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Series Code: IIWC
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00:35 ♪♪ 00:43 >> Welcome to It Is Written 00:44 Canada. 00:45 Last week three young couples, 00:47 Ceri and Nathan Johnson, 00:49 Abigail and James Cleveland, 00:52 and Kevin and Shannon Corrigan, 00:54 all shared how key their 00:56 friendship, fondness, and 00:58 on-going admiration is to the 01:01 success of their marital 01:03 happiness. 01:05 >> No matter how long they knew 01:07 each other before they married, 01:09 each identified how the best 01:12 part of being married was 01:14 spending time together, working 01:16 together, and turning toward 01:19 each other instead of away and 01:21 letting their partners 01:23 influence them instead of 01:25 trying to control each other. 01:28 >> Today these three couples 01:30 are going to continue sharing 01:33 what gives them confidence that 01:36 they will stay with each other 01:38 through thick and thin, in 01:40 sickness and in health. 01:45 So let's talk about 01:48 your beliefs. 01:49 I know that you're both 01:51 Christians, how important is 01:53 your Christian faith to you as 01:56 a married couple? 01:57 >> That's a good question. 01:58 I think our faith is probably 02:02 one of the biggest important 02:04 factors. 02:07 That's kind of gave us the 02:10 basis of kinda what we were 02:12 looking for in each other, 02:13 I think. 02:14 >> Our relationship, mm-hm. 02:14 [JAMES] And it helped us to set 02:16 parameters on our relationship 02:17 and kind of what was...what was 02:20 a go and what was a no-go. 02:22 And I think it's probably one 02:24 of the biggest factors that 02:26 gives me confidence that this 02:27 is gonna be successful. 02:29 [ABIGAIL] It's gonna last. 02:34 [JAMES] So the man of God said, 02:36 "Where did it fall?" and he 02:37 showed him the place... 02:39 [NATHAN] You know, like I 02:41 mentioned, you run the race that 02:43 God has for you and when you see 02:44 somebody next to you that's 02:46 striving for that same purpose 02:47 and I think that's what has been 02:50 very foundational in our 02:52 marriage is we both have the 02:53 same goal in life, we both are 02:55 striving for the same thing and 02:57 that has grown us together 03:02 and with Christ. 03:05 >> For my family growing up, we 03:08 had a lot of things that would 03:10 influence me in this direction 03:12 of spiritual life being a big 03:14 part of who I am. 03:16 All of us kids would listen to 03:18 tapes of, like, children's 03:19 Bible stories and then as we 03:21 got older we'd read, you know, 03:23 different books of the Bible or 03:25 that kind of thing and my 03:26 parents were constantly asking 03:27 us at breakfast, "Hey, what did 03:28 you read for your devotions," 03:30 and the persistence of that, 03:32 knowing every morning, "Hey, 03:33 Dad's gonna ask you what you 03:34 read in your devotions," that 03:35 helped you to make them real 03:38 and of course we had family 03:39 worship every morning, every 03:41 evening after supper and that 03:43 was something that gives me an 03:45 example of what I want my 03:47 family to be with Abigail now. 03:49 I knew going over to Abigail's 03:50 house it was gonna be the exact 03:52 same thing. 03:52 So that helps me also know how 03:55 much each other is alike. 03:58 [ABIGAIL] We definitely were 03:59 encouraged to have devotions 04:00 growing up and encouraged to 04:01 share what we had gotten and I 04:03 think my parents' persistence 04:04 helped me realize how important 04:06 it was and I think it becomes a 04:08 habit, but more than just a 04:10 habit, it becomes something 04:11 that you really enjoy doing and 04:13 I think it was also good to 04:14 know that we grew up so similar 04:16 in that aspect, having our 04:18 devotions and the morning and 04:20 evening worships that we knew 04:21 that would work well in our 04:23 marriage and it was something 04:24 that we'd want to continue if 04:25 we had children in the future 04:27 as well. 04:28 >> ...A blessing to other 04:29 people and just be with us as 04:31 we go about our evening here... 04:32 [KEVIN] It's so important for 04:34 each of us, we've noticed, to 04:36 spend time with God every day 04:38 because we believe that love 04:40 comes from God and as we look 04:42 at His love and understand 04:43 better what love is supposed 04:45 to be. 04:46 So it's very, yeah, it's very 04:48 important to me, I know, and to 04:50 you to spend time with God 04:51 every day 'cause it helps know 04:53 how to love the other person 04:55 more unselfishly, there's-- I 04:57 don't have any unselfish love 04:58 of my own and I think the 05:00 longer you're married, the more 05:01 you tend to realize that love 05:03 really does come from God and 05:04 you need Him to be in the 05:06 middle. 05:08 >> There's things that will 05:09 come up and you have to face a 05:10 decision or you have to face an 05:12 attitude or you have to face a 05:14 choice and... 05:16 If you can't face that knowing 05:18 that God is on your side, 05:20 that's, I think that's super 05:22 concerning, kind of 05:24 disconcerting, you could say. 05:25 So I think for me, faith is a 05:27 huge, huge part of it. 05:29 >> And believing the same thing. 05:31 >> Yeah, that's another--that's 05:32 a good point 'cause I know that 05:35 she's on the same page as I am 05:36 when it comes to everything. 05:40 >> Our faith tells us what our 05:43 lifestyle's gonna be like. 05:44 So if I believe that my body's 05:46 a temple of the Holy Spirit, if 05:49 we both believe that, we're 05:50 gonna be... 05:54 ...mindful of what we put into 05:55 our bodies and mindful about how 05:57 much we move or we sit on the 05:58 couch so that means we'll both 06:00 wanna go for a walk and that 06:01 unifies us. 06:02 So if somebody offended us, we 06:04 would have the mind, hopefully, 06:07 of Christ to forgive that 06:09 person together. 06:10 I can only imagine how 06:11 complicated it would be in a 06:12 marriage if I was gonna be 06:13 bitter at that person forever 06:15 and he was willing to forgive, 06:17 it's gonna be hard to invite 06:18 that friend over for dinner 06:18 anymore, right, and that's 06:20 gonna affect our marriage. 06:22 So I think our faith really 06:23 helps unify our marriage 06:25 because it points us in the 06:28 same direction. 06:31 >> So someone watching might be 06:33 wondering to themselves, how 06:35 does that work, like, how do 06:37 you connect spiritually? 06:40 >> I guess talking about what 06:43 we've read and sharing with 06:44 each other where we are with 06:47 our devotions and then having 06:48 worships together. 06:50 Obviously those two things keep 06:53 you on the same track and 06:54 connect you on more than just a 06:57 mental or physical level so 06:59 that's like our spiritual 07:00 connection that keeps us going. 07:04 >> Jesus ascended to the Father 07:05 as a representative of the 07:07 human race and God will bring 07:08 those who reflect His image... 07:10 [SHANNON] We try and do worship 07:11 together every even so we can 07:13 pray together and we just 07:16 choose a book, usually an 07:18 Ellen White book, that we wanna 07:19 read and work through it and 07:22 choose a new one. 07:23 >> Yeah, we're reading Heaven 07:24 right now. 07:25 [SHANNON] Yeah. 07:25 [KEVIN] I think we're almost 07:26 done with that, but yeah, we 07:27 decided to read through Heaven. 07:29 Also, I think, memorizing 07:30 scripture together has been a 07:31 lot of fun. 07:32 >> True. 07:32 >> 'Cause then we can help each 07:33 other review and it's 07:35 encouraging to us because when 07:36 I go through the day I feel 07:37 like I'm thinking about 07:38 something Shannon's thinking 07:39 about which is nice as well. 07:42 'Cause you come back in the 07:43 evening and you have thoughts 07:44 about what you thought about 07:45 during the day and she has 07:46 different thoughts and we can 07:47 compare notes and so I think 07:49 memorizing scripture and 07:50 worship are probably the two 07:51 things we do the most often 07:53 together as far as that goes. 07:55 [SHANNON] And just sharing as 07:56 well, like, you know from doing 07:57 your personal devotions and then 07:59 often at breakfast he'll tell me 08:01 something he read and what he 08:03 thought about it or I have a 08:04 question that I was wondering 08:06 about and we'll talk about it 08:07 together. 08:10 >> I think we're both really 08:11 active with-- in church and 08:13 stuff so keeping the music in 08:14 church going, that helps us to 08:17 also have a focus for that with 08:19 our mission of the young 08:21 people, having them share. 08:23 So it kinda goes all the way 08:25 from, you know, our morning 08:26 devotions to our job and 08:30 thankfully the work that we do 08:32 is kind of part of our 08:34 spiritual passion as well, 08:36 that's to share it. 08:37 So I think it does-- it's a 08:39 huge part and it does keep us 08:40 connected in those ways. 08:42 >> So you're praying together, 08:44 you're praying for each other. 08:46 [JAMES] Absolutely, yeah. 08:47 And talking about the things 08:48 that are on our heart and then 08:50 when we pray every evening, we 08:52 pray, you know, we'd first talk 08:53 about our-- the things we wanna 08:55 talk to God about and then we 08:57 both know those things that are 08:58 on our hearts and then knowing 09:00 that God has them at the end of 09:03 the day, that's, I don't know, 09:05 I guess you could say that's 09:06 kind of a... 09:06 >> A blessing. 09:07 >> It is a blessing, yeah. 09:10 >> Nathan and Ceri, is there a 09:12 Bible verse that guides you 09:14 personally in your marriage? 09:17 >> Yeah, I think one that-- and 09:20 we have lots of Bible verses we 09:21 like, but I think one that 09:23 helps us a lot is Psalms 27:14, 09:26 it says, "Wait upon the Lord 09:27 and be of good courage and He 09:29 shall strengthen thy heart. 09:30 Wait upon the Lord." 09:32 >> It was obviously important 09:33 to us before we were married, 09:35 you know, when you're waiting 09:36 for your spouse, who is it 09:38 gonna be and trusting that 09:39 God's gonna take care of that 09:41 so it's-- it was a bit of a 09:43 wait, but then now that we are 09:46 married, when one of us are 09:49 annoyed at the other person, if 09:51 we are willing to wait before 09:53 we react and give that space as 09:57 a time to pray and a time for 09:58 God to work on the other 09:59 person's heart or your own 10:01 heart, it changes your own 10:02 attitude as well and that can 10:04 be 90% of the problem. 10:06 So waiting in those little 10:09 moments has been super, super 10:11 important to us and we think 10:13 that God just put that verse 10:15 for us. 10:17 >> I definitely have a Bible 10:19 verse that guides me in our 10:21 friendship. 10:23 It's Psalms 141:3... 10:31 It's just so important the 10:32 things I say to Shannon on a 10:33 daily basis, like, it's easy to 10:35 say something quickly without 10:36 thinking. 10:37 It's so easy to come home 10:39 frustrated from work, 10:41 frustrated with someone I 10:42 argued with, maybe a colleague 10:44 or frustrated with a student 10:45 who was rude all morning or 10:46 whatever and Shannon asks me a 10:48 question and I respond and I'm 10:50 not upset with her, but I'm 10:51 upset and she knows me well 10:52 enough to realize it and she 10:54 feels like I'm upset with her 10:56 or whatever. 10:57 And so just knowing that God's 10:59 willing to be in control of my 11:01 mouth and help me to say things 11:03 in a loving way. 11:05 It's so hard to take things 11:06 back and even if they weren't 11:07 meant to be bad or meant to be 11:09 frustrating to the other 11:10 person, Shannon still feels 11:12 whatever I said to her. 11:14 So, I don't know, that verse 11:15 has been very important for me. 11:17 >> I think a verse that guides 11:19 us or guides me, I'll say for 11:21 me, but it's the simple Bible 11:22 verse, "Do unto others as you 11:23 would have them do unto you." 11:26 Sometimes simple things come up 11:29 and it's like, a decision of, 11:31 you know, which way are you 11:32 gonna go with this and keeping 11:34 that in my mind, like, I want 11:35 Abigail to have the best life 11:38 and so if... 11:40 ...if it's gonna make me happy 11:40 then surely it's gonna make her 11:41 happy so I'm gonna do it just 11:43 like that. 11:44 So that, I mean, I'm not 11:45 perfect at that, she knows 11:46 that, but that's something that 11:49 I, you could say, I strive for, 11:50 to do it how I'd like it to be 11:52 done to me because I want her 11:54 to have the best life ever. 11:57 >> For me, it's not just a 11:58 verse, it's a whole chapter, 12:00 1 Corinthians 13, I think guides 12:03 both of us really... 12:04 >> Mm-hm, definitely. 12:05 >> ...in our marriage, 'cause 12:07 there Paul's talking about love 12:09 and describes love as being 12:11 patient and kind and unselfish 12:13 and, you know, humble, and it's 12:15 a lot of things that are... 12:19 ...I guess, choices you make out 12:21 of principle and not out of 12:22 emotion and so I think for us 12:25 it's important to remember 12:26 because sometimes you're tired, 12:28 you're irritated, or something 12:30 happened that upset you and you 12:31 don't necessarily feel like all 12:33 lovey-dovey with each other, 12:35 but just remembering, you know, 12:37 I love him and so that's-- 12:39 because of that I'm going to 12:40 choose to be patient because 12:41 that's what love is, I'm gonna 12:42 choose to be unselfish. 12:44 Things like that, I think that 12:46 verse-- chapter's just 12:47 important to us. 12:50 >> So I wanna talk to you, 12:51 Nathan. 12:53 The Bible tells us in Ephesians 12:54 chapter 5, verse 25 that 12:57 husbands should love their 12:59 wives just as Christ loved the 13:01 church and gave Himself for her. 13:03 So that's a pretty tall order, 13:04 right? 13:05 So how is it that-- how does 13:07 that make you feel to know that 13:09 you are to show that kind of 13:11 love towards Ceri that Christ 13:14 showed towards you? 13:17 >> I don't feel qualified. 13:18 [laughs] 13:19 You know, when I think of the 13:21 love that Christ has shown me, 13:22 I don't feel qualified to be 13:24 able to give that to 13:24 somebody else. 13:26 But I know that it is possible 13:28 through Him and thankfully that 13:30 He has given me a wife who's 13:31 easy to love and who-- it 13:35 naturally flows, right? 13:37 I enjoy giving her love and 13:40 making her happy. 13:41 And I know that it's something 13:44 that I've prayed about a lot, 13:45 too, you know, God, give me the 13:47 love that You desire me to give 13:49 to her, so... 13:51 [MIKE] So following up on that, 13:52 Iust thinking, your parents, 13:54 did they model that for you 13:56 within their marriage? 13:58 [JAMES] Absolutely. 13:59 I always saw love from my dad to 14:02 my mom and care. 14:04 I never saw him lash out at 14:06 her, at least that I saw. 14:09 So I absolutely saw that 14:11 growing up as a kid, yeah. 14:13 >> And what about you, Ceri, 14:14 did you see that between your 14:16 parents, too? 14:17 >> Yeah, absolutely. 14:18 That's one of the things that 14:19 made me more confident in 14:21 marrying him is because we were 14:23 raised very similar so I never 14:25 heard my parents, like you said, 14:27 lash out on each other or us. 14:29 So screaming or yelling wasn't 14:32 something that-- I knew I 14:35 couldn't get used to and I knew 14:36 he wouldn't make a habit of it 14:37 because that's not what he was 14:39 raised with. 14:41 >> I think just reading about 14:42 how God loves the church helps 14:45 me see how much He loves the 14:49 church and how much He loves 14:50 us, the church is us. 14:52 So to know how much God 14:52 loves us... 14:54 I think if you never felt that 14:55 love from God, it'd be hard to 14:57 pass that on maybe and so 15:00 recently I've been reading the 15:02 Gospels about Jesus in the 15:04 temple and Jesus in Galilee and 15:07 Jesus doing all of these things 15:08 and the way He interacts with 15:09 the people is just, He had so 15:11 much hate coming His way that 15:14 the way He reacted to it was 15:16 so, just perfectly peaceful, 15:18 perfectly loving and for me, 15:20 I have no hate coming my way 15:23 so it should be easy to love 15:25 Abigail and give her just the 15:26 most sweet, you know, 15:29 unconditional love and if God 15:32 could do it in the worst 15:34 circumstances, I think He gives 15:36 me a glimpse of how I can do it 15:38 even when things are going well 15:39 like they are. 15:42 >> Any time you're following 15:43 Christ's example, to live up to 15:44 that is a very high standard, 15:47 an infinitely high standard. 15:50 But I think for me, it's also 15:51 an encouragement because the 15:53 Bible says that so that means 15:54 it's possible. 15:55 So every day I can get up and 15:57 ask Christ to live that kind of 15:59 love in my life to Shannon. 16:01 He knows how to love Shannon in 16:03 a way I have no idea so I can 16:04 ask Him to please help me 16:06 with that. 16:07 And any time I ask, you know, 16:07 "Please help me to love Shannon 16:08 in a way she can feel it." 16:11 It's encouraging to me to see 16:12 that God can do that 'cause 16:14 I've certainly run out of good 16:16 ideas sometimes, but God knows 16:18 exactly what the other person 16:19 wants and needs at any moment. 16:21 So to me, I see that verse, it 16:23 is a challenge, but it's also a 16:24 promise and I'm thankful for it. 16:29 >> If we back up a little bit 16:31 in Ephesians 5, verses 22 to 16:34 24, we read the following... 17:08 Ceri, how do those words make 17:11 you feel? 17:13 >> I can imagine if I was in a 17:14 relationship that was really 17:16 controlling, this verse would 17:19 stress me out and if I didn't 17:21 understand that-- who Christ 17:23 really was and what it really 17:25 means in that verse, then 17:28 yeah, it would stress me out, 17:30 but because I know how Christ 17:31 loves me and treats the church, 17:33 it actually-- I'm excited. 17:36 Like, if there's somebody that 17:37 you love their mission so much, 17:39 then it's awesome, then it 17:40 excites me. 17:42 That's why I married him, 17:43 'cause he was going in the same 17:45 direction, with the same 17:46 mission that I wanted to go so 17:48 it's not hard. 17:49 And when he loves me the way he 17:50 does and like Christ, it just 17:52 gets easier and easier. 17:54 So it's an awesome verse and 17:56 it's encouraging. 17:59 >> I think in the world today 18:02 the thought of submitting to 18:03 something or being subject to 18:04 something is not very pleasant 18:06 because I think Satan has tried 18:09 to twist that idea into just 18:12 submitting without any 18:14 restraint on the part of the 18:16 person you're submitting to. 18:17 Just if they abuse you you just 18:20 have to accept it, if they make 18:21 a decision that you don't think 18:22 is right, you just have to go 18:23 along with it, you know? 18:25 But I think we have to step 18:27 back and remember that it says 18:29 to submit to your husband as 18:31 the church is submitted to 18:32 Christ and you know that Christ 18:34 did not, like, He didn't take 18:36 advant-- He doesn't take 18:37 advantage of that leadership, 18:40 that role. 18:42 He's shown as the Shepherd who 18:45 guards His sheep, you know? 18:46 So I think that-- taking it 18:48 into the perspective of James 18:50 being my protector and my 18:51 leader and kind of a safe place 18:55 for me. 18:56 If you think of it that way, 18:58 there's no fear in it, it's 18:59 actually a comfort to be able 19:01 to know and to be subject to 19:04 him, but also supported and 19:06 loved and led by him. 19:09 >> There are many relationships 19:10 that are not healthy and not 19:11 happy and I think when you 19:14 think about someone having to 19:17 submit to someone, women have 19:19 to submit to a man who's maybe 19:21 treating her really badly, you 19:23 know that doesn't feel good. 19:26 But when you're in a 19:28 relationship where the husband 19:29 is trying to treat you like 19:31 Jesus-- love you as Jesus loves 19:33 you, it makes it a lot easier 19:35 to submit and I think, for me, 19:38 when I think of a worldly way 19:40 of thinking of submit, it's 19:42 kinda like, "I don't have an 19:44 opinion, I'm just gonna do 19:45 whatever you say." 19:47 But I think in the Bible sense, 19:51 he has my best interest at 19:53 heart and so I'm submitting, 19:55 but it's not to his selfish 19:58 ideas, it's like respecting him 20:00 and we have each other's best 20:02 interest at heart and so I want 20:05 to respect him, I want to 20:06 submit to him. 20:11 >> So how do you have 20:12 confidence that you will stay 20:14 together through thick and 20:16 thin, in sickness and health, 20:19 until death do you part? 20:22 >> That's a great question. 20:23 I think everything that we've 20:25 talked about today is a factor 20:28 that adds up to me being 20:30 confident that we'll stick 20:31 together forever. 20:33 Like, the fact that we both 20:35 have a relationship with God 20:37 that is not just because we 20:39 have to, like, we both want to, 20:41 it's both an important part of 20:42 keeping us on the same track, 20:44 the fact that we knew how each 20:46 other grew up and we know, 20:49 like, our--both our-- we love 20:50 both our families, both of our 20:52 families love us and that gives 20:54 us the confidence. 20:56 The fact that we love what we 20:57 do, the fact we spend time 20:58 doing things together, all of 21:00 those combined with the fact 21:02 that I know for sure that God 21:04 brought us together, that last 21:06 one's by far the most important 21:07 to me because if God brought us 21:09 together then He asked us to 21:11 stay together so we're 21:11 definitely gonna do that, 21:13 that's easy. 21:15 >> I think, when you sickness 21:16 and health, you know, it 21:18 reminds me of our honeymoon. 21:20 We both got-- well, I got sick 21:22 and then she got sick on our 21:23 honeymoon and, you know, that's 21:25 a good way to test it out on 21:26 your honeymoon, just to see 21:28 how she cared for me on that. 21:30 But I think more than that is 21:32 I-- because we knew each other 21:34 for a while before we got 21:35 married, that helped a lot in 21:37 seeing how they reacted in 21:39 different situations, at least 21:40 for me to her. 21:41 And I know that she is gonna be 21:46 faithful because I've seen how 21:47 she's been faithful in other 21:48 things and how she has been so 21:50 far and I have no doubt, I 21:53 trust her and I think that 21:54 comes along with, you know, 21:56 it's like she's like my best 21:57 friend, right? 21:58 I can trust her. 22:03 >> For us there's just not a 22:04 back door open, like, you know, 22:06 we've promised that we're gonna 22:08 do this, we made that promise, 22:11 "Til death do us part," and so 22:13 I think just being intentional 22:16 about it every day, not being 22:17 like, "Oh, we'll see what 22:18 happens," like, it's fun at the 22:20 moment. 22:21 Like, you know, when it's not 22:23 fun or we're upset or 22:24 something, you know, well, we 22:26 need to fix this, we need to 22:27 figure out how we can do 22:27 better. 22:32 [ABIGAIL] Having values that 22:33 match up, interests that match 22:34 up, even our jobs right now 22:37 being so similar, I think even 22:39 just not looking at the 22:41 spiritual side of things, having 22:43 so much in common is gonna help 22:44 because you're going to be going 22:47 through life together instead 22:48 of separate living in the same 22:50 house. 23:00 >> These are the zinnias, those 23:01 are by the dahlias... 23:03 [CERI] Yeah, he's probably the 23:04 most loyal, hard-working... 23:08 ...person I know. 23:09 He doesn't quit early, he 23:12 finishes everything he starts 23:14 so I know that he's gonna do 23:15 that for our marriage, too. 23:22 [KEVIN] I know for me, sticking 23:24 together because we know we're 23:26 going to, I invest because I 23:29 know I'm gonna stick with her, 23:31 I'm gonna spend time trying to 23:33 take care of anything that seems 23:34 like a difficulty. 23:35 And as I see Shannon investing 23:37 every day in me and trying to 23:39 make me happy, then I'm 23:40 confident that's what she's 23:41 doing, too, and I think it just 23:43 becomes easier and easier to do 23:44 that for the other person. 23:48 ♪♪ 24:01 ♪ There is beauty all around ♪ 24:06 ♪ When there's love at home ♪ 24:11 ♪ There is joy in every sound ♪ 24:17 ♪ When there's love at home ♪ 24:22 ♪ Peace and plenty here abide ♪ 24:27 ♪ Smiling fair on every side ♪ 24:32 ♪ Time doth softly ♪ 24:35 ♪ sweetly glide ♪ 24:37 ♪ When there's love at home ♪ 24:43 ♪ Jesus, make me wholly Thine ♪ 24:48 ♪ Then there's love at home ♪ 24:53 ♪ May Thy sacrifice be mine ♪ 24:58 ♪ Then there's love at home ♪ 25:04 ♪ Safely from all harm ♪ 25:07 ♪ I'll rest ♪ 25:08 ♪ With no sinful ♪ 25:11 ♪ care distressed ♪ 25:13 ♪ Through Thy tender ♪ 25:16 ♪ mercy blessed ♪ 25:18 ♪ When there's love at home ♪ 25:24 ♪ Love at home ♪ 25:29 ♪ Love at home ♪ 25:35 ♪ Time doth softly ♪ 25:37 ♪ sweetly glide ♪ 25:40 ♪ When there's love at home ♪ 25:46 ♪♪ 26:09 >> Thank you so much for being 26:12 able to come onto It Is Written 26:14 Canada, talk about a 26:15 vulnerable, vulnerable topic, 26:17 your love for one another so 26:20 thank you so much, James and 26:21 Abigail. 26:22 >> Absolutely, thank you for 26:22 having us. 26:23 >> Yes, thank you. 26:24 >> We're gonna close with a 26:25 word of prayer. 26:26 Let's pray. 26:27 Father in Heaven, I thank You 26:29 so much for the love that You 26:31 have placed in James and 26:34 Abigail's hearts for one 26:35 another, also for Ceri and 26:37 Nathan and for Kevin and 26:39 Shannon and the way in which 26:41 they have shared that love with 26:42 others and the way that they 26:45 are prepared to tackle 26:48 difficult subjects within their 26:50 marriage and talk about them 26:52 and dream together and move 26:54 forward and looking to You for 26:56 guidance each day. 26:57 Thank You for hearing and for 26:59 answering our prayers. 27:00 In Jesus' name, amen. 27:02 [ALL] Amen. 27:05 >> Those three young couples, 27:07 Ceri and Nathan, Abigail and 27:09 James, and Kevin and Shannon, 27:11 have honestly shared how 27:13 they are negotiating both the 27:15 fun and the frustrations of 27:17 married life. 27:19 And it's obvious that they 27:21 really do love being married. 27:24 The title of our free offer for 27:26 you is How To Love Your 27:29 Marriage. 27:29 >> If you are looking for 27:31 meaningful solutions, How To 27:32 Love Your Marriage offers 27:34 Biblical answers and practical 27:37 tips for improving your 27:38 marriage. 27:39 Learn how to reclaim intimacy 27:42 with your spouse and ten ways 27:44 to renew your marital happiness. 27:49 Before you go, we would also 27:51 like to invite you to follow us 27:53 on Instagram and Facebook and 27:55 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