What do you do when it feels like you’re the only one fighting for your marriage? Maybe your spouse is emotionally checked out, spiritually distant, or just seems unwilling to grow alongside you.

This episode is for the one carrying the weight, wondering if anything is ever going to change. We want you to know: you are not alone, and your faithfulness matters.

Let’s talk about what to do when you're walking this path solo—and how to keep going without giving up.

💡 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• What Scripture says about standing firm when your spouse won’t engage
• The difference between enabling and faithfully loving
• How to keep your heart soft when you're tempted to shut down
• Encouragement to pursue connection with God when your spouse feels far away
• Healthy boundaries, grace-filled hope, and the power of persistent prayer

📖 Scripture Encouragement:

• Galatians 6:9 – “Let us not grow weary in doing good…”
• 1 Peter 3:1 – “...that they may be won over without words…”
• Isaiah 41:10 – “I will strengthen you and help you…”
• Romans 12:12 – “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”

🙏 Free Prayer Resources:

Whether you're a wife or husband standing in the gap, persistent prayer can change the atmosphere in your home—even before anything else does.

🧡 Join the 30-Day Praying for Your Husband Challenge
💙 Join the 30-Day Praying for Your Wife Challenge

These guided prayer journeys will give you daily direction, encouragement, and a reminder that you're not in this alone.

https://expeditionmarriage.org/podcast/ep-142-when-youre-fighting-for-your-marriage-alone

❤️ Episode CTA:

If you're fighting for your marriage alone, take heart: your prayers are powerful, your love is not unseen, and God is with you in the waiting.

Let this be the week you surrender your spouse to God and recommit to loving them through His strength, not just your own. And don’t forget to grab one of our 30-day prayer challenges to support you on the journey.

If this episode encouraged you, share it with someone else who may feel alone in their marriage too.

Have you ever felt like you’re just done waiting for things to get better in your life or marriage? Maybe you’ve been praying —but nothing seems to be changing. In this episode, we’re talking about what to do when your patience runs out and how to restore wonder, faith, and trust in God’s timing.

You’ll discover how to wait well, what scripture teaches about patience and frustration, and how to keep your heart soft instead of bitter while you’re in the middle of the “not yet.”

Because God isn’t just working on your spouse—He’s doing something in you, too.

💡 In This Episode, We Cover:

• What losing patience can reveal about our expectations and fears
• Why wonder matters in marriage (even when things feel stuck)
• Biblical wisdom for waiting well and walking in faith
• How to hold on to hope without trying to force change
• Practical steps for renewing your mindset and heart in the waiting

📝 Download the Free Self-Reflection Guide:

Want to dig deeper this week? We’ve created a companion PDF guide with reflection and prayer prompts to help you reconnect with God and your heart during this season.

👉 [Click here to download the self-reflection guide]
https://expeditionmarriage.org/podcast/ep-141-learning-to-wait-well-patience-faith-and-gods-timing-in-marriage/

📖 Scripture Mentioned:

• Proverbs 19:11
• Ecclesiastes 3:1
• Romans 8:25
• Galatians 6:9

❤️ Episode CTA:

Don’t give up. Don’t check out. Your waiting season might just be where God is doing His most beautiful work. Download the reflection guide, spend time with the Lord, and invite Him to restore your wonder again.

And as always—share this episode with a friend who might be growing weary in their own marriage journey.

Have you ever reacted to your spouse in a way that felt a little too big for the moment? Maybe something small set you off, or a simple disagreement left you feeling anxious, shut down, or angry—and you didn’t know why.

Chances are, your implicit memory was doing the talking.

In this episode, we’re diving into what implicit memory is, how it quietly shapes your responses, and how it can impact your marriage—especially when it goes unrecognized. But don’t worry—we’re also talking about how healing and understanding can take its place.

💡 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• What implicit memory is and why it matters in marriage
• How your past (even the unspoken parts) shows up in your present relationship
• Why your spouse’s reactions may not be about you—and how to not take them personally
• Biblical encouragement for healing and renewing your mind
• Practical steps to move from triggered to transformed

🛠️ Helpful Tools:

• Recognize your “emotional cues” and learn how to pause before reacting
• Grow in compassion—for your spouse and yourself
• Learn how to bring your past to the Lord and invite Him into your healing

📖 Scripture Encouragement:

• Romans 12:2 – “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind…”
• Psalm 139:23–24 – “Search me, God, and know my heart…”
• 2 Corinthians 10:5 – “Take every thought captive…”

❤️ Episode CTA:

If something from your past is showing up uninvited in your marriage, it’s not too late to understand it—and heal. You’re not broken. You’re human. And there is so much hope when we bring our whole selves, past included, to Jesus.

📝 Consider journaling or praying through this week:

“Lord, show me where I’m reacting from my past instead of responding with Your truth.”

And if this episode blessed you, share it with a friend—or your spouse—and start the conversation together.

https://expeditionmarriage.org/podcast/ep-140-when-the-past-shows-up-uninvited-understanding-implicit-memory-in-marriage