Fierce Marriage

Why does your spouse love you? And why do you love them? It sounds like an easy question, but the answer might change how you see your whole marriage. Today we break down the one truth that shapes how you forgive, how you love on hard days, and how you build a marriage that lasts for decades. • Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com • Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com • Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian: https://thenewsisgood.com If this content helps you, please consider subscribing. New marriage and parenting videos weekly. Support: https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Subscribe to audio: https://fiercemarriage.com/podcast Socials: https://instagram.com/fiercemarriage, https://facebook.com/fiercemarriage More marriage content: https://fiercemarriage.com Our books and devotionals: https://shop.fiercemarriage.com Take online marriage courses: https://gospelcenteredmarriage.com For parenting resources and content, visit https://FierceParenting.com Let’s be friends! Find Ryan and Selena on their personal socials. Ryan: https://instagram.com/ryan_fred https://twitter.com/ryanfred https://facebook.com/ryanfred Selena: https://instagram.com/selenafred https://facebook.com/selena.frederick

Every marriage runs on something, and most couples never stop to ask what. Today we dig into what separates marriages that keep maturing from marriages that stall out. If you want a marriage that is still strong decades from now, this one is worth your time. • Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com • Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com • Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian: https://thenewsisgood.com If this content helps you, please consider subscribing. New marriage and parenting videos weekly. Support: https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Subscribe to audio: https://fiercemarriage.com/podcast Socials: https://instagram.com/fiercemarriage, https://facebook.com/fiercemarriage More marriage content: https://fiercemarriage.com Our books and devotionals: https://shop.fiercemarriage.com Take online marriage courses: https://gospelcenteredmarriage.com For parenting resources and content, visit https://FierceParenting.com Let’s be friends! Find Ryan and Selena on their personal socials. Ryan: https://instagram.com/ryan_fred https://twitter.com/ryanfred https://facebook.com/ryanfred Selena: https://instagram.com/selenafred https://facebook.com/selena.frederick

What separates a couple who just stays together from a couple who actually grows? What are the marks of a mature marriage? Today Ryan and Selena Frederick break down what real marital maturity looks like and what it's built upon. • Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com • Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com • Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian: https://thenewsisgood.com If this content helps you, please consider subscribing. New marriage and parenting videos weekly. Support: https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Subscribe to audio: https://fiercemarriage.com/podcast Socials: https://instagram.com/fiercemarriage, https://facebook.com/fiercemarriage More marriage content: https://fiercemarriage.com Our books and devotionals: https://shop.fiercemarriage.com Take online marriage courses: https://gospelcenteredmarriage.com For parenting resources and content, visit https://FierceParenting.com Let’s be friends! Find Ryan and Selena on their personal socials. Ryan: https://instagram.com/ryan_fred https://twitter.com/ryanfred https://facebook.com/ryanfred Selena: https://instagram.com/selenafred https://facebook.com/selena.frederick

Nothing will change the culture of your home and the strength of your marriage like this one habit: Family Worship. • Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com • Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com • Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian: https://thenewsisgood.com If this content helps you, please consider subscribing. New marriage and parenting videos weekly. Support: https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Subscribe to audio: https://fiercemarriage.com/podcast Socials: https://instagram.com/fiercemarriage, https://facebook.com/fiercemarriage More marriage content: https://fiercemarriage.com Our books and devotionals: https://shop.fiercemarriage.com Take online marriage courses: https://gospelcenteredmarriage.com For parenting resources and content, visit https://FierceParenting.com Let’s be friends! Find Ryan and Selena on their personal socials. Ryan: https://instagram.com/ryan_fred https://twitter.com/ryanfred https://facebook.com/ryanfred Selena: https://instagram.com/selenafred https://facebook.com/selena.frederick

Marriages don't only fall apart from big blowups — they can also crumble from a hundred small moments nobody ever addresses. Today we unpack one habit we call "keeping short accounts," a practice that's helped carry our marriage through 23 years. • Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com • Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com • Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian: https://thenewsisgood.com If this content helps you, please consider subscribing. New marriage and parenting videos weekly. Support: https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Subscribe to audio: https://fiercemarriage.com/podcast Socials: https://instagram.com/fiercemarriage, https://facebook.com/fiercemarriage More marriage content: https://fiercemarriage.com Our books and devotionals: https://shop.fiercemarriage.com Take online marriage courses: https://gospelcenteredmarriage.com For parenting resources and content, visit https://FierceParenting.com Let’s be friends! Find Ryan and Selena on their personal socials. Ryan: https://instagram.com/ryan_fred https://twitter.com/ryanfred https://facebook.com/ryanfred Selena: https://instagram.com/selenafred https://facebook.com/selena.frederick

Many couples think intimacy should just happen on its own — but what if that belief is harming your marriage? Today we dig into what the Bible actually says about consistency, connection, and why "spontaneous" might not be the correct goal. • Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com • Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com • Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian: https://thenewsisgood.com If this content helps you, please consider subscribing. New marriage and parenting videos weekly. Support: https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Subscribe to audio: https://fiercemarriage.com/podcast Socials: https://instagram.com/fiercemarriage, https://facebook.com/fiercemarriage More marriage content: https://fiercemarriage.com Our books and devotionals: https://shop.fiercemarriage.com Take online marriage courses: https://gospelcenteredmarriage.com For parenting resources and content, visit https://FierceParenting.com Let’s be friends! Find Ryan and Selena on their personal socials. Ryan: https://instagram.com/ryan_fred https://twitter.com/ryanfred https://facebook.com/ryanfred Selena: https://instagram.com/selenafred https://facebook.com/selena.frederick

Marriages don't only fall apart from big blowups — they can also crumble from a hundred small moments nobody ever addresses. Today we unpack one habit we call "keeping short accounts," a practice that's helped carry our marriage through 23 years. • Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com • Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com • Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian: https://thenewsisgood.com If this content helps you, please consider subscribing. New marriage and parenting videos weekly. Support: https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Subscribe to audio: https://fiercemarriage.com/podcast Socials: https://instagram.com/fiercemarriage, https://facebook.com/fiercemarriage More marriage content: https://fiercemarriage.com Our books and devotionals: https://shop.fiercemarriage.com Take online marriage courses: https://gospelcenteredmarriage.com For parenting resources and content, visit https://FierceParenting.com Let’s be friends! Find Ryan and Selena on their personal socials. Ryan: https://instagram.com/ryan_fred https://twitter.com/ryanfred https://facebook.com/ryanfred Selena: https://instagram.com/selenafred https://facebook.com/selena.frederick

How can you protect your connection with your spouse despite being busy? Today, Ryan and Selena Frederick share the one practical daily habit they believe has the highest return on investment for staying connected as a couple. • Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com • Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com • Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian: https://thenewsisgood.com If this content helps you, please consider subscribing. New marriage and parenting videos weekly. Support: https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Subscribe to audio: https://fiercemarriage.com/podcast Socials: https://instagram.com/fiercemarriage, https://facebook.com/fiercemarriage More marriage content: https://fiercemarriage.com Our books and devotionals: https://shop.fiercemarriage.com Take online marriage courses: https://gospelcenteredmarriage.com For parenting resources and content, visit https://FierceParenting.com Let’s be friends! Find Ryan and Selena on their personal socials. Ryan: https://instagram.com/ryan_fred https://twitter.com/ryanfred https://facebook.com/ryanfred Selena: https://instagram.com/selenafred https://facebook.com/selena.frederick

Today we unpack the difference between healthy emotions and something far more dangerous: emotionalism. From the silent treatment to storming off to feeling "unloved" even when your spouse is trying, we break down where feelings cross the line from real to ruling, and what Scripture says about putting them back in their place. • Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com • Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com • Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian: https://thenewsisgood.com If this content helps you, please consider subscribing. New marriage and parenting videos weekly. Support: https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Subscribe to audio: https://fiercemarriage.com/podcast Socials: https://instagram.com/fiercemarriage, https://facebook.com/fiercemarriage More marriage content: https://fiercemarriage.com Our books and devotionals: https://shop.fiercemarriage.com Take online marriage courses: https://gospelcenteredmarriage.com For parenting resources and content, visit https://FierceParenting.com Let’s be friends! Find Ryan and Selena on their personal socials. Ryan: https://instagram.com/ryan_fred https://twitter.com/ryanfred https://facebook.com/ryanfred Selena: https://instagram.com/selenafred https://facebook.com/selena.frederick

Today we wrap up our three-part series for nearly and newlywed couples. We talk about things we wish someone had told us before our wedding, our honeymoon, and the moment we came back home to real life. • Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com • Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com • Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian: https://thenewsisgood.com If this content helps you, please consider subscribing. New marriage and parenting videos weekly. Support: https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Subscribe to audio: https://fiercemarriage.com/podcast Socials: https://instagram.com/fiercemarriage, https://facebook.com/fiercemarriage More marriage content: https://fiercemarriage.com Our books and devotionals: https://shop.fiercemarriage.com Take online marriage courses: https://gospelcenteredmarriage.com For parenting resources and content, visit https://FierceParenting.com Let’s be friends! Find Ryan and Selena on their personal socials. Ryan: https://instagram.com/ryan_fred https://twitter.com/ryanfred https://facebook.com/ryanfred Selena: https://instagram.com/selenafred https://facebook.com/selena.frederick

It's wedding season! How can a couple who is headed into marriage best position themselves for success? Last week, today, and next week, we'll talk about exactly that! • Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com • Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com • Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian: https://thenewsisgood.com If this content helps you, please consider subscribing. New marriage and parenting videos weekly. Support: https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Subscribe to audio: https://fiercemarriage.com/podcast Socials: https://instagram.com/fiercemarriage, https://facebook.com/fiercemarriage More marriage content: https://fiercemarriage.com Our books and devotionals: https://shop.fiercemarriage.com Take online marriage courses: https://gospelcenteredmarriage.com For parenting resources and content, visit https://FierceParenting.com Let’s be friends! Find Ryan and Selena on their personal socials. Ryan: https://instagram.com/ryan_fred https://twitter.com/ryanfred https://facebook.com/ryanfred Selena: https://instagram.com/selenafred https://facebook.com/selena.frederick

It's wedding season! How can a couple who is headed into marriage best position themselves for success? Today, and in the following two weeks, we'll talk about exactly that! • Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com • Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com • Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian: https://thenewsisgood.com If this content helps you, please consider subscribing. New marriage and parenting videos weekly. Support: https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Subscribe to audio: https://fiercemarriage.com/podcast Socials: https://instagram.com/fiercemarriage, https://facebook.com/fiercemarriage More marriage content: https://fiercemarriage.com Our books and devotionals: https://shop.fiercemarriage.com Take online marriage courses: https://gospelcenteredmarriage.com For parenting resources and content, visit https://FierceParenting.com Let’s be friends! Find Ryan and Selena on their personal socials. Ryan: https://instagram.com/ryan_fred https://twitter.com/ryanfred https://facebook.com/ryanfred Selena: https://instagram.com/selenafred https://facebook.com/selena.frederick

Today, Ryan and Selena talk about a habit many Christian wives have but rarely question. They go through what the Bible says about it and show why it's just as bad as men watching p*rn. • Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com • Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com • Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian: https://thenewsisgood.com If this content helps you, please consider subscribing. New marriage and parenting videos weekly. Support: https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Subscribe to audio: https://fiercemarriage.com/podcast Socials: https://instagram.com/fiercemarriage, https://facebook.com/fiercemarriage More marriage content: https://fiercemarriage.com Our books and devotionals: https://shop.fiercemarriage.com Take online marriage courses: https://gospelcenteredmarriage.com For parenting resources and content, visit https://FierceParenting.com Let’s be friends! Find Ryan and Selena on their personal socials. Ryan: https://instagram.com/ryan_fred https://twitter.com/ryanfred https://facebook.com/ryanfred Selena: https://instagram.com/selenafred https://facebook.com/selena.frederick

Over the past ten weeks, we've walked through the plagues that hit marriages the hardest. This final episode is about what comes after them: the blood, the deliverance, and the long walk that follows. RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

What can a wife do if she is forced to take the responsibilities of the head of the household? RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

How can a wife or husband respond when their spouse treats them with cruelty? RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

Financial hardship wreaks havoc on marriages. How can we approach seasons of under-earning without losing the health of marriage in the process? RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

Does honoring your parents mean staying quiet when in-laws cross the line? Today, we break down why that's a dangerous misunderstanding, using a real listener's story about a mother-in-law who won't stop attacking her daughter-in-law behind closed doors. RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

Today, we tackle one of the most common and quietly devastating marriage struggles: the passive husband. We unpack why so many men confuse peacekeeping with peacemaking and the practical habits that can pull a marriage back from the edge before it's too late. RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!