Needs and Desires in Marriage: S2-E5
Living IN Jesus Podcast
Needs and Desires in Marriage – Season 2, Episode 5
June 15, 2023 • 18 min
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Notes:
Understanding the difference between inner needs and desires is vital in marriage. When we mix them up and don’t grasp how God provides for us, it will lead to frustration and conflicts. God designed us to rely on Him for our inner needs such as love, respect, significance, and belonging. When we depend on God to meet our needs instead of looking to our spouse to be our provider, we can love them unconditionally in a healthy way by gifting them their desires. In this episode, Ross O’Hair and Beau Brezina discuss needs versus desires in marriage, and how relying on God to meet our needs enables us to love our spouse fully out of God’s life and strength.
Verses:
Philippians 4:19 – “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”
Ephesians 5:33 – “Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband.”
Resources Mentioned:
Needs of Humanity session found in Living IN Jesus Study Session 3
Previous Podcast Episode on Needs: S1-E3: Needs of Humanity
| TIME | TOPICS |
|---|---|
0:01 | Introduction |
0:35 | Importance of Needs and Desires |
0:57 | Definition of Needs and Desires |
2:10 | World’s Views of Needs and Desires |
3:55 | Beau’s Experience with Needs and Desires |
6:52 | The Distinction Between Needs and Desires |
7:45 | How to Live with Needs vs Desires |
9:10 | Learning to Discern the Difference Between Needs vs Desires |
11:35 | Different Types of Needs and Desires |
13:25 | Physical Intimacy in Marriage – a Need or Desire? |
14:35 | Final Takeaway |
Theme Music:
- This Inspiration by Olexandr Ignatov
(all rights and licensing from envato elements)
Hosted by: Ross O’Hair
Participating Staff: Beau Brezina
Edited by: Ross O’Hair and Ben Brezina
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