182. Listener Q&A: Marital Duty, Shame, Identity, and more...

Published: Oct. 25, 2023, noon

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Welcome to episode #182! This week, Matt and Braden answer some of your questions. This weeks questions focus around 1 Timothy 2:9-10, 1 Corinthians 7:1-9 and shame and identity.

If the biblical command is to you, it\'s to YOU.\\xa0

We need to be reading scripture within its context and understand who the audience is. If it is addressed to husbands/men, it is for husbands/men, if it\\u2019s addressed to wives/women, it is for wives/women. If it is addressed to you, you are responsible for your own behaviour and for what scripture is saying to you. You can\'t read into something that isn\'t for you. And demand something out of that.\\xa0


We don\\u2019t live in the deficit, because in the Lord we are satisfied.\\xa0

1 Corinthians 6 talks about the covenant relationship we have with the Lord. He is the one who should fulfil and satisfy us. Sexual sin is the only sin against our body. We need to steward our body and sex drive in a way that is healthy with the Lord and He can be the one to satisfy. Then we are operating out of an overflow with our spouse. We don\\u2019t need to look to them to fulfil our desires. We are already full and satisfied and we can love our spouse from that place.\\xa0


God can help us overcome shame and identity.\\xa0

Shame and identity are both affected by sexual addiction. We can\\u2019t overcome shame and identity on our own. We have to make choices to move closer to God who gives us our identity and speaks truth over us. Instead of shame, we get confidence in who he is and in who he says we are in him so we can understand the value and worth that we have. \\xa0


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BRADEN HAFNER

Braden is the Regional Director in Alberta for FamilyLife Canada. He has been married for 14 years to his wife Kristen, and they live in Edmonton, Alberta. He is passionate about seeing marriages grow and thrive, and helping couples move to a deeper oneness with one another and with God. FamilyLife Canada has a variety of resources and events to help you and your spouse take your marriage to the next level. See what would benefit you at www.familylifecanada.com


MATT CLINE

Matt and his wife Louise raise their little guys, David and Oliver, in Edmonton, Alberta. He is honoured to do what he can to tackle the epidemic of pornography and sexual perversion in every way possible. Seeing lives and marriages get free and experience the love of God in profound ways is what drives him every day. He leads Restored Ministries, is a certified speaker and coach for the John Maxwell Team, and formerly played hockey in the WHL and for Hockey Canada. You can visit www.restoredministries.ca.

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