry.
Speaker A:And sometimes, guys, you just got to do what you got to do.
Speaker A:And we turn into a fun little game.
Speaker A:Which time we.
Speaker A:So every time that someone would say Mr. Darcy, any character, doesn't matter who it was, didn't matter because they never called him by his first name, was always Mr. Darcy.
Speaker A:And we would kiss.
Speaker A:It was whatever.
Speaker A:Under the covers, on the couch.
Speaker A:Under the covers.
Speaker A:Popcorn, drinks, whatever we was, we would stop and kiss.
Speaker A:Now, it might sound small, but it was powerful and it brought back laughter.
Speaker A:Playfulness.
Speaker B:Yes.
Speaker A:And connection.
Speaker A:And you just need to enjoy each other.
Speaker B:That's right.
Speaker A:And it was kind of funny.
Speaker A:Sometimes we'll miss one.
Speaker A:We say, well, wait a minute.
Speaker A:I think they said Mr. Darcy.
Speaker B:We missed two.
Speaker B:Two times.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker B:So that does.
Speaker B:It makes it fun and playful.
Speaker B:And it might not be that for you as a couple, but we know you probably have something that's a favorite thing to do together, favorite activity that's fun for you.
Speaker B:It might be putt putt golf.
Speaker B:Might be just running in a field of flowers, you know, whatever it is that just brings joy and laughter to the both of you together and do that and just enjoy the time connecting, enjoy the fun.
Speaker B:Because we don't want to be overly serious, you know, and super serious and think, well, if, you know, if we're having fun, then something's wrong, you know?
Speaker B:No, no.
Speaker B:Marriage should have joy and fun and laughter.
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker A:And maybe it may for you.
Speaker A:It's not the exact same thing, but it's going to be something intentional.
Speaker B:Yes.
Speaker B:I love that.
Speaker B:That's kind of going to be a new buzzword, you know, for us, is intentional.
Speaker B:Just be intentional.
Speaker B:Plan a little outing, a picnic or something.
Speaker B:We talk about this a lot.
Speaker B:You know, they're friendship builders that you can, that you can get from us that will help you to have.
Speaker B:If you don't have ideas, you know, this could give you some fresh ideas on things to do that are fun and invite, you know, invite that connection to be taking place.
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker A:And number three, we need.
Speaker A:We must MUSC in large letters, 54 point font.
Speaker A:Must invite God into our connection.
Speaker B:That's right.
Speaker A:Because when couples pray, something shifts every time.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker A: Psalm: Speaker A:Ecclesiastes 4:12 talks about a three strand cord is not easily broken.
Speaker A:That's right, Teresa.
Speaker A:That third strand kind of just.
Speaker A:That's our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Speaker A:And tell us he's the one that needs to be woven right into our relationship.
Speaker A:Right?
Speaker B:Yes.
Speaker B:Every part of your marriage should involve the Lord.
Speaker B:That's so good, Jeff.
Speaker B:I mean, if you're going for a walk, if you're reading your Bibles together, if you're talking about your children, if you're working out finances, whatever it is in your marriage, involve the Lord.
Speaker B:Take time to pray over every aspect of your marriage life, your family life, the things that you deal with day to day.
Speaker B:Pray over those things.
Speaker B:You know, if you have sensed this drift and this need for more connection, then definitely just ask the Lord.
Speaker B:You know, we invite you into our marriage to show us how to fill this empty place that we are sensing is here.
Speaker B:And of course he wants to fill it with himself.
Speaker B:Because if you're relating to each other through the Lord and with the Lord, it is powerful.
Speaker B:He is going to really inspire you how to be intentional, when to be intentional, and you know the best ways to do that for your marriage.
Speaker A:That's so good.
Speaker A:Because when God's at the center, connection strengthens, right?
Speaker B:Yes.
Speaker B:Yes.
Speaker A:So closeness doesn't have to.
Speaker A:To come back all at once.
Speaker A:It just comes back one honest moment at a time.
Speaker A:And Teresa, let's pray for, for those who are listening right now.
Speaker A:So wherever, wherever you are, and I don't know, whatever time this is that you're listening, we want you to know that God loves you.
Speaker A:Jesus loves you.
Speaker B:That's right.
Speaker A:He has a wonderful plan for you.
Speaker A:He has a wonderful plan for your marriage.
Speaker A:So, Father, for every couple listening right now, especially the ones who feel distant, the ones who feel alone.
Speaker A:We ask you to help them restore what feels lost, soften their hearts, rebuild trust, and bring closeness back to their marriage.
Speaker A:In Jesus name, Amen.
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Speaker B:Yes, it's really good too.
Speaker A:So until next time, we love you.
Speaker A:And remember, God designed husband and wife to be friends for life.
