Love Your Spouse...As You Love Yourself? with Bryan Crum | Ep. 623

Most of us deal with self doubt, regret, and feelings of not measuring up. But learning to love ourselves properly means learning to see ourselves as God does, and it allows us to love others more freely and graciously.    Today, Bryan Crum will help you step away from nagging self doubts and into a solid biblical perspective. Give your marriage the gift of seeing yourself and your spouse through God’s eyes.   We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage.    Episode highlights include:   Unexpected lessons learned from people who are facing their mortality  Why is it hard to accept loving and valuing ourselves properly?  Rewriting negative messages we’ve learned  Ideas to break away from self-doubt  Why relationships are needed to help us learn to love ourselves    *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here!    QUOTES  “I’m on a mission to help people fall in love with God’s greatest creation; and that’s us.” - Bryan Crum  “We all want to know our time on this earth means something.” - Bryan Crum  “I’ve discovered 2 truths about living: 1. We’re priceless. 2. For some reason, we’ve forgotten that truth.” - Bryan Crum  “We interact with people every day but we don’t always treat them like they are valuable.” - Bryan Crum  “When we acknowledge the truth of what we’re worth, we’re acknowledging a truth heaven knows well.” - Bryan Crum  “The first step is to stop comparing ourselves to each other.” - Bryan Crum  “There's power in giving each other the benefit of the doubt.”   - Bryan Crum  “Giving each other grace is a small step that covers a lot of distance.” - Bryan Crum  “Marriage is promising each other that we’re all-in. We’ve got to make the conscious choice to say, ‘I’m still here.’”  - Bryan Crum  MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:  If your marriage is doing okay but could use a jumpstart, then this 5 Week Marriage Refresher Challenge is for you!  Find more from Bryan HERE Order Bryan’s book, Neighbor, Love Yourself HERE    

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Far too many couples are just surviving their marriage when it was meant to thrive. This is the place for practical tips on how to build an awesome marriage. Our passion is to help you strengthen your marriage. Dr. Kim Kimberling hosts the show. Dr. Kim is the President of Awesome Marriage, has been married for over 50 years, and has been a professional counselor for 40+ years. He is the author of 7 Secrets to An Awesome Marriage ,14 Keys To Lasting Love, and most recently Love, Intimacy and Sex in the Second Half. Dr. Kim will be joined once a month by his wife of 55 years, Nancy Kimberling. He will also host other great guests that will teach and encourage you as you intentionally pursue an awesome marriage. Tune in each week to hear practical advice from Dr. Kim. This podcast is brought to you by the ministry of Awesome Marriage.