Dr. Kim and Colby Leadership Podcast - MARRIAGE

MARRIAGE

07/09/20 • 27 min

In this episode, Colby & Dr. Kim talk about why marriage is so important even when it isn’t always fun or easy, they share personal stories from their own experiences, and give advice on how you can make your marriage better today.

Quotes:

“I’ve grown and learned the most in the times when my marriage has been tough.” - Colby Taylor
“Marriage isn’t always walking along a rosy path but if you have Jesus with you through the hard times you will come out on the other side.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
“The best marriages are the marriages that have God at the center.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
“Marriage is meant to last a lifetime.” - Colby Taylor
“It’s good for married couples to go to weddings and funerals together.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
“Premarital counseling reduces the divorce rate by 50%.” - Colby Taylor
“If God can change a Saul into Paul, I believe he can do the same thing with marriages.” - Colby Taylor

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Quotes:

“I’ve grown and learned the most in the times when my marriage has been tough.” - Colby Taylor
“Marriage isn’t always walking along a rosy path but if you have Jesus with you through the hard times you will come out on the other side.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
“The best marriages are the marriages that have God at the center.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
“Marriage is meant to last a lifetime.” - Colby Taylor
“It’s good for married couples to go to weddings and funerals together.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
“Premarital counseling reduces the divorce rate by 50%.” - Colby Taylor
“If God can change a Saul into Paul, I believe he can do the same thing with marriages.” - Colby Taylor

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Healthy Sex in Marriage

In this episode, Colby & Dr. Kim talk about why sex in marriage is the best sex, how to not let past sexual baggage define you, and how to improve your sex life for both you and your spouse.

Quotes:

“God made our bodies fit together in the way they do, He created our bodies and He created sex.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
“The longer you are married to someone and the more you know them and understand them, the better your sex life becomes.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
“I pray every day that my sexual desire is for my wife only and God honors that prayer.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
“Let God redefine your sexual past for you.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
“We are meant to be in an intimate relationship with one person, that is what we desire and crave.” - Colby Taylor
“You have to talk about sex in your marriage.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling

Homework Questions:

Do you talk with your wife about sex?
Do you communicate your desires to your wife? Do you listen when she communicates her desires to you?
Do you know what turns your wife on? Do you do it?
How often do you expect to have sex? Is that realistic considering the stage of life you are in?
Do you believe that your past sexual experiences can affect intimacy with your wife?
What was your view of sex growing up?
Did you have any misconceptions about what sex would be like in marriage? What were they?
Who are other men who you can be open with about topics like sex? Is there a group you need to join? A friend you need to reach out to?

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RESOURCES:

Awesome Marriage’s Love Making Survey

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Ego

In this episode, Colby & Dr. Kim talk about and define having a healthy ego versus a “big” ego. They answer the question, is having an ego always a bad thing? They discuss ways to find healthy balance in your life, how to learn from your mistakes, and signs that your ego might be out of control.

Quotes:

“Sometimes you don’t notice how much of your ego is controlling aspects of who you are.” - Colby Taylor
“My ego doesn’t want me to take responsibility for my actions, it makes me want to feel like I’m better than I am and blame others for my mistakes.” - Colby Taylor
“Having an ego becomes dangerous when you are not willing to learn from the mistakes that you make.” - Colby Taylor
“If you aren’t growing, you are going backwards.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
“When you get older there is a tendency to start thinking that you know more than you do and to stop learning and growing.” - Colby Taylor
“I don’t usually see the guy with the bad ego in counseling, I see the coworkers of the guy with the bad ego in counseling, who don’t know how to work with someone who thinks they are right all the time.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
“Humility is the template you want to lay over your life.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
“You never have to feel bad about your failures or mistakes if you let God use them.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling

Homework Questions:

What does ego look like in your life?
In what ways is your ego good / bad?
Are there any areas where your ego is out of control?
How can you better control your ego?
Do you see any areas where your ego has negatively affected others?
Who can you ask to help you see areas where your ego needs to be checked?

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RESOURCES:

Ego Is The Enemy by Ryan Holiday
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin

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