Protecting Your Marriage in Stressful Times with Kristin and Paul Abrahams

Joining us today is Kristin and Paul Abrahams to talk to
listeners about marriage in stressful times. Right now, around
the world, people are dealing with unprecedented stress,
circumstances that take their toll on our mental health. With
COVID-19 having many countries in lockdown, couples are facing a
new repertoire of challenges. Kristin and Paul share some helpful
resources to support marriages through this crisis, including
books and devotional apps that help the whole family to reconnect
with God, communicate better, and stay entertained. In addition
to Kristin’s leading role in marriage ministries at Faith Bible
Church, the couple also facilitates the reengage marriage
counseling program and talk to listeners about what it entails,
the benefits of group counseling, and how they can get involved
even if they are not a member of their church. In light of the
global pandemic, they discuss the conflict that arises from
suddenly being together 24/7, the shifting roles around the home,
new work-related responsibilities, and dealing with the
increasing anxieties surrounding the crisis. Getting on the same
page as your spouse is hard enough as it is, but it is
complicated even more when partners have different coping
mechanisms. In this episode, we equip you with the information,
tools, and communication strategies needed to keep your marriage
strong during tough times and also encourage listeners with the
hope that we always have in Christ. 





Key Points From This Episode:


Kristin’s involvement with marriage counseling at Faith Bible
Church. 

Why Kristin and Paul are “qualified” to help other people
overcome challenges in marriage. 

Hear about the reengage ministry, our guests’ involvement,
and the structure of the course. 

The benefits of accountability and vulnerability that emerge
in the context of a group. 

How group counseling offers the opportunity to learn from
other couples’ experiences. 

Examples of the issues that brought couples to the program
before versus after the outbreak. 

The stress of new and shifting roles that being restricted to
the home has brought about.

Navigating changing workloads, new responsibilities, and job
insecurity. 

The difficulty of getting on the same page when people have
conflicting coping mechanisms. 

A list of helpful tools for couples to employ during this
trying period. 

Why it is important to implement some form of structure and
consistency in the home. 






Tweetables:


“One of the things that are really cool about reengage too is
that it is a discipleship program in that, yes, we are talking
about our marriages every single week, and yet the real focus is
on our intimacy with Jesus and how he transforms us.” — Paul
Abrahams [0:04:44]





Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:


Kristin Abrahams


Faith Bible Church 


Watermark Community Church 


reengage


Brené Brown


Jesus Calling


How to Act Right When Your Spouse Acts Wrong


Join The Journey


Brian Regan 


Whataburger


Love Nudge 


Zoom