In this episode, Jay is joined by author Jackie Bledsoe and his lovely wife Stephana to address the question: How important is friendship in a marriage?

 

 

 

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Episode Title: Best Friends = Best Marriage (Part 1)

 

Guests:

• Jackie Bledsoe – Follow Him on Twitter
• Stephana Bledsoe – Follow Her on Twitter

 

Check out Jackie’s AMAZING book, The 7 Rings of Marriage

 

Questions We Address and Answer:

• Is friendship overrated in marriage?
• How important is friendship in a marriage?
• Is being best friends mandatory for a marriage to reach it’s full potential?

 

Key Lessons and Takeaways:

• The importance of intimacy in a marriage.
• What’s needed for a marriage to reach it’s full potential.
• The definition of true intimacy.

 

Experience:

• Stephana and Jackie share how they developed into best friends after they were married.

 

Hold Yourself Accountable:

• Seek to develop a true friendship first, intimacy can wait.

 

Apply This Kingdom Principle:

• “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” – Ephesians 5:25 (NIV)

 

Take Action Now:

• Learn the importance of being best friends with your spouse, by investing in one of the books recommended below.

 

Scriptures:

• “Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.” – Genesis 2:25 (NIV)

 

• “ That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.“ – Genesis 2:24 (NIV)

 

• “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” – Ephesians 5:25 (NIV)

 

Book Recommendations:

• The 7 Rings of Marriage: Your Model for a Lasting and Fulfilling Marriage by Jackie Bledsoe

 

• The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman (Get the Audiobook FREE)

 

• Your Wife Can Be Your Best Friend: A Practical Guide for Husbands by Dr. Clarence Shuler

 

• Keeping Your Wife Your Best Friend: A Practical Guide for Husbands by Dr. Clarence Shuler

 

• Understanding the Purpose and Power of Love and Marriage by Dr. Myles Munroe

 

• Get a FREE Audiobook from Audible

 

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