Are My Motives Right?

Letting Go of People-Pleasing

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As Christians, we're called to please God. So, how do you balance that with trying to make your spouse happy? Dr. Greg Smalley will help you discern if your goal is to obey God, or if you're focusing too much on your mate's happiness. Also, Rebecca St. James joins Jim Daly to explain how she learned to let go of people-pleasing tendencies before she got married.

 

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As Christians, we're called to please God. So, how do you balance that with trying to make your spouse happy? Dr. Greg Smalley will help you discern if your goal is to obey God, or if you're focusing too much on your mate's happiness. Also, Rebecca St. James joins Jim Daly to explain how she learned to let go of people-pleasing tendencies before she got married.
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<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/zfxrv4">Focus on Marriage Assessment</a>
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<a href="https://store.focusonthefamily.com/finding-gods-love-in-marriage-and-life-i-ii-digital/?refcd=2406105">Finding God's Love in Marriage and Life</a>&nbsp;
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<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/e7u7ek">Practice Makes Parent</a>&nbsp;
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<a href="https://sf.fotf.com/bw87pr">Unsung Hero Official Lionsgate Website</a>
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If you’re married — or soon to be — you’ve got questions. What makes this relationship work? How do I fix it when it breaks? Where do I go when I need help? Host John Fuller and marriage experts Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley help answer those questions with practical, down-to-earth insights based on God’s design for marriage. Find answers and inspiration in every short episode of this Christian marriage podcast.

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