{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Dad Tired","title":"One Shift That Will Change Your Marriage: Step 005","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1960,"description":"In this week’s episode, we shift the conversation from inner healing to how that healing actually plays out inside your marriage. Jerrad opens up about the quieter, less flashy season Dad Tired has entered, and why he’s more encouraged than ever as he hears private stories of repentance, courage, and healing from men around the world.\nThen we turn to the heart of Step 005: your marriage is meant to display Christ’s love for His church. Not primarily your happiness. Not comfort. But a living, breathing picture of the gospel inside your home. When we lose sight of that, everything in marriage starts to unravel. When we stay focused on it, everything begins to fall into place.\nFrom there, we get ultra-practical. Jerrad unpacks four clear, measurable ways husbands can model Christ’s love toward their wives — ways you can start evaluating and practicing this week.\nWhat We Cover\nWhy external “hype” has faded… and why that’s actually a good thing\nThe unseen, private faithfulness of men that is changing generations\nThe biblical symbolism of marriage — from Genesis to Jesus\nWhy marriage falls apart when we expect it to serve our happiness\nHow to reset your expectations around the purpose of marriage\nFour simple questions every husband should ask himself each week\nWhy your wife is meant to feel emotionally, spiritually, and physically safe with you\nFour Ways Christ Loves His Church… and How We Model Them\n(With verses for your study)\nChrist Pursues First\nRomans 5:8\nYou take initiative. You move toward her. You start the conversations. You pursue her heart.\nChrist Sacrifices Daily\nEphesians 5:25, Mark 10:45\nYou lay down comfort, preference, ego, and convenience for her good — with joy, not resentment.\nChrist Shows Compassion\nHebrews 4:15, 1 Peter 3:7\nYou slow down, listen well, empathize, honor her, and create emotional safety.\nChrist Protects and Strengthens\n2 Thessalonians 3:3\nYou become a refuge — physically, emotionally, spiritually — where she feels secure and lifted...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/dYTexbkvAH7EjY4sdrnUJpRzc4P9Vasgn9FyCcMZZxc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zMjIx/YTIwZTkyNmQzYjVk/NmFkNWJhNjRmYjdl/M2VlZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}